You don’t have to be a fan of Game of Thrones to know that winter is coming. It’s in the air, fogging up the window panes and biting at noses and hands. And that means coats and warm accessories are needed in the community.
A warm Southern hospitality that’s as genuine as the ingredients in their award-winning cakes sweeps over visitors to the kitchens and offices of Cakes by Jane, one of Asheville’s sweetest success stories.
The Season of Light Multicultural Holiday Celebration featuring heavy hors d’oeuvres, music, and sharing of customs from holidays around the world will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center.
The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (BCTDA) approved nearly $10 million in funding for six projects that will be used by thousands of residents while also increasing visitor spending in the county.
Farmworkers and their families in Western North Carolina recently received some relief from high prescription drug prices with a recent grant of $2,500 from the Jackson County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation.
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County is rallying community support to give the gift of literacy to local middle school students during their Sixth Annual Holiday Book Drive, running now through December 31.
Parents, early childhood teachers, doctors, and advocates rallied support in the days leading up to the recent Buncombe County Commission vote to create an Early Childhood Education and Development Fund.
Western Carolina Rescue Ministries (WCRM) will host their annual “Coats for the Cold” event on Saturday, Nov. 17. This event will help benefit those in our area who are in need of winter gear such as coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and hand warmers.
Asheville School has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for 2018–2021 for its use of technology to prepare students for college and for life.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and local turkeys are on the minds of head chefs of the home kitchen. Unfortunately, there is a very limited availability of local turkeys this year.
Locally grown, fresh-cut #1 Fraser firs are available through the Buncombe County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Annual Christmas Tree Sale. All proceeds support environmental education.
Larry Smith of Mountain Top Fraser Fir in Newland will harvest the White House Christmas Tree at 10:00 am on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The tree will be displayed in the Blue Room, one of the three state parlors on the first floor in the White House.
Officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health have announced the first reported flu-related death of the 2018-19 flu season, which involved an adult in the central part of the state.
