In its convoluted history, Asheville’s River Arts District has survived fire and flood, not to mention neglect. Now it will have to survive its own growing popularity. Spaces in between: The dilapidated industrial area is fertile ground for growing Asheville’s River Arts District. Photos By Jonathan Welch You may have heard of the area. Good […]
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Asheville City Council
The Asheville City Council’s Dec. 11 meeting—the last one in 2007—saw some shuffling of seats as the newly elected Bill Russell replaced outgoing Council member Bryan Freeborn, and incumbent Jan Davis got the nod as vice mayor. This seat taken? New Council member Bill Russell (right) takes a seat vacated by Bryan Freeborn as re-elected […]
Get on boards
So you say you want to get involved? Well, the city of Asheville is game. Numerous boards and commissions have vacancies that need to be filled by civic-minded folks.
UNCA singers go to Washington
Visitors touring the White House on Dec. 19 will hear a performance by UNCA’s Chamber Singers. The vocal group, which formed just over a year ago, will travel to Washington D.C. after receiving an invitation to sing during the White House’s Holiday VIP tours, according to the university.
Bottleneck
While downtown-restaurant owners grapple with a Jan. 1 deadline to start recycling their cans and bottles, one local establishment is trying to make entrepreneurial lemonade out of the regulatory “lemon.” What a waste: An incoming recycling law inspired the new pickup service the Greenbeanery, headed up by (from left) Matthew Miles Ford, Joe Scully and […]
Drought update: Hold your water
So the weather forecast for December includes predictions of showers, and the past few weeks have seen some rainfall. But the appearance of precipitation in the area, however welcome, doesn’t mean the drought is over. “We got very little [rain],” says Ron Kerns, operations manager for Asheville’s Water Department. “We got less than half an […]
Davis chosen as vice mayor
Asheville City Council member and business owner takes city’s second-top spot.
Take your seats: Asheville City Council preview
On Tuesday, Dec. 11, Asheville City Council will swear in the three winners of the November municipal elections: incumbents Jan Davis and Brownie Newman and newcomer Bill Russell.
Smiling eyes are Irish
Those of you on Haywood Road probably already know, but the suspense is over: Tolliver’s Crossing, the newest addition to West Asheville’s pub scene, opened for business today.
Back to the drawing board
Limbed by lost grant funds and looming deadlines, Asheville has had to back off on planned improvements at Memorial Stadium and will seek a less expensive design for the facility’s long-delayed memorial to Asheville’s war dead. In limbo: Due to funding problems with Asheville Memorial Stadium’s restoration, a memorial wall paying tribute to Asheville’s war […]
Bless the beasts
Santa ain’t just for human folk. Every year around this time, the wildlife takes in the holidays at the WNC Nature Center’s Illumination Festival.
Have a busking holiday season
The Asheville Downtown Association is trying to beef up the street-performance scene for holiday shoppers, putting out the call for buskers in its Downtown Decked Out celebration.
Cash for your guns
The APD has announced dates for their gun buy-up program, hoping to snuff out domestic violence and “celebratory gunfire.”
Recycle more stuff
Curbside Management, the company contracted to pick up recyclables within the city of Asheville, is expanding the materials it will take off your hands.
Asheville City Council
With Thanksgiving looming, a short agenda for the Asheville City Council’s Nov. 20 meeting seemed par for the course. But a last-minute surprise did slide onto the evening’s agenda—a proposal to convert the city’s bus fleet to hybrid vehicles. Fair and square: The Pack Plaza renovation project got the funding it needs for completion — […]
Asheville City Council
A plan to buy up guns from city residents sparked controversy at the Asheville City Council’s Nov. 13 meeting and ended with a Council member’s resignation from the committee he chairs. A discussion of tactics culminated in an exchange between Mayor Terry Bellamy and Council member Carl Mumpower, prompting Mumpower to resign from the Public […]
Askville: Air waves
At the intersection of Coxe and Patton avenues in downtown Asheville, a set of speakers broadcasts a healthy menu of music—from Motown to jazz to blues and gospel—while a DJ waves at passers-by from behind the glass. John Hayes. Photo By Jonathan Welch The man behind the window is John Hayes, the head of WRES-FM, […]
Asheville City Council preview: Nov. 20 meeting
Asheville City Council will consider a $7.5 million contract at its Tuesday, Nov. 20, meeting that may bring the Pack Square renovation project to completion. And the Energy Loop may soon be back.
City releases workplace violence policy
The city of Asheville is still silent on the exact occurrence that led to the barring of resident Reid Thompson from public buildings without prior notice and an escort. But in response to questions from Xpress, the City Manager’s office did send this document, which outlines the city’s workplace violence policy.
Mumpower drops out of city committees
Asheville City Council member Carl Mumpower resigned from the city’s Public Safety Committee Tuesday night during a discussion of a gun buy-back program intended to stave off gang violence, and later opted out of the Revenue and Finance Committee as well.
Bryan Freeborn asks for recount
City Council member Bryan Freeborn said Wednesday that a smaller margin between his and Bill Russell’s election numbers was the main factor in his decision to ask for a recount of the Asheville City Council election tally.
