Shows: Asheville Area Focus

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area 7/2/2023

The Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina is an initiative led by the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership,…

CooperRiis Healing Communities 6/25/2023

Healing in a Community CooperRiis (pronounced Cooper-Reese) is a non-profit residential healing community for adults with mental health challenges. Since…

Girl Scouts Peaks To Piedmont Jennifer Wilcox 6/11/2023

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts Peaks to…

Aura Home Women Vets Alyce Knafflich 5/28/2023

Did you know that homeless women veterans are the fastest growing homeless population in the United States? North Carolina has…

Asheville Police Chief David Zack talks about the Downtown Safety Initiative 5/21/2023

Asheville Police Chief David Zack talks about the Downtown Safety Initiative. Due to a number of incidents impacting public safety,…

Homeward Bound 5/7/2023

Homeward Bounds mission is to prevent and end homelessness in our community through permanent housing and support.

Crossnore Communities for Children Big Hats & Bow Ties 4/30/2023

2nd Annual Big Hats & Bow Ties – Campaign (crossnore.org) Crossnore Communities For Children is recognized as a national model…

WNCAP Dining Out for Life & Irene Wortham Center Golf Tournament 4/23/2023

www.diningoutforlife.com/city/asheville/ On Thursday, April 27th, the Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) will again host our annual Dining Out For…

ABC Raising The Bar: Board Chair, Robin Cape explains the ABC Board and how they serve our community. 4/16/2023

“The mission of local ABC Boards and their employees shall be to serve their localities by controlling the sale of…

Haywood County Sheriff’s Office / DARE Program 3/26/2023

Haywood County Sheriff’s Office / DARE Program Jennifer Robertson- Haywood County Deputy DARE Officer, Gina Zachary, Haywood County Public Information…

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