The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County is hosting a session about the historic preservation technique adaptive reuse the evening of April 28 at the Old Fire House in Weavervillle.
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Press release: Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project celebrating 10th local food guide with free community party
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project is hosting a free community party May 7 at Highland Brewing Company to celebrate the local food movement and share copies of the 10th edition of its Local Food Guide.
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From our readers: “Such Color: Pink dogwood tree in spring bloom, here at home” in Dillingham, N.C.
Reader Melinda Stuart shares her photo of a pink dogwood tree in bloom in Dillingham, N.C. The dogwood tree produces North Carolina’s state flower and is abloom throughout Western North Carolina now that spring has arrived.
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From the Web: 100 restaurants in region participating in WNC AIDS Project’s Dining Out For Life fundraiser on April 28
The Western North Carolina AIDS Project, or WNCAP, is again holding Dining Out For Life. The April 28 fundraising event involves 100 restaurants in Western North Carolina donating 20 percent of their gross sales that day to WNCAP.
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Press release: UNCA dedicates $41 million Wilma M. Sherrill Center as home of statewide Center for Health & Wellness
UNC Asheville on Monday dedicated the $41 million, 133,500-square-foot Wilma M. Sherrill Center, which will house academic and outreach programs focused on disease prevention and healthy living, including the statewide N.C. Center for Health & Wellness.