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Cicada mania: What to know about the 13-year emergence of Brood XIX (19)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — While cicadas are causing a noisy ruckus in at least one South Carolina county, many are not yet awake in Western North Carolina. Why? It has to do with soil temperature. Once the temperature of the soil where the cicadas live at about 8" deep warms to a steady 64 degrees Fahrenheit, they'll start sounding off. Soil temperatures are already consistently warmer in South Carolina right now.
Beloved West Asheville neighborhood bar to close by end of month
ASHEVILLE - Cascade Lounge bar in West Asheville is closing. The last full day of service will be April 29 as the bar will move out on April 30, Nick Rutherford, the owner of the bar, told the Citizen Times. Rutherford announced the closing April 25 on Facebook. Since then...
Opinion: NC Wildlife Commission has failed to protect black bear cubs, other wildlife
This is the second high-profile bear cub abuse case I am aware of in North Carolina that the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission failed to prosecute. In the first case, Richard Godley posted videos of himself and his dogs tormenting two, approximately 2-month-old cubs in Beaufort County. Two-month-old cubs weigh a mere 4-6 pounds and cannot survive without their mother. The Wildlife Commission searched for those cubs for an hour and then gave up, ensuring their deaths. Even...
2024 Mother's Day meals, gifts and experiences in Asheville
ASHEVILLE - Show the mothers in your life that you love them with a brunch of crab cake benedicts or a sweet treat of cannoli cake. Or sweep them away to a relaxing getaway at a premier mountain resort for a weekend of pampering. Make unforgettable memories for Mother’s Day (May 12) in...
Music on Main Hendersonville Summer 2024
Welcome Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville, NC. These free outdoor concerts offer a diverse line-up of music from pop, oldies, rock, to contemporary music – there’s something for every musical taste! Concert organized by the Arts Council of Henderson County. The 2024 Music On Main Concert Series...
For the Love of Dogs: Pet Portraits by Angela Alexander Aid Animal Rescue
Artist Angela Alexander has done what most people only dream of doing: made a prosperous career out of her love for animals. “Animals, especially dogs, are the purest forms of unconditional love,” she says. “They bring joy, love, companionship and humor to my life. It’s an honor to have them. I don’t have two-legged children, only four-legged children. They are my kids.”
Pet Pals: Jamie
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Meet Jamie!. He's a year-old, friendly and outgoing cat up for adoption with FurEver Friends of Asheville. Jamie likes being around cats, dogs, children, adults -- just about anyone!. He would do best in a house that's a little more active. If you're interested in...
One-of-a-kind facility helps traumatized and fearful dogs learn to trust humans for the first time: Ready Pet GO!
NOVELTY, Ohio — It is a beautiful, but chilly spring day in the North Chagrin Reservation. It appears to be an ordinary outing for a couple and their dog, unless you know the extraordinary lengths it took to get here. "When we first met her in the shelter she...
Gallery of Hope
Sunlight breaks through scudding clouds and caresses the Blue Ridge Mountains, those undulating indigo waves cresting in the distance. It’s the view you see through the floor-to-ceiling windows in the intensive care unit waiting room at Mission Hospital in Asheville — and it’s the view that artist Becca Joy Allen has captured in the painting that hangs on the waiting room wall. Titled Calling Me Home, the large acrylic landscape reflects both the skyline and the painter’s own memories of growing up in Hendersonville.
Asheville Symphony and Brevard Music Center Bring Pianist Olga Kern to WNC Audiences
For its season finale, Masterworks 7: Titan, Asheville Symphony has partnered with Brevard Music Center (BMC) to present premiere pianist Olga Kern in a performance on Saturday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at BMC’s Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium. On Tuesday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m., Kern will play a solo recital at BMC’s Parker Concert Hall.
Honoring 'Phillip Twitter,' WNC's only therapy cat, on National Therapy Animal Day
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The city of Asheville is designating Tuesday, April 30, as National Therapy Animal Day -- and that includes a very special kitty that is one of only three therapy cats in the state of North Carolina. According to nonprofit Pet Partners, Phillip Twitter is the...
Cover Artist: Shirley Bavonese
Nature acts as an essential muse to many an artist, and Shirley Bavonese is no exception. “I seek her beauty and paint her with reverence,” Bavonese says. “There is no limitation to my inspiration. She is my guide.”. Growing up in Michigan, Bavonese was much younger than...
Free Micochip Event ASPCA Event May 10, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - In partnership with Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, Asheville Humane Society, and the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance, an initiative established last year to help reunite pet owners with their missing pets continues. Continuing on the success of last year’s event, another free microchipping event will take place 9...
Benefit Concert for Asheville Music School Featuring Dirty Logic
Asheville Music School (AMS) will celebrate 10 years at its annual Sound Effects Benefit Concert on Thursday, May 23. This year’s concert brings Steely Dan tribute band Dirty Logic to the outdoor stage at Salvage Station. “The fact that we have a group of truly great musicians in Dirty Logic coming to play to support AMS means a great deal to us,” says Ryan Reardon, executive director of AMS. “It’s extra special when professional musicians see the importance of the work that we do.”
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