Tom Troop is probably most recognizable by his wardrobe. Even in a town known for offbeat fashion statements, his full-dress kilt and cane make him stand out. Having moved here within the past few years, Troop is testament to the theory that today’s tourists are often tomorrow’s residents. He spends his days volunteering for several […]
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Asheville City Council preview: June 24 meeting
Council looks set to approve the budget for 2008-2009 at its upcoming work session, and there will be what looks to a comprehensive presentation on a new affordable-housing plan for the city. And the proposed Parkside development comes up again.
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
The bloggers around here are a tight-knit community. Self referential, sure. But it also means bloggers often have each other’s backs.
Asheville Design Center to review altered plan
Modifications made by an outside engineering firm in collaboration with the N.C. Department of Transportation may have rendered the Asheville Design Center’s I-26 plan “bloated and complicated.”
Asheville City Council
Quiet zones for trains not ready for prime time Glen Rock afforable-housing complex gets more loans Mentoring program seeks budget love It was branded both a last resort and a first step, but the Asheville City Council’s condemnation of Buncombe County’s sale of public parkland adjacent to City Hall nonetheless got the votes of all […]
Asheville City Council
It was branded both a last resort and a first step, but the Asheville City Council’s condemnation of Buncombe County’s sale of public parkland adjacent to City Hall nonetheless got the votes of all seven Council members at their June 10 formal session. Many in the audience—some of whom had spent the past year working to oppose the controversial Parkside development—broke into applause
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
What in the world is going on out there? Bloggers (and their family members) all over town continue to get injured.
City Council unanimous against Parkside land deal
At its Tuesday night meeting, Asheville City council voted 7-0 in support of a resolution objecting to the 2006 sale of park land to developer Stewart Coleman by Buncombe County.
All together now for downtown plan
You came, you saw, you collaborated. Consultants working on the downtown master plan are declaring a weekend of public input and discussion a huge success. From Friday, May 31, through Sunday, June 2, several hundred people turned out to tell representatives from Goody Clancy, the firm hired to help create a master plan for downtown […]
Asheville City Council preview: June 10 meeting
A discussion of the Parkside issue looks to be a big draw for City Council’s June 10 meeting.
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
It is great ot see what sort of distractions you bloggers get into when not posting — putting pepper on cuts, appearing on the radio and writing odes to rats.
Survey comin’ your way
Next week, look for notification in the mail that you’ve been selected to take part in a citizen’s survey for the city of Asheville.
What now?
Two weeks before his Parkside project was due to come before City Council in what promised to be a contentious public hearing, developer Stewart Coleman lopped two stories off the design. Beneath the bar: Originally planned as an 11-story condominium building (above), the developer now proposes a nine-story design (below) — a move that reduces […]
Asheville City Council
Council members air budget gripes Asheville to Raleigh: No annexation moratorium Federal brownfields grants earmarked for River District? It collected only four votes, but that’s all that was needed for Swannanoa’s incorporation bid to advance to the next stage. Supporters and opponents had made their respective cases before the Asheville City Council on several occasions, […]
Ripples continue from Parkside redesign
Asheville City Council will meet in closed session Tuesday to discuss the Parkside issue, and a Technical Review Committee meeting on the project will have to wait until July.
Asheville City Council
In several public hearings, incorporation supporters have said they want local control over funding and services; opponents have said they live in the area specifically to avoid city taxes and more extensive governmental regulation.
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
Cookouts, car repairs, strange beasts and late nights — it’s getting to be summertime in blogtown, and the livin’ is easy.
Asheville City Council
City cuts event co-sponsorship costs Mumpower again raises immigration issue A proposed statewide moratorium on forced annexation could postpone a decision on four Asheville annexations that are currently tied up in court, City Attorney Bob Oast reported during City Council’s May 20 work session. The band plays on: The Asheville Holiday Parade was spared cuts […]
Publi-city
Goody Clancy, the Boston-based architectural and planning firm hired to create a downtown master plan for Asheville, has collected its fair share of awards in recent years. But David Dixon, who’s in charge of planning and urban design at the company, says none of those successes would have been possible without extensive public input. Sharing […]
Disc golf flying high
Disc golf’s popularity continues to grow locally, especially since the opening of the new Richmond Hill course a year ago. Designed by James Nichols and built with the cooperation of the city and the WNC Disc Golf Club, the course was finished just in time for last year’s Mountain Sports Festival.
Modified Parkside to avoid City Council hearing ***UPDATED WITH NEW ILLUSTRATION***
Developer Stewart Coleman has asked Asheville city staff to pull the controverisal Parkside condominium proprosal from the June 10 City Council agenda, and he plans to submit a new design two stories shorter than the original.