A UNC Asheville student caught in an Asheville Police Department graffiti investigation has been expelled, police report.
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Taggers on the silver screen?
The owner of the Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company is considering showing the names and mug shots of vandals on the big screen as part of a campaign by local businesses to fight graffiti.
Asheville City Council
It was nearly a year ago, during the Asheville City Council’s 2008 retreat, that Chief Financial Officer Ben Durant told Council members the city could face a $1.3 million shortfall in the next fiscal year. But when Council settles in for this year’s two-day session, the economic news will be considerably more grim. The annual […]
Askville: Miller’s crossing
Like many Asheville residents, Kelly Miller has bounced around a lot, changing both his hometown and his profession with a frequency that calls to mind the adage, “Not all who wander are lost.” Kelly Miller A former nightclub booking agent, record-store owner and (seriously) standup comic, Miller’s been in Asheville for nine years, working at […]
Bothwell announces bid for Asheville City Council
Local writer and activist Cecil Bothwell has announced that he will run for a seat on Asheville City Council in November.
Former planning director submits I-26 report to Buncombe County ***UPDATED***
A report by former Asheville planning director Scott Shuford comparing the impact of I-26 connector alternatives says the plan drafted by the Asheville Design Center will have the most overall impact on several surrounding areas.
Newman: County vote for alternative 3 for I-26 connector would send “mixed message”
Asheville City Council member Brownie Newman says a county resolution in support of any other plan would undercut the weight of the City Council’s endorsement of alternative 4B and send the message of “a divided community.”
Cape to run for Council again; Mumpower undecided
Asheville City Council member Robin Cape plans to run for another term, while fellow member Carl Mumpower says he’s not sure yet.
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
So here we are, one day after Christmas, and not many of you have returned to your computers yet.
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
It’s days before both Christmas AND Chanukah, and a lot of you seem to have checked out already. But a few are planting the seeds of holiday cheer.
Asheville City Council
Any vacancy in the office of mayor or council shall be filled by the council for the remainder of the unexpired term from the qualified electors of the City of Asheville. — Sec. 7 of the Asheville City Charter, Ord. No. 1501-3 Reading the above ordinance during the Asheville City Council’s Dec. 9 meeting, Mayor […]
Taking it Downtown
The Downtown Master Plan currently being drawn up by consulting firm Goody-Clancy with the help of a committee of Asheville residents may seek to shift the approval of development details away from City Council and to the Downtown Commission. In a Dec. 12 meeting, members of the Master Plan Advisory Committee said the change would […]
Asheville City Council
Here’s coverage of the Asheville City Council’s Dec. 9 meeting.
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
Think blogs exist only in the vacuum of the Internet ether? Nope. Blogs, including some of our own, mix and mingle with other forms of media quite nicely, thank you.
Drug tests for City Council members?
Asheville City Council’s interviews of potential colleagues on Tuesday may have an unintended offshoot — drug tests for Council members.
Kelly Miller named to Asheville City Council seat
The executive vice president of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce gets appointed to the seat left by Holly Jones.
Asheville City Council
***UPDATE: At its Dec. 9 meeting, City Council voted to appoint Kelly Miller to the vacant Council seat. Click here for details.*** City may soon allow pet cemeteries Even though it was an unusually short meeting, it wound up being quite the cliffhanger. Just before the end of their Dec. 2 formal session, Asheville City […]
Coleman makes move on Hayes & Hopson Building
Asheville developer Stewart Coleman‘s proposal to demolish the Hayes & Hopson Building is making its way through the city’s approval process, and Coleman says the 1905 structure could be torn down before the lawsuit that’s tying up his development proposal for the site is resolved. Numbered days?: Developer Stewart Coleman may move forward with the […]
Farrington withdraws from City Council consideration
Sylvia Farrington, one of five people that Asheville City Council planned to interview today to fill an open Council seat, withdrew from the process this morning.
Asheville City Council
Asheville City Council’s Dec. 2 formal session wound up being quite the cliffhanger.
Asheville City Council preview: Dec. 9 meeting
The field has been narrowed, names have been named, and now it is time for the main event: the appointment of a new City Council member.