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DowntownAsheville.com Daily Events in Asheville: More> | Also, the Calendar features today and yesteryear: More> This year's flu season nears end, and it was nasty | Deadly news of 2017-2018 influenza (flu) season in North Carolina: 386 dead this season from Oct. 1, 2017, to May 12, 2018, with the season's flu season considered to officially run from October through May, via DowntownAsheville.com: More>
UNCA continues search for new chancellor | University of North Carolina in Asheville (UNCA) continues its search for its eighth chancellor. For progress and news about the search, visit UNCA.edu: More> | RELATED NEWS: After 325 years of having only men as its presidents, the College of William & Mary, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, has finally broken the glass ceiling for women. It recently selected its first woman president, Katherine Rowe, who will begin on July 1, 2018, via WM.edu: More> Asheville renews agreement with Page Avenue downtown community garden | Elder & Sage Community Gardens announced its renewal of edible garden use agreement with City of Asheville via Elderandsagegardens.com: More>
Downtown Asheville Art Galleries' free Art Walk Friday on June 1 | It's that lovely season for walking around downtown, and no better excuse is needed than for participating art galleries to open their doors en masse from 5 to 8 p.m., on Fri., June 1, 2018. Psssst, pass it on: On the art walk, hot wire your creative sensibilities at Momentum Gallery (24 No. Lexington Ave.) — and ask them about their plans for a new 21,000 sq.ft. gallery, located on Broadway next to the Mellow Mushroom. But live big and visit Momentum on Lex on June 1st; it's truly exquisitely curated, stunningly contemporary, and a must-see gallery for serious art lovers who enjoy taking it all in at ALL the galleries participating in this year's Downtown Asheville "First Fridays" Art Walks on June 1, July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 7, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7, 2018, via Ashevilledowntowngalleries.org: More> Downtown After Five free street party in Asheville kicked off its 30th season | The free and open air Downtown After Five kicked off its 30th season musical street on Friday evening, May 18, 2018, taking over a block of North Lexington Ave. Details at Ashevilledowntown.org: More> Habitat's ReStore Big Spring Sale says thank you to Asheville | All day on Sat., May 19, 2018, Habitat for Humanity held its ReStore Spring Customer Appreciation Sale and gave 25% off everything in the store, along with free hot dogs and soft drinks as an extra thank you for the community's support. Details via DowntownAsheville.com: More> ADVISORIES BREAKING NATIONAL NEWS: Trump goes soft on China; beware if your cell phone is a ZTE phone | Trump tweets he will help unemployed in China by helping China's ZTE telecom company, which the U.S. has sanctioned for selling to Iran and North Korea. Also, the U.S. military will not sell any ZTE cell phones at its PXs because they believe ZTE phones may have hidden parts to spy on the US and its citizens who own the phones: More> LOCAL ALERT: Still don't eat romaine lettuce | The Centers for Disease Control gives new warnings for Americans to avoid eating romaine lettuce given the multi-state E. coli outbreak continues to grow. The above article, as well as more news and views on a wide range of topics, at "2018 Today" via DowntownAsheville.com: More> UPDATE: 2018 Primary Election Results | Winners and losers of Asheville and Buncombe primary election day, which was held on held Tues., May 8, 2018, and related political news and views via DowntownAsheville.com: More>
U.S. House of Representatives primary results in WNC finalize Nov. 2018 battles | Posted May 8, 2018 by Able Allen of MountainXpress at Mountainx.com: More> "I have seen the future, and it is in the United States." | So writes James Fallow in his May 2018 The Atlantic article, "The Reinvention of America: Americans don’t realize how fast the country is moving toward becoming a better version of itself," as noted in DowntownAsheville.com's Featured News: More> What's it like to live in Asheville? | In 2018, US News & World Report will be rating Asheville in its Best Places to Live Ranking. Its current write-up gives newcomers a good overview now: More> Asheville's alternative movie house | Features locally produced and independent movies. Also, every Tuesday, the Asheville Film Society presents a favorite classic. For details, visit Grailmoviehouse.com: More> Artsy Asheville | According to Lonely Planet: More> TAXPAYERS' MONEY SCANDAL ENVELOPES WANDA GREENE UPDATE: Ex-county manager, son indicted | Reports Asheville Daily Planet on May 4, 2018: More> UPDATE: "Former Buncombe County manager and her son indicted on federal charges" | News posted on April 5, 2018 by Community Bulletin via MountainX.com: More> Wanda Greene's "Fiasco" discussed at Dec. 1, 2017, business meeting | Asheville Daily Planet covered a local business association's meeting that shed more light on the widening controversy concerning Wanda Greene, who is accused of financial wrong-doing by local politicians and is under investigation by the FBI. Visit "Wanda Greene fiasco: Just how did it happen," published Jan. 2, 2018, at Ashevilledailyplanet.com. Also, other related news reports about Wanda Greene and Buncombe County's way-of-doing-business machinations continues to unravel: More>
