Junior High and High School Athletes Encouraged to Attend to Meet Required Standard MARION, N.C. (May 16, 2013) – McDowell Hospital is offering free physicals for junior high school and high school athletes on Thursday, May 23, at the McDowell High School gym. Students who plan to try out for any school-sponsored athletic team are required to have a physical Read more »
Asheville City Schools Superintendent to Retire
Thursday, May 16, 2013. During a Board of Education meeting this morning, Asheville City Schools Superintendent Allen Johnson announced his retirement following the end of this school year. His last day of work is yet to be determined. Mr. Johnson has served as Superintendent of Asheville City Schools since January 2008. Prior to this date, Mr. Johnson served as Interim Read more »
Minority Contractors Meeting for Eagle Market Place – Asheville, North Carolina
WHEN: Thursday, May 23, 2013 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. WHERE: YMI Cultural Center, 39 South Market Street, Asheville, NC MBE/WBE Contractors are invited to attend this Networking and Outreach Meeting to highlight potential subcontracting opportunities and to learn about Section 3 requirements for the Eagle Market Place Development. Eagle Market Place will consist of the construction of Read more »
Caring For Man’s Best Friend
Three months after visiting last May, native New Yorker Dr. Kimberly Whitfield decided to make Asheville her home. “I felt an immediate connection to this town and decided to move here,” she says. Dr. Whitfield graduated from Washington State with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree nearly 15 years ago. “I’ve always had people tell me I couldn’t do something; Read more »
National and State NAACP Leaders Speak Out on Oppressive North Carolina Agenda
Recent actions and legislation introduced in the North Carolina legislature has prompted strong reactions from the leaders of several national and state civil rights groups. The policies and bills put forward by the newly empowered Republican majorities in Raleigh increase voter restrictions and target healthcare expansion, unemployment benefits, education reform, and tax credits for the poor. Benjamin Todd Jealous, President Read more »
Asheville Living Treasures Committee Announces Honorees
Asheville Living Treasures honored four laureates at a ceremony, at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. More than 100 guests celebrated the contributions of Asheville residents Thelma Porter, Julia Ray, and Hazel and John Robinson. Thelma Washington Porter Thelma (“Thel”) Porter is an entrepreneur, humanitarian, community volunteer, and devoted wife and mother, known in the greater Asheville community Read more »
Mama’s Girls!
Coming to Asheville with Regina Belle Mother’s Day AARP of North Carolina and Gdavis Productions will present a single performance of the award-winning play Mama’s Girls!! Sunday May 12, at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in downtown Asheville. Mama’s Girls was written by Garrett Davis, creator of the nationally acclaimed Forget Me Not Project. The production received the 2012 Urban Theater Read more »
Playback Theater Performs Season Finale
Asheville Playback Theatre’s season finale will be Friday, May 24, at 8:00 p.m. at the Jubilee Center, 101 Patton Ave. As always, APT will listen to the community and respond in music, comedy, and soulful enactments to the stories and responses of audience members. Audiences for Playback bring family, a few friends, and stories from their lives, and then enjoy Read more »
Volunteer Openings at A-B Tech
Last fall Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College initiated a volunteer and intern program to support students and staff and help assure student success. The college’s Volunteer and Intern office is now recruiting volunteers to fill the increased demand in additional roles. Pet therapy teams – volunteers and their dogs registered with a therapy dog organization – are asked to join Read more »
Mary Dawkins Honored
Worthy Matron Mary E. Dawkins of the Daughters of Esther #128, Order of the Eastern Star, PHA Venus Lodge #62, was honored with a reception on Saturday, April 13 at Stephens Lee Center in Asheville. Mayor Terry Bellamy proclaimed April 13, 2013 as “Mary E. Dawkins Day” and presented her with a proclamation from the City of Asheville. As guests Read more »
McDowell Hospital Offers Free Physicals for Young Athletes
Junior High and High School Athletes Encouraged to Attend to Meet Required Standard MARION, N.C. (May 16, 2013) – McDowell Hospital is offering free physicals for junior high school and high school athletes on Thursday, May 23, at the McDowell High School gym. Students who plan to try out for any school-sponsored athletic team are required to have a physical Read more »
Asheville City Schools Superintendent to Retire
Thursday, May 16, 2013. During a Board of Education meeting this morning, Asheville City Schools Superintendent Allen Johnson announced his retirement following the end of this school year. His last day of work is yet to be determined. Mr. Johnson has served as Superintendent of Asheville City Schools since January 2008. Prior to this date, Mr. Johnson served as Interim Read more »
Minority Contractors Meeting for Eagle Market Place – Asheville, North Carolina
WHEN: Thursday, May 23, 2013 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. WHERE: YMI Cultural Center, 39 South Market Street, Asheville, NC MBE/WBE Contractors are invited to attend this Networking and Outreach Meeting to highlight potential subcontracting opportunities and to learn about Section 3 requirements for the Eagle Market Place Development. Eagle Market Place will consist of the construction of Read more »
Caring For Man’s Best Friend
Three months after visiting last May, native New Yorker Dr. Kimberly Whitfield decided to make Asheville her home. “I felt an immediate connection to this town and decided to move here,” she says. Dr. Whitfield graduated from Washington State with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree nearly 15 years ago. “I’ve always had people tell me I couldn’t do something; Read more »
Legislative Update: May 2013
By Moe White The NC legislature paid special attention to Asheville last month as it proposed, passed, or implemented numerous new laws designed to remake the state in a deeply red, libertarian image. Asheville Water System A bill taking the city water system with no compensation, passed by the House and Senate, will put the system under the management of Read more »
Former Vice-Mayor Mumpower Threatens to Leave Republican Party
Decries “Legislative Larceny” of Asheville Water System Former City Council member and 11th District Congressional Candidate Carl Mumpower expressed serious displeasure and disappointment with his fellow Republicans in an open letter that challenges them for “malfeasance” and indifference to the party’s principles. He writes, “The Republican majority in Raleigh, under the local leadership of Republican State Representatives Tim Moffitt, Nathan Read more »
Also:
- ABIPA Health Highlights – April 2013
ABIPA Newsletter: April 2013 (PDF) - Shiloh Community Association News – April 2013
Shiloh Community Association: April 2013 (PDF) - WNCAP News: April, 2013
WNCAP News: April, 2013 (PDF) - Moma’s Girls!
Four time Grammy winner Regina Belle joins the cast. - Songs, Movies & Moments – April 2013
A Look at Entertainment by T.J. Moore Actor/comedian Jim Carrey has made his living off of “ki-k... - Affordable Healthcare in the U.S.
by Errington C. Thompson, MD The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act turned three last wee... - Unfinished Business
By Hilary O. Shelton and Debra L. Ness In February, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Fam... - Golden Boy
Chatting with Cathy - April 2013 by Cathy James An old friend contacted me the other day for advic... - Project NAF News – April 2013
Project NAF News: April 2013 (PDF)
- ABIPA Health Highlights – April 2013
