The Uplifting Deals Bake Sale and Donation Drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, at Uplifting Wholesale Warehouse, 128 Bingham Road. Live music and hot food will be available from noon to 4 p.m., while the bake sale and donation collection will be ongoing for the duration of the event.
“These funds will be directed toward critical water system projects that will help protect the city’s watershed and strengthen long-term community resilience,” wrote the city in the release.
Around 2 p.m. today, Sept. 17, a fire was reported near the Mountain Metals Recycling recycling center in South Asheville. The facility is located at 79 Pond Road between Brevard Road and McIntosh Road along Hominy Creek.
Around 10:42 a.m., Monday, Sept. 15, APD officers responded to a convenience store on the 200 block of State Street to investigate a report of an armed robbery.
The event, Mental Health Matters: Walk/Run for Awareness, is a 5k and community resource fair organized this September to coincide with National Suicide Prevention Month. The race and fair will run from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Karl Straus Track on the UNC Asheville campus.
Shrektoberfest, an annual “Shrek”-themed Oktoberfest celebration, returns this weekend to downtown brewery DSSOLVR.
After nearly a year, Zillicoah reopens with classic beers, new collaborations and a food truck serving soulful Filipino barbecue
Federal aid supports water stabilization, landslide prevention and utility repairs
Food Lion Feeds, MANNA and Second Harvest honor community with fresh produce and pantry staples in Fletcher on Sept. 25
Dedication highlights role of butterflies in sustaining local bird populations