House of Black Cat Magic

Two of HBCM’s black shop cats, Alani & Pumpkinhead curled up napping in the front window on a hammock that is mounted to the window.

Two of HBCM’s black shop cats, Alani & Pumpkinhead curled up napping in the front window on a hammock that is mounted to the window.

Two of HBCM’s black shop cats, Alani & Pumpkinhead curled up napping in the front window on a hammock that is mounted to the window.

Shop cats Alani & Pumpkinhead having a snooze together in the front window.

Black shop cat, Pumpkinhead, asleep with his toys, a giant flower pot toy that he carries around with him everywhere. Also pictured is a white textured teddy bear, and a black & white catnip toy with our logo.

Black shop cat, Pumpkinhead, asleep with his toys, a giant flower pot toy that he carries around with him everywhere. Also pictured is a white textured teddy bear, and a black & white catnip toy with our logo.

When your big ol’ shop boi falls asleep on your sweater with his emotional support flower pot, his teddy bear, and a catnip toy to round things out!

Graphic art of our flyer for the event--a house at dusk, with the shop cats (Magic, Alani, & Pumpkinhead) depicted, neighborhood cat Salem on the roof, and two ghost kitties (Master Oliver Binx & Desi) outside on the steps & front lawn. A picture of Vampire Cat Monk in the inset showing his fangs and wearing a batwings. All details are already listed in this thread but text is: Meet Vampire Cat Monk 3-5pm, free cat lounge entry, Local vendor market, fundraiser raffle to benefit Binx's Home for Black Cats, Two Year Anniversary Purrty, Sunday Jume 8th, 11am-7pm, 841 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC.

There will be vendors selling locally-crafted wares, Vampire Cat Monk will be holding a meet-n-greet from 3-5, and best of all? Admission to the Black Cat Lounge is free all day!

So if you are in the area, stop by for some fun! We're raffling off a brand new Litter Robot, and a slew of other prizes. Runaway Cafe will be serving up some excellent beverages and cookies as big as your head.

Since becoming established in 2023, in partnership with Binx's Home for Black Cats, we've found loving homes for over 500 cats.

Today is our two-year anniversary celebration! It's been quite the wild ride this past year, but we made it through a natural disaster and all the challenges that followed.

The new sign that features a black cat sitting on a crescent moon atop a black pole reminiscent of a 19 century street light, with directional arrows pointing towards the building that proclaim “Magic” and “Black Cats” and one arrow pointing the opposite direction that says, “Bears Probably”.

The new sign that features a black cat sitting on a crescent moon atop a black pole reminiscent of a 19 century street light, with directional arrows pointing towards the building that proclaim “Magic” and “Black Cats” and one arrow pointing the opposite direction that says, “Bears Probably”.

The new sign that features a black cat sitting on a crescent moon atop a black pole reminiscent of a 19 century street light, with directional arrows pointing towards the building that proclaim “Magic” and “Black Cats” and one arrow pointing the opposite direction that says, “Bears Probably”.

Big news! Our sign was finally installed today! 16 months we have waited and today was the day!

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The HBCM signboard complete with dancing cats that says "Have a Meow-gical Beltane.

Blessed Beltane!

There are cats, and then there are CATS. Simon was the latter, the only feline to receive the Dickin Medal to date.

What we did yesterday… Town Hall in Asheville.

Considering that the City of Asheville removed “prioritizing minority & women-owned businesses” from their draft of the recovery plan in order to appease the current administration, we are going to need all the help we can get.

‘DEI is dead.' HUD axes DEI programs in Asheville's $225M Helene recovery plan Asheville has to revise its plan that would prioritize assistance for minority and women-owned businesses as part of a post-Helene Small Business Support program, Trump official says.

Imagine living in a natural disaster area fighting for recovery & trying to stay afloat financially & your government is doing everything they can to undermine you if you are a minority- or a woman-owned business.

We have people living in their cars & tents. But DEI...

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Donate to Help Our Cat Lounge & Staff Recover from Hurricane Helene, organized by Hannah Soboleski We are House of Black Cat Magic, a small women-owned retail s… Hannah Soboleski needs your support for Help Our Cat Lounge & Staff Recover from Hurricane Helene

HBCM needs your help. While we have managed to survive the initial economic fallout from Hurricane Helene, things are still pretty rough for small businesses in WNC.

Please consider donating if you can, and share our GFM so we can continue to serve our community.

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Life is hard when you are an angry purrito.

Black cat, Magic lounging in the sun on a wooden table.

Sundays are purrfect for lounging in the sun. They are also purrfect for visiting our Black Cat Lounge that has 12 resident cats that are happy to offer some purr-therapy while they wait for their furever homes.

Come sample a little "dark cat lord" safety by visiting The House of Black Cat Magic! You won't want to leave!

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A huge thank you to Teresa Bergen for writing about us, WNC, and the ongoing relief efforts here!

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All of us who saw the movie were entranced. Truly, if you are an animal or nature enthusiast and get a chance to see this film, do it!

A shout out to the Asheville Fine Arts Theater! So happy that they opted to show this film!
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The animation is simply gorgeous. And the main animal characters--a black cat, a capybara, a lemur, a large white bird that resembles a Secretary bird, and a dog--are incredibly well-depicted. The cat behavior and reactions were impeccable.

It's an animated feature film, and contains not a single word, at least not one by a human or in any human language.

For us, it hit really close to home with the recent devastating flood that WNC experienced. The lead character is a black cat. Naturally this caught our attention and we simply had to go see it.

Flow - Film Independent Credits Director: Gints Zilbalodis Synopsis A courageous cat embarks on a wondrous journey after a devastating flood destroys his home. Teaming up with a

We rarely make endorsements but last night a group of us from HBCM went to see the movie "Flow." If you haven't heard of it, you're likely not alone.

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Patina & Bowie became fast friends. After a few months, it became obvious that they were now bonded & would need to adopted together. Two cats with unique needs make it much harder to find the right home for them. And yet, today, they went to the perfect family.

Bowie was in the rescue for 19 mos, and a resident of the lounge for nearly 15 mos. Her socialization was a labor of love.

Patina came to us in February. Her age & congenital abnormalities are likely what contributed to her being turned out & ending up in a local colony.

Black & white cat, Bowie, sitting next to her bestie, Patina a tortoiseshell cat in one of their favorite spots a windowsill in the cat lounge.

Bowie came to us as a feral kitten at 4 mos old—which is late when it comes to socializing a feral kitten. Most rescues are very reluctant to accept feral kittens that are over 2 mos old since they require a lot more work to socialize to be adoptable.

Black & white cat Bowie snuggled up to tortoiseshell cat Patina in a windowsill in the lounge.

Today Bowie & Patina got adopted! While we knew this day would come, we were a little sad to see them go.

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