"At least 12 arrested by ICE Saturday in WNC; hundreds rally in protest downtown" | Breaking news report by Asheville Citizen-Times' Sam DeGrave. Published April 14, 2018, and updated April 15, 2018 at Citizen-times.com: More> Asheville police scandal erupts | In March 2018, the Asheville Citizen-Times published an article about of a white Asheville police office beating a black man accused of jaywalking recorded on a bodycam: More>
30 best happy hours in Asheville | The Yellow Pages comes through with one of the better and more diverse lists. It's ideal alike for tourists and residents who haven't been downtown recently. Things are changing fast in Central Asheville, particularly in the areas known as Historic Downtown, the RAD (i.e., River Arts District) and the South Slope| Yellowpages.com: More>
ABC's of Asheville | An independent mini-tour of sorts features the Biltmore Estate by the travelog website Starkinsider.com: More>
"Asheville's music scene is putting North Carolina on the map in a big way" | Posted Dec. 21, 2017 by writer Caitlin White on UPROXX.com: More> KEEP ASHEVILLE WEIRD
Loved Kim's Wigs? Been missin' Kim's? | A sweet new weird rock video, "I Love LA" by Starcrawler featuring bunches of hairdos and donuts, will remind Ashevilleans just how well Kim did its part in helping to Keep Asheville Weird for so many years. Maybe someday Starcrawler will do its weirdness live in Asheville to bring back some of that wigged out funkiness that Downtown Asheville has now lost. In the meantime, here's to wigs, music and fun compliments of Starcrawlermusic.com, Youtube and Vevo — and more "goodbye" shots and stories of Kim's Wig Center's close-out in late 2017: More> ASHEVILLE BUSINESS "Craft beer is the strangest, happiest economic story in America" | Small breweries are thriving in Asheville and across the nation; it's the Davids beating up on the Goliaths, due in part to "intense local support," explains TheAtlantic.com on Jan. 19, 2018: More>
Buy local, save local | Asheville Grown Business Alliance now offers the annual "Go Local Card" to support public education and local businesses. The 2018 card is now available for purchase. As always, it provides discount prices and special members-only offers. Buy in-person at local stores or go online to Ashevillegrown.com: More> ASHEVILLE EDUCATION
UNCA celebrates 90th anniversary | UNCA turns 90 during its 2017-18 semesters. Ongoing events, shareable photos and updates will continue in 2018. Visit 90years.unca.edu: More> Will Asheville city schools get real about school security? | "Parents criticize Asheville City Schools response to Parkland tragedy," posted on April 13, 2018 by Daniel Walton at MountainX.com: More> Higher education in North Carolina ranks high in Kiplinger's latest 'Best College Values' | University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA) ranked #61 of all public colleges in this year's recently released Kiplinger's Best College Values list; details at Kiplinger.com: More> | Also noteworthy, UNC at Chapel Hill was rated as the Number One value of all public colleges in the nation: More> | Furthermore, Kiplinger's top 300 Best College Values ranked all colleges and universities in the US and gave high rankings to many located in North Carolina: More> GET SMART: A good reason to pick A-B Tech or UNCA | The debt crisis at America's colleges reported in TheAtlantic.com | More>
MORE DowntownAsheville.com NEWS & VIEWS Asheville is one of the top 100 best places to live in America | Published by Livability.com | More> Yummy Asheville, says Zagat food survey | Asheville just got in at Number 30 by a respected foodie site, Zagat, as one of America's "30 most exciting food cities for 2017." In summary, Zagat said the past decade has been good for Asheville's food and drink scene. It pointed out AVL "has more breweries per capita than any other city in the US," and noted several top-notch chefs by name, adding this sweet kicker: "(T)he dynamic dining destination just keeps getting better." | Report published Dec. 17, 2017, at Zagat.com: More> Asheville Number One on Lonely Planet's List | Greatest place in the U.S. to visit in 2017. Wow! | More>
Board a bus-full of laughs | Laughing is good for your health. LaZoom Kid's Comedy Tour has the whole family covered: "A kid-friendly comedy tour your kids will never forget — even with therapy! Funny... educational... entertaining," at Lazoomtours.com | More> Asheville Area Weather Today | And forecast | More> Asheville Area attractions | Varied. Plentiful. Affordable. | More>
Animals can make us healthier | More> Deadly news of 2017-2018 influenza (flu) season in North Carolina: 342 dead this season | News Flash: Yes, you can get the flu twice in one year, because there are different strains of the flu. The season's flu season runs from October through May. As of Mar. 13, 2018, the total death toll of this season (Oct. 1, 2017 to now) in North Carolina was 276; as of Mar. 20, 2018, the total is 305; now, as of Mar. 30, 2018, the total is 342. Beware. Be safe. Be smart. Be clean: More> MEDIA MATTERS Listen LIVE on WNCW-FM radio | Arguably, Western North Carolina's best community-oriented radio station | More> Carolina Public Press provides an independent non-partisan news perspective | Explains the media outlet: "Carolina Public Press is an independent nonprofit news organization dedicated to nonpartisan, in-depth and investigative news built upon the facts and context North Carolinians need to know. Our award-winning, breakthrough journalism dismantles barriers and shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing the state's 10.2 million residents." | For news and views online at Carolinapublicpress.org: More> | Sign up for free news emailed to you: More>
