Pardee physicians, some of them, are urging the Henderson County commissioners to allow Pardee Hospital to expand into north Henderson County and into Lake Lure where they can compete with Park Ridge Hospital for market share. This might be good for business, but … I am concerned that Pardee might overextend itself, should it move … Read more
In case you missed the last “Gurp City South Presents” event at Emerald Lounge (it sold out early in the evening), the next hip-hop showcase, also at Emerald Lounge, is set for Saturday, July 16. Gurp City South represents regional hip-hop acts, like Foul Mouth Jerk, TopR, Fist Family, The Ville Boyz and Smidi — … Read more
The imminent release of a report by the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future has revived fears of a high-level radioactive-waste repository in Western North Carolina. In the 1980s, local activists fought such a proposal to a standstill; mindful of that, concerned residents are tracking the commission’s activity. Established by President Obama last year, … Read more
Great gardens are experienced the same way fine art is — as an emotional connection. The Biltmore gardens, designed by pioneering landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted under George Vanderbilt’s patronage, are a work of genius. Now 116 years old, the gardens refresh and inspire more than a million visitors per year. Parker Andes has been … Read more
Local mystery writer Mark de Castrique will thrill audiences with his new novel The Sandburg Connection on Wednesday, July 13 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, 52 N. Market St. Info: wolfememorial.com or 253-8304. Transport your kids beyond the textbooks with a life-sized outdoor board game about the Civil War. On … Read more
YWCA diabetes program makes goal "The YWCA exceeded its fundraising goal to save the popular Diabetes Wellness Program with $26,110 raised in all. … Today was the last chance to save the YWCA's Diabetes Wellness Program, which had to raise $25,000 by the end of the day to continue operating at current capacity. One set … Read more
• Many long-time Asheville
restaurants close, citing
increased cost of Ranch,
Thousand Island dressing
• State archivists seek
family Bible records
Spokesman: ‘Somebody begat
somebody, and we’re going to
get to the bottom of it’
• Black Mtn. PD on new police
dog: ‘Once we get these first
50 or 60 false-alarm cavity
searches out of the way, this
K-9 officer will prove very
effective’
•Bear avoidance expert:
Discourage bears, but not
to point of humiliation or
depression
