Asheville, N.C. (May 2013) – Mission Health is among the top healthcare institutions recognized nationally for extraordinary dedication to two vital aspects of modern healthcare – providing high-quality, innovative patient care, while at the same time keeping its more than 9,500 valued employees “engaged, healthy and motivated.” The annual Becker’s Hospital Review and Becker’s ASC names Mission Hospital as one Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Asheville, N.C. (May 2013) – Mission Health is among the top healthcare institutions recognized nationally for extraordinary dedication to two vital aspects of modern healthcare – providing high-quality, innovative patient care, while at the same time keeping its more than 9,500 valued employees “engaged, healthy and motivated.” The annual Becker’s Hospital Review and Becker’s ASC names Mission Hospital as one Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
