As we age, our bodies naturally begin to change, and it may become more difficult to do things as we once did.

Congratulations to Arden, North Carolina, student Adeline Caldwell for winning The Biltmore Beacon’s First Day of School photo contest.

RiverLink welcomes Susan Andrew as the agency’s new development manager. Andrew brings experience as a fundraiser through previous positions at Buncombe County Schools, Communication Mark! and as an independent consultant. She and her husband, Mark, moved to Asheville in 1995 and were immedi…

Selling lemonade to flowers, kids across the mountains of Western North Carolina are showing up in a big way for the animals at the WNC Nature Center.

Free Vaccine Clinics Offered at Asheville Outlets

If you see a small, fishy-smelling white packet while out on the trail or while walking your dog, don’t be alarmed, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Two behemoths of industry joined forces Sept. 24 to celebrate what it means to give people the power to change their lives during IFB Solutions’ 5th Annual Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament at the Omni Grove Park Inn Country Club in Asheville.

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Aspen Dental has opened its 25th North Carolina office with a practice in Hendersonville at 59 Highlands Square Drive.

At Mission Hospital, we are keenly aware of the shortage of healthcare workers across our country. The COVID-19 pandemic and our rising hospitalized cases have only served to highlight an already great need.

A new partnership from Buncombe County and the City of Asheville aims to help reduce greenhouse gases and organic matter in the landfill by offering residents a place to drop off compostable matter.

Katie Sollenberger, who lives just outside downtown Asheville in the Kenilworth neighborhood, said she wasn’t 100% convinced when the city announced its pilot program in January aimed at deterring her community’s furry nighttime visitors would work.

It may have a cute name but Babies Need Bottoms has a super serious mission — to keep infants and toddlers clean, dry and healthy, and to provide mental and emotional relief for families who want the best for their children.

A mysterious outbreak affecting songbirds since May 2020 seems to be subsiding, with North Carolina largely having escaped impacts to its bird population.

As a part of this year’s budget process, the city of Asheville has set aside funds within its Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget to help new civic investments by way of a $200,000 neighborhood grant program.

Meredith Barten, RN, OCN, is the newest member of AdventHealth Hendersonville’s DAISY Award Club.

The 11th annual Justice Forum, presented by Pisgah Legal Services, will be held via Zoom at 7 p.m. on Oct. 7. Attendance at the Forum is free, but registration is required. Register at pisgahlegal.org.

The Asheville Area Arts Council (AAAC) has expanded the Teaching Artists Presenting in Asheville Schools (TAPAS) program into county classrooms. The move was made possible thanks to a partnership with the Asheville City Schools Foundation (ACSF) and Buncombe County Schools (BCS).

Local WNC’s Asheville Women’s Tennis Team qualified for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Nationals.

CommunityLab is offering Drive-up COVID-19 testing at its Arden facility, located at 2 Trident Drive, with results available within 24 hours or less.

Purvi Patel, administrative coordinator for the Emergency Department at AdventHealth Hendersonville, is the latest health professional to be honored with the organization’s Sunshine Award.

Flood survivors are quickly learning the limitations of help stemming from a federal disaster declaration.

IFB Golf Tournament to Benefit Blind Programs

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is now available in three North Carolina counties, Buncombe, Haywood and Transylvania, following the effects of Tropical Storm Fred.

Whether you can show up to walk in person in Asheville or are interested in organizing a walking team in your neighborhood, or can only follow along online on race day, the enthusiasm to help end Alzheimer’s is welcome and encouraged when supporters turn out to battle the disease on Saturday…

Miniature Arrangements Topic September Class

If you are thinking of opening a business, SCORE’s free webinar on how to structure a business should be on your calendar.

The Asheville Area Arts Council will host a virtual AVL Arts Town Hall at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 21, on implementing health and safety protocols at local live events, and the public is invited to listen in.

New restrictions on commercial helicopter tours over the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are being proposed in hopes of limiting noise and visual impacts of air tours on the visitor experience.

Activities, Accessories Help Nature Center Animals

September is library card sign-up month, a time when Buncombe County Public Libraries join the American Library Association and libraries nationwide to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelon…

FIND Outdoors, a 49-year-old local nonprofit with a mission of education and recreation for all on public lands, has made the decision to cancel its biggest fundraiser of the year — the Cradle to Grave 30K and 10K trail races — and replace the event with the Race to Restore initiative to ben…

The city is seeking public feedback on the temporary initiatives launched this spring in support of safe business operations and customer access during COVID-19.

One of bluegrass’ most award-winning acts, Balsam Range, will move up the release date of its latest album “Moxie and Mettle,” which is expected to be out Sept. 17.

Lake Logan is preparing to replace a large portion of the dock that was damaged following Tropical Storm Fred.

Habitat Hikes Support Women Build

This year’s IFB Solutions Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament, set for Friday, Sept. 24, at the Grove Park Golf Club in Asheville, will include one of the game’s most accomplished blind golfers.

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Become a local leader and consider joining the Noise Advisory Board. The committee was established in the 2021 Noise Ordinance with the following advisory responsibilities:

Mother Nature packed a gut punch on Aug. 17 that left Asheville and Western North Carolina battered in the wake of Tropical Storm Fred.

Thousands of students in grades kindergarten through 12 returned to school this week as Buncombe County Schools (BCS) welcomed back kids to in-person learning.

(Movers & Shakers is a regular section of the Biltmore Beacon. To submit staff additions, updates or achievements at your business, send information, including a photo, to thebiltmorebeacon@gmail.com.