Asheville City Council will hold a Community Forum on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Randolph Learning Center to gather public input on the city’s priorities. The forum, which occurs one week before Council holds its annual retreat, will include break-out sessions to hear from community members. According to the city’s announcement, Council members and city […]
Because last week’s snow event made it a less-than-pleasant day for such things, the folks at the Pack Square Conservancy rescheduled their Walk in Pack Square Park, intended to introduce the landscape architect in charge and check out his vision for the new downtown center.
It’s been hard to miss Staples — both on Merrimon Avenue and in the headlines. Now, the company is coming out into the light in a joint press conference with the city of Asheville.
Fans of WCQS in Brevard and the rest of Transylvania County won’t find the station at its regular place on the dial anymore. The local public-radio station specializing in classical, jazz and all those local and national NPR talk shows will now air on 91.9 FM in that area after a reassignment by the Federal […]
The days of leaving an open bag of food for your dog while you go on vacation are over. Its time to bring in an expert. And Rex and Fluffy (or Tempeh and Lapis Lazuli, if you live around here) aren’t just pieces of moving furniture that need to be fed. They’re little furry people, […]
You may think it’s your pet, but both the city of Asheville and Buncombe County have ordinances regulating proper animal care and maintenance. Animal Services Supervisor Brenda Sears of Asheville offers the following advice on how to keep your pet on the right side of the law. (For details concerning the county ordinance, visit buncombecounty.org/living/neighborhood/animalcontrol.asp […]
At its Jan. 22 meeting, Council will consider prohibiting certain uses from the flood-prone areas surrounding the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers. A staff report advises banning chemical storage, hazardous-waste management and solid-waste facilities from the flood hazard area.
Daily updates by local news outlets aside, the blog-o-verse was not all about snow this week.
***UPDATED THURS. 12:30 P.M.*** The warnings of a winter storm (maybe up to four inches!) have been rolling in for the past two days. Now, the governor’s office in Raleigh has seen fit to advise caution in the face of a storm rolling in from the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, the sense of foreboding has caused the cancellation and postponement of the following meetings and events scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 17.
Winter blahs have you hankering for a beer fest? OK, so the last Brewgrass was only four months back, but seven Western North Carolina breweries are ready to pour away the seasonal blues at the first annual Winter Warmer Beer Festival.
Leicester residents again failed to win the Asheville City Council’s endorsement of their attempt to incorporate. But the closeness of the vote at Council’s Jan. 8 meeting and a subsequent discussion by Council members made it clear that the campaign has gained support in recent months and will most likely be heard from again. The […]
Though her campaign is still in its fledgling stages, Asheville City Council member and former vice-mayor Holly Jones has confirmed that she will run for a seat on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners in this year’s election season. Switching seats?: Asheville City Council member Holly Jones says she plans to run for the Buncombe […]
So, yeah. There was a primary and a debate. But it’s not all politics all the time in Asheville’s blogworld. Here are some nonpresidential distractions from the week, courtesy of local bloggers.
It’s not a Frank Lloyd Wright, exactly, but the newly erected hut in downtown Asheville’s Pritchard Park will at least give the city’s new ranger a place to escape the cold. Jennifer Payne, formerly a security guard in the North Carolina Department of Corrections, has already taken her post at the park, a role that […]
It’s time to dig out from under the detritus of December—paper, boxes and, lord knows, bottles—and the city of Asheville and Curbside Management are leading the charge with their Feed the Bin and Win contest. It’s not just about good, green feelings, either—there’s also cold, hard cash involved. Beginning Monday, Feb. 4, participating households will […]
Man, remember 2007? What a year, am I right? Flag disputes, Bele Chere, Richmond Hill … anything ring a bell? Well it’s all back for Asheville City Council’s Jan. 8 meeting — the first of 2008 and the first chance to see the new lineup in action.
Think we have a do-nothing City Council in Asheville? Council member Robin Cape sees it differently.
It may seem like buildings are going up everywhere in Asheville, but the new structure in Pritchard Park isn’t attempt to squeeze in another downtown condo.
On the bottom floor of the Asheville Police Department, Evidence Manager Lee Smith wheels out a large mail cart full of guns. He follows that with two restaurant-size trash cans. All three have dozens of rifle muzzles protruding from them. What a sight: APD Evidence Manager Lee Smith holds one of the more valuable weapons […]
As host of local talk shows Conversations, Evening Rounds and Byline, David Hurand is perhaps the most recognizable voice of public-radio station WCQS-FM. Every week, the station’s news director takes on phone calls and in-studio guests (including Xpress reporters). David Hurand After hanging around public-radio stations in San Francisco, Hurand got his first job at […]
Since we are still in a statewide burn ban, torching your Christmas tree in the yard is out of the question this year. Why not recycle it instead?
