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That elusive seventh seat
Appointing the fourth-highest vote getter may be a thing of the past, as Asheville City Council prepares to discuss a new method of selecting replacements to fill vacant Council seats.
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
So The Hangover Journals and What the Hell? are over it. They are done with politics. But in our particular neck of the blog woods, it was a hard week to avoid politics.
Radio, radio: Two new area stations
WCQS has some serious legs in the region. The public-radio station’s nine translators blanket Western North Carolina with news, talk and classical music. But the station’s newest project is going to be a bit different. Launching from Mars Hill on Oct. 9, WYQS—90.5 on the dial—will jettison musical programming in favor of a 24-hour schedule […]
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
So the Extravablogiversapaloozathon happened, the BlogAsheville awards were given, and there are accounts of the evening all over blogtown.
Year in the life: A Year in Asheville signs off
After fulfilling its mission to spend one year chronicling the city through photographs, the blog “A Year In Asheville” has wrapped.
Asheville Neighborhood Congress 3.0
From Montford to Sunset Drive to Oakley, Asheville’s neighborhoods each have their own distinctive feel. But, says Mariana Bailey, co-president of the Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods, they also have similar desires. The search for those fundamentals—and the methods to achieve them—are at the core of the annual CAN Neighborhood Congress. Since the first one three […]
Asheville City Council
Don’t panic—gas is on the way, officials say City supports CTS petition No agreement on graffiti cleanup strategy The proposed Haywood Park development was the main event in an already loaded agenda for the Asheville City Council’s Sept. 23 formal session, but questions and rumors about the area’s uncertain gas situation prompted Mayor Terry Bellamy […]
It’s the [Your Favorite Issue Here], stupid!
The November election is on the horizon, and there are plenty of candidates vying for your vote. But before you decide who you are voting for, Xpress wants to know: What are are voting for?
Asheville City Council
Asheville City Council’s Sept. 23 meeting.
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
It was a good week to be a blogger. With everyone forced to move a little slower or even stay at home, checking out local blogs was a gas, gas gas.
Meet the neighbors
Attendance was strong at the N.C. Department of Transportation’s daylong Interstate 26 open house on Sept. 16, and nobody could fault the agency for lack of information. The maps wallpapering the Renaissance Hotel’s ballroom were extensive, and the computer-generated flyover videos were nifty and informative. (To view the video, go to www.mountainx.com/xpressfiles.) The whole thing […]
Asheville City Council preview: Sept. 23 meeting
The Haywood Park development is likely to dominate a formal session that will also see updates on the city’s graffiti policy and the e-verify system.
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
What’s that? There’s something else going on in the blogworld besides Palin this week?
Blowing town
It was the first week of September—the worst time for hurricanes—and like a human barometer, Aaron Funk was feeling the pressure. His disaster-relief organization, American Rainbow Rapid Response, was all packed and ready to go feed storm victims. The trouble was, he wasn’t sure yet where those services were needed. Hurricane Gustav had washed ashore […]
Asheville City Council
Buses may get bigger ads City to partner with Chamber on tourist signs Sometimes you have to be content to go to Raleigh with the resolution you have, not the one you want. That’s what happened on Aug. 10, when Leicester residents came before the Asheville City Council for the third time, seeking its endorsement […]
Asheville City Council
Summary of the Sept. 9 Asheville City Council meeting.
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
Oh man, the polling for the BlogAsheville Awards has not even opened yet and local bloggers are getting ready for their red-carpet appearances.
Water war headed to N.C. Supreme Court
The city of Asheville announced on Wednesday that it would appeal a recent ruling in the case of its long-running water battle with Buncombe County and the state of North Carolina.
Coming out party for Asheville master plan postponed
A rough draft of the Downtown Master Plan drawn up by consultants Goody-Clancy won’t be presented to the public on Sept. 18, as was originally planned.
Weigh in on I-26
A decade in the planning, the I-26 Connector through Asheville may finally be ready for its close-up. Over the years, the six-or-eight-lane argument and the prospect of a new I-240 bridge (including an option for that structure designed by local volunteer architects) have both provided Asheville with plenty of discussion and political drama. And now […]