Fifteen Western North Carolina companies were recently chosen to participate in the inaugural cohort of ScaleUp WNC, an initiative being spearheaded by AdvantageWest. The initiative focuses on high-growth small businesses that have been in operation for more than two years…

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Two appointed to AVL board By Bill Moss, Published: February 19, 2015 The Asheville City Council and Buncombe County Board of Commissioners have appointed members to the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority. The Asheville City Council appointed Stephanie Pace Brown,…

Last month, state senators introduced a bill backed by Georgia’s growing craft brewing industry that would allow breweries to sell beer directly to the public. A committee hearing on the bill is expected this week, but one of the bill’s…

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Nina SimoneEunice Waymon, the sixth child of eight, proved to be a piano prodigy in Tryon and went on to a legendary career as Nina Simone. Her mother was a minister at St. Luke CME Church, and Eunice also attended…

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Zan Wesley Holmes speaks Feb. 16 at Mars Hill University.(Photo: Special to the Citizen-Times) Email information about faith-based events and what’s going on at your place of worship at least two weeks in advance to Bruce Steele at bsteele@citizen-times.com and…

Thanks to John Boyle and the editors of the Asheville Citizen Times for supporting a new aquatic facility in Asheville. At the last Commissioners’ meeting, the community had great comments about the need for more lanes for the growing sport…

Daniel Robertson Jr. lived in Savannah until he shut down his venue, Live Wire Music Hall, in January 2013. The venue faced off against financial struggles resulting from decreased tourism and city law banning anyone under 21 from entering the…