Fresh at Farmers Markets This Week
Shelling beans are hard to come by at local farmers markets, but many options have been spotted in the past few weeks.
Local News
Asheville FM’s Record Fair and Record Release Set for Sept. 10th
Continuing on the success of their previous Record Fairs, 103.3 Asheville FM announces the return of their annual event, partnered with the release of a local music compilation EP on a vinyl record.
Report Finds That 47.9% of North Carolina Businesses are Seeing Domestic Supplier Delays
For more than two years, delays, disruptions, and shortages in the supply chain have been a major economic consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Asheville Regional Airport Opens New Cell Phone Lot and Expanded Shuttle Lot
Asheville Regional Airport has opened a new cell phone lot. This lot is located across the street from the main entrance to the terminal, on Airport Park Rd.
United States Launches New Solar Initiatives to Lower Electricity Bills and Create Clean Energy Jobs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched new initiatives to connect families to more reliable clean energy, lower electricity bills, and create good-paying jobs in the domestic solar industry.
Novant Offer for Mission Health Matched HCA Bid, Former Top Executive Says
The sale to HCA was “significantly detrimental” to the community, said Charles F. Ayscue, who was Mission’s top financial executive from 2007 to 2018.
Buncombe County Awards Arts & Culture Block Grant to Asheville Area Arts Council
Buncombe County awarded a $129,788 block grant to the Asheville Area Arts Council to support the arts council’s grant programs and creative economy reporting initiatives.
Downtown After 5 Features “Joslyn & The Sweet Compression” on Friday, August 19th
Downtown After 5, presented by Prestige Subaru, returns to Lexington Avenue on Friday, August 19, 2022, with Joslyn & The Sweet Compression.
Flat Rock Playhouse Presents “Mozart to Pop Chart”
The one and only Nat Zegree returns to The Rock to whisk audiences away on an all-new musical journey through the history and triumphs of music from Mozart to today’s current hits.
Duke Energy and City of Asheville Cancel Upcoming Community Meetings for Rankin Avenue Substation
According to officials, suspending this phase of engagement allows for further consideration to address options and community input.
Friends of Lexington Avenue Calls on City of Asheville and Duke Energy to Host Public Meeting
The Friends of Lexington Avenue is calling for the City of Asheville and Duke Energy to hold public meetings on the proposed substation project.
Tourism to Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Creates $4.1 Million in Economic Benefits
A new National Park Service report shows that 47,846 visitors to Carl Sandburg Home NHS in 2021 spent $3.1 million in communities near the park.
A-B Tech Receives Funds for Year Two of Second Chance Pell Program
The Second Chance Pell program allows the college to disburse Pell grants for enrollment in higher education to eligible individuals in Craggy Correctional Center for Men and Western Correctional Center for Women.
Asheville FM’s Record Fair and Record Release Set for Sept. 10th
Continuing on the success of their previous Record Fairs, 103.3 Asheville FM announces the return of their annual event, partnered with the release of a local music compilation EP on a vinyl record.
Report Finds That 47.9% of North Carolina Businesses are Seeing Domestic Supplier Delays
For more than two years, delays, disruptions, and shortages in the supply chain have been a major economic consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Asheville Regional Airport Opens New Cell Phone Lot and Expanded Shuttle Lot
Asheville Regional Airport has opened a new cell phone lot. This lot is located across the street from the main entrance to the terminal, on Airport Park Rd.
United States Launches New Solar Initiatives to Lower Electricity Bills and Create Clean Energy Jobs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched new initiatives to connect families to more reliable clean energy, lower electricity bills, and create good-paying jobs in the domestic solar industry.
Novant Offer for Mission Health Matched HCA Bid, Former Top Executive Says
The sale to HCA was “significantly detrimental” to the community, said Charles F. Ayscue, who was Mission’s top financial executive from 2007 to 2018.
Buncombe County Awards Arts & Culture Block Grant to Asheville Area Arts Council
Buncombe County awarded a $129,788 block grant to the Asheville Area Arts Council to support the arts council’s grant programs and creative economy reporting initiatives.
Downtown After 5 Features “Joslyn & The Sweet Compression” on Friday, August 19th
Downtown After 5, presented by Prestige Subaru, returns to Lexington Avenue on Friday, August 19, 2022, with Joslyn & The Sweet Compression.
Flat Rock Playhouse Presents “Mozart to Pop Chart”
The one and only Nat Zegree returns to The Rock to whisk audiences away on an all-new musical journey through the history and triumphs of music from Mozart to today’s current hits.
Duke Energy and City of Asheville Cancel Upcoming Community Meetings for Rankin Avenue Substation
According to officials, suspending this phase of engagement allows for further consideration to address options and community input.
Friends of Lexington Avenue Calls on City of Asheville and Duke Energy to Host Public Meeting
The Friends of Lexington Avenue is calling for the City of Asheville and Duke Energy to hold public meetings on the proposed substation project.
Tourism to Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Creates $4.1 Million in Economic Benefits
A new National Park Service report shows that 47,846 visitors to Carl Sandburg Home NHS in 2021 spent $3.1 million in communities near the park.
A-B Tech Receives Funds for Year Two of Second Chance Pell Program
The Second Chance Pell program allows the college to disburse Pell grants for enrollment in higher education to eligible individuals in Craggy Correctional Center for Men and Western Correctional Center for Women.
