Full announcement from the city of Asheville: Crews continue repairs to Sand Hill Road after Friday’s gas line explosion. Following the repair of the ruptured gas line on Friday evening, City of Asheville crews worked throughout the night to restore a 24 inch water main damaged by the fire and to prepare Sand Hill Road […]
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Weaverville Library offers tutorial on downloading e-books
Full announcement from Buncombe County: Saturday, January 11 at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 14 at 7 p.m. Weaverville Library 41 N. Main Street Did you get a Nook, a Kindle or an iPad for the holidays? You can download FREE books through your public library. Learn how to download books, and learn the ins and […]
Group to rally for ‘transportation with representation,’ unveil plan on Jan. 14
This coming Tuesday, Jan. 14, a group of transit riders and citizens will assemble in Pack Square to call for an overhaul of the city’s system that “prioritizes the needs of the people who use public transit out of necessity.” The group has a 19-point plan to improve transit services and make the management of the system more representative of its ridership.
Major gas fire hits Sandhill Road area ***UPDATED 5:50 P.M.***
***UPDATED: As of 5:50 p.m. the fire is out.*** A major gas fire hit the Sandhill Road area, erupting around 4 p.m. today. Emergency response crews have blocked off the area, and reports from both news outlets and social media tell of a huge fireball and a shockwave that shook nearby buildings. Authorities are warning people to avoid the area. Photo by Jason Setran.
APD investigating homicide, seeking public’s help
From the Asheville Police Department: Asheville – On Friday, January 3rd, 2014 at approximately 8:19 PM, the Asheville Police Department responded to a report of a person down at a bus stop in Pisgah View Apartments. When officers arrived they found the victim, 31 year old, Patrick Frances Saunders, of Asheville, unconscious lying on the […]
McCrory makes appointments to WNC Regional Economic Development Commission
From the office of Gov. Pat McCrory: Western North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission Dr. John Boyd (Mitchell County) – Dr. Boyd is the president of Mayland Community College. He received a B.S. in criminal justice from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, a master’s of criminal justice administration from Oklahoma City University and a Ph.D. in […]
What was the Big Idea?
Desegregation, struggles for LGBT equality, revitalizing downtown, malls that never were and more Big Ideas that shaped the face of our city.
N.C. Justice Center: Jobs picture worse than it looks, Asheville one example
Full announcement from the N.C. Justice Center: RALEIGH (January 7, 2014) — Despite falling unemployment rates, most of North Carolina’s metro areas are still waiting for meaningful job creation, according to new jobless numbers released by the Division of Employment Security this morning. In 11 of 14 of the state’s metro areas, the drop in […]
Cold times: Asheville tackles bitter temperatures ***UPDATED 10 A.M.***
Thanks to a “bitterly cold arctic air mass,” in the National Weather Service’s words, Ashevilleans are grappling with “the coldest temperatures in many years,” with temperatures hitting minus 2 and wind chill as low as minus 24. The NWS warns of bad roadway conditions due to ice and snow and “dangerous wind chills.” Both city and county school systems are closed today, Jan. 7, and the Red Cross has opened warming shelters in some counties.
Red Cross opens warming shelters for Henderson, Transylvania counties
Full announcement from the American Red Cross: Greenville, SC, January 7, 2014 – The American Red Cross of the Western Carolinas is opening shelters at its Hendersonville, NC office and at the Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Seneca, SC. These warming shelters are in response to extended duration power outages in Henderson, Transylvania and […]
Extreme cold delays city of Asheville garbage/recycling collection
Full announcement from the city of Asheville: ASHEVILLE – Cold weather conditions have delayed garbage and recycling collection today, Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Due to the extreme cold conditions, garbage collection trucks are not operating and Sanitation crews are operating on a delayed schedule. Residents are requested to leave their trash out at curbside for […]
Asheville Green Drinks on landslides in WNC Jan. 8
From Asheville Green Drinks: Join Asheville Green Drinks for its 487th edition on Wednesday January 8th at 6PM at the Green Sage Coffeehouse and Cafe for a presentation on Landslides in Western North Carolina by Appalachian Landslide Consultants, PLLC Principle Geologist, Jennifer B. Bauer. Jennifer Bauer is a licensed geologist