When Dan Mason was diagnosed with diabetes five years ago, he decided to take charge. At 53, Mason joined a fitness program at the YWCA of Asheville that specifically targets diabetes. Making it fit: Group runs are one of Asheville's cheap ways to get and stay fit. Experts say exercise can prevent more costly illnesses. […]
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These days, Asheville is a national hub for alternative medicine. That makes it hard to imagine what the local health-care landscape was like back in 1985, when Mary Cissy Majebe opened the city's first Chinese medicine and acupuncture clinic. Photo by Jonathan Welch And the ensuing two-and-a-half decades were not without their challenges: In 1990, […]
Everyone needs a hand to hold on to
The folks behind the Asheville-based nonprofit Life o' Mike, which advocates for health-care reform, are gearing up to boost their presence in the community. "We thought we'd get into making more of a difference," says Leslie Boyd, whose son, Mike Danforth, is the organization's namesake. He died in 2008 after battling cancer. Since then, the […]
Asheville City Council holds special work session on Tuesday
Council continues search for solutions to city’s “Financial Crossroads.”
Biltmore Lake annexation trial slated for Tuesday
The Biltmore Lake annexation fight will come before Superior Court this Tuesday, when annexation foes and the city of Asheville will make their cases.
Has the bus come by yet? Asheville considers GPS bus tracking
On Wednesday, Jan. 13, the Asheville Transit Commission looked at a proposal to arm Asheville City buses with software that would give riders a real-time view of a bus’ position on its route.
Reality check
In prior years, staffers attended Asheville City Council retreats primarily to answer questions as elected officials drafted their strategic plan for the coming year. But with a budget still hampered by the economic slump, a year of hiring freezes and holds on staff raises as well as 16 (count 'em) master plans coming round the […]
Remembering the dream: Local events honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is Friday, Jan. 15, but the official holiday is the following Monday, Jan. 18. Local events celebrating the life and legacy of the slain civil rights leader will run throughout the week. Here are a few: I have a dream: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday will be celebrated in the […]
Asheville City Council tackles a full agenda (initial Twitter coverage of Jan. 12 meeting)
Council had a full agenda, including a request by Mission Hospitals to add a five-story outpatient facility, consideration of an innovative plan to help citizens make Asheville more energy independent, a plea to run drinking-water lines to homes near the former CTS plant, and a request to amend the Glen Rock conditional use permit.
Steps for an energy independent Asheville
The Asheville Energy Independence Initiative proposes to increase efficiency and create jobs through city-financed loans.
Asheville City Council preview: Jan. 12 meeting
Stream buffers and design review kick off Council’s new year
Asheville City Council to discuss process, goals in upcoming retreat
Council will meet Friday and Saturday at Warren Wilson College.
She scoots when you can’t
Downtown Asheville regulars may already be familiar with Amanda Levesque. The 26-year-old makes regular rounds of the downtown business district via an electric wheelchair adorned with bumper stickers bearing snappy messages or left over from political campaigns. Savvy scooter: She Who Scoots is Amanda Levesque's new downtown errand service. Photo by Jonathan Welch Now, however, […]
Police substation coming to Haywood Street
Until about a month ago, the storefront space at 29 Haywood St. in downtown Asheville housed the city's Office of Economic Development, but it will soon have new tenants — including an Asheville Police Department substation. The move results from a shuffle of city offices that began last September, when all support services for developers […]
Power failure triggers Christmas morning sewage spill
The Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County announced Dec. 28 that 374,000 gallons of sewage had spilled into the French Broad River over the course of 21 hours on Dec. 25. Maintenance Division Director Ken Stines said the spill was caused by a power outage after high winds knocked out a transformer at 2 a.m. […]
Freak out for a big break in the 2011 Freaks of Asheville calendar
Auditions for the Freaks of Asheville pageant will go down at Craggie Brewing in January.
Power outage causes Christmas-morning sewer spill into French Broad river
An estimated 374,000 gallons drain into the river from the Woodfin water treatment station.
Asheville City Council: Staying centered
Sidewalk ordinance gets upgrade City champions recognized The final Council meeting in an election year is bound to be a curious beast. Even as new Council members are brought in, the holiday break looms; it's also the last chance to tackle anything that has to be addressed before the end of the calendar year. And […]
Choking off the smoke
A statewide ban on smoking in all workplaces, including bars and restaurants, takes effect Saturday, Jan. 2. But that same legislation, passed by the General Assembly in May, also boosts local governments' ability to restrict smoking in public areas such as parks — a move Asheville is already mulling over. Airing it out: Smokers at […]
New Council members, re-elected mayor take their seats
Applause isn't typically allowed inside the Asheville City Council chamber, and those attending the regular Tuesday-night meetings are asked to refrain from emotional outbursts. But loud cheers and claps punctuated a special Dec. 8 session at which three new Council members and a re-elected mayor were sworn in. The new lineup: Following a short ceremony, […]
Asheville City Council brief: Dec. 15 meeting
It’s the last meeting of the year, but the first for three new Council members.