For many people, pets and religion have several things in common: comfort, companionship and unconditional love. And the Mills River Presbyterian Church is giving pet owners a chance to bring the two together, becoming the latest local church to offer a "Blessing of the Pets" service — this one on Saturday, July 25. Not just […]
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Fourteen seek Asheville City Council seats
The filing period for Asheville's municipal elections ended July 17, and there's no shortage of candidates. Ten candidates are running for City Council and four for mayor. The Oct. 6 primary will narrow the field to two mayoral aspirants and six Council hopefuls. The Nov. 3 general election will determine who ultimately occupies the three […]
Bracing for budget cut, UNCA announces layoffs
Anticipating a 10-percent budget reduction by the state (about $4 million), UNCA has eliminated 43 staff positions, including eight actual layoffs. According to a July 13 press release, 26 of the positions were vacant at the time. Nine of the remaining 17 employees were reassigned to other open positions. With state education funds in short […]
Haywood Street property goes digital
High-tech computer modeling may play a significant role in negotiations over a much-scrutinized piece of city-owned property downtown. Visual aid: Several high-tech computer renderings are underway to help visualize what construction on this Haywood Street site could look like. Photo by Jonathan Welch The McKibbon Hotel Group wants to build a seven-story hotel on the […]
UNC Asheville announces layoffs
UNCA responds to a 10 percent budget reduction throughout the UNC system.
Asheville City Council preview: July 14 meeting
A roof for the Civic Center? A city-wide composting effort? These questions and more inside.
Detroit rock by way of Nashville
Following a stop through Swannanoa, The Tips play Mo Daddy’s on Saturday with a sound like the Rolling Stones stranded in Motor City.
Making it personal
District Court Judge Gary Cash paints a frustrating picture. Of the thousands of criminal filings that came through the 28th District Court during the past year, many were the kinds of misdemeanors associated with homelessness. Think public intoxication, public urination, prostitution and aggressive panhandling. All in all, he notes, this is familiar ground for Asheville. […]
Feed thy neighbor
Over the past 27 years, MANNA FoodBank has established itself as the go-to group for food drives in Western North Carolina. Now, the nonprofit aims to change the way we look at food drives. To that end, MANNA is asking neighborhoods to get in on the action. Bank on it: MANNA Food Bank is getting […]
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
Despite some blogs going missing, going private or just being ignored in favor of summer activities, there was some action in our little corner of the blognation this week.
Asheville City Council: Seeing green
$136 million budget approved Council creates “one-stop shop” for permitting development 51 Biltmore project delayed for want of funding Besides approving a $136 million budget, Asheville City Council members also faced an agenda laden with sustainability and energy-efficiency issues at their June 23 meeting. Ground zero: With no funding yet secured for the 51 Biltmore […]
Sen. Hagan visits local leaders, pitches health-care reform
In a sit-down with Buncombe County Commissioners and Asheville City Council members on Friday, Sen. Kay Hagan endorsed public health care.
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
So we’re back. Miss us much? As we write this, many of y’all are getting set for the Beer City Bash at the Orange Peel, so let’s jump right in …
Asheville City Council brief
Council adopts sustainability plan, delays both URTV appointment and 51 Biltmore purchase.
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan to meet with Council and Commissioners Friday
The city of Asheville announced today that the senator will meet with Asheville and Buncombe leaders Friday afternoon.
Civic Center Director resigns ***UPDATED***
Asheville Civic Center Director Sherman Bass, who took on the job 17 months ago, is headed back to Amarillo, according to an e-mail.
A candidate of a different stripe
Tigers roaming the streets of Asheville? It's not an animal-rights demonstration, and the circus isn't in town: It's the top item in the political platform of local blogger/mayoral wannabe Shad Marsh. Tongue, meet cheek: Local blogger and mountainx.com forums regular Shad Marsh has announced a bid for mayor of Asheville with a highly unusual platform. […]
Caffiend closes; Firestorm stokes the fire
The current economic situation is taking its toll on local small businesses, and even the coffeehouse model so well rooted in Asheville is not immune. But while one local beanery is shutting down, another is taking a community-based route toward survival. Calling all caffiends: In response to the credit crunch, Firestorm Cafe and Books is […]
Asheville City Council preview: June 23 meeting
It’s finally time to vote on the budget, the 51 Biltmore project may be delayed, and the Energy Loop is back.
Put and take
APD lawsuit settled Council urges restraint in cutting state education budget Public on budget: No comment Raising Asheville’s residential recycling charge might help plug the city’s budgetary hole in the short term, but some Council members say it’s a step in the wrong direction if the goal is to reduce how much trash ends up […]
Teachers making waves
On the evening of June 8, the Enka High School gymnasium echoed with the frequent cheers and applause of more than 1,000 teachers, parents and students who gathered to protest potential state education cuts. Code red: An estimated 1,600 people attended a June 8 rally at Enka High School to protest the elimination of 80 […]