Affiliated Monitors, the independent monitor in charge of overseeing HCA Healthcare’s compliance with its purchase agreement of the Asheville-based Mission Health system, plans six public meetings throughout Western North Carolina in June, according to a May 28 press release.
When it rains on the campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, stormwater pours off its plethora of parking lots into the neighborhoods, forest and French Broad River below, taking pollutants with it. Now, the community college, which sits at the headwaters of one of three primary tributaries in the Central Asheville Watershed, is working to reduce the volume of rainwater that flows from its campus.
Lemon pizza and rye pasta are on the menu at the recently opened Luminosa restaurant. Also in this week’s local food news, 10th Muse Comfort Food reopens, Vowl cocktail bar debuts at DSSOLVR, Asheville Beauty Academy closes and much more.
Connect Beyond Fest returns, Montford Park Players stage Richard II, Vance Birthplace hosts Juneteenth play and more!
“For three years, residents of Richmond Hill and Woodfin have been raising concerns about the Bluffs megadevelopment that proposes hundreds of luxury condos be jammed between Asheville’s largest wooded park and the French Broad River.”
“Take a moment to contact your representatives in Raleigh. Let them know you want effective action to stop climate change.”
The venue, which opened in 2016, has hosted dozens of live shows through the years and boasts indoor and outdoor stages, all a stone’s throw from the French Broad River.
“This is an opportunity for the state to leverage funds in a way that benefits entire communities, not just in urban areas, but across the state.”
“With Council’s support and funding from general obligation bonds, the pool could be renewed, providing a public space to build friendships and community for many decades to come.”
“Why not locate a resource center and an early childhood education center for Black students there, at 441 Haywood Road?”
“In a time when local food is essential, a discussion about growing food or paving the land for a playground is senseless.”
The proposed budget includes a 4.11% salary increase for all permanent city employees.
“This company has broken our economy, tried to break our spirits, and broken promises, and that’s not how we raise our children in this state,” said Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers. “There are consequences for one’s actions.”
“It is interesting to me that anybody would think it’s OK to just walk up and grab a bear cub and not be concerned about where mama is,” says Appalachian Wildlife Refuge co-founder Savannah Trantham said. “If she had been close by, I think that you probably would have seen a different outcome.”
County manager Avril Pinder’s proposed $441.9 million general fund budget, which still has to go through a public hearing and final vote next month, includes a 2.55 cent property tax increase next fiscal year.