MAIN is a local, non-profit, aggregator of local, state and national news. MAIN has long championed freedom-of-the-press issues: More> NC POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT Quick Guide to many official City of Asheville websites | Includes up-to-the-minute news and advisories | More> Travel Info Now | Current real time NC travel info provided at NCDOT.gov, includes the Asheville Area and Western North Carolina: More>
Asheville Mayor and Council 2017 election results | According to initial results, mayor Esther Manheimer soundly defeated challenger Martin Ramsey. Newcomers Vijay Kapoor and Sheneika Smith, along with incumbent vice mayor Gwen Wisler, won the three open city council slots in the Nov. 7, 2017 election. Official certification of the election results will come later. | More> Asheville's new city council takes office | Reports Mountainx.com: More> Republican Freedom Caucus leader challenged | Steve Woodsmall (D) challenges Mark Meadows (R), leader of the Republican Party's most radical right-wing Freedom Caucus, for the 11th District of the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the upcoming 2018 mid-term elections, reports Blueridgenow.com: More> Pit of Despair or Mountain of Repair | This DowntownAsheville.com commentary considers how local power brokers have a wonderful chance to do something great for citizens and tourists and, in the process, repair trust in their leadership. | More> "The People, Yes" City will keep water system rules NC high court: Thanks to a 5-2 ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court, the people of Asheville will keep its water system. | For five years, the City of Asheville fought against Republicans in North Carolina who wanted to take over its water system valued at approximately $173 million — and pay nothing for it: More> Clean Water for North Carolina, a nonprofit organization, was a strong supporter of the people's perspective and the final ruling by the NC Supreme Court that protects Asheville from being required to transfer its water system to the state against its will and without payment: More> Federal judge rules North Carolina gerrymandered congressional districts unconstitutional | Report by NYTimes.com: More>
Rep. Keith Ellison is the anti-Trump | Info at PDamerica.org: More>
Asheville Area attractions | Varied. Plentiful. Affordable. | More> Love LIVE music? | AshevilleOnStage.com puts the spotlight on Asheville area musicians, bands, clubs, venues and festivals: More>
2018 DOWNTOWN CALENDAR May – AshevilleChamber.org - Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce's monthly events: More> May - AshevilleArts.com - Asheville Area Arts Council news and calendar of events: More> May - Malaprops.com - Asheville's favorite bookstore features new books and events: More> May - MountainX.com - Superb daily calendar for downtown and beyond: More> May - ExploreAsheville.com - 50 things to do in Asheville: More> 2018 - TimeAndDate.com - Create your own monthly calendar: More>
ASHEVILLE AREA ACTIVISM How to help Americans hit by Hurricane Harvey | Asheville-based MANNA FoodBank offers advice on how to best assist in the Hurricane Harvey and flooding relief effort: More> Local grassroots climate change movement | 350.org, one of the top environmental groups educating people about climate change and what can be done to reverse the increasing problem, is focusing its efforts on nurturing a local grassroots climate change movement that relies less on government action and more on what people demand: More>
LOOKING BACK...
'One Term More' adds music — and parody — to the political discourse | "The ballot box of freedom" takes center stage. (Special thanks to botany author, artist, activist and A-B Tech instructor Peter Loewer, a.k.a. TheWildGardener.com, for this link to OneTermMore.com): More>
'Good and plenty' to do in and around Downtown Asheville 1. The Sky Bar, outdoorsy and high up in the Flat Iron Building on Battery Park Ave., gives great views of the city and mountains, not to mention some of the best drinks in town | Flatironbuilding.org: More> | Worldcoffeecafe.com/SKYBAR/: More> 2. Grove Arcade, just across from the Wall Street City Parking Garage, is a shopping and architectural treat in the heart of Asheville | Grovearcade.com: More>
3. Woolworth Walk, the largest art and craft gallery in Asheville is 20,000 square feet of creativity with an old-timey lunch bar | Woolworthwalk.com: More> 4. Asheville Civic Center (with the U.S. Cellular sign) on Haywood Street, offers great events throughout the year | Uscellularcenterasheville.com: More>
6. The Orange Peel on Biltmore Avenue always rocks with live performances | Theorangepeel.net: More> 7. The Biltmore Estate just south of downtown offers ticket discounts online | Biltmore.com: More>
8. Sierra Nevada Brewery, a few miles south of the Asheville Regional Airport off of Hwy. 280, is great fun no matter how big of a crowd you're bringing | Sierranevada.com: More> 9. North Carolina Arboretum, southwest of downtown off Hwy. 191 or the Blue Ridge Parkway, is a wonderful walk any time of year | Ncarboretum.org: More> 10. Additional Highlights | DowntownAsheville.com: More>
Malaprop's current events | Downtown Asheville's favorite bookstore and cafe at Malaprops.com: More> Help a pet in need | Visit a local charity that's worthy and lives up to its mission: " Uncompromised compassion." Take in the kindess of Brother Wolf Animal Rescue at Bwar.org: More>
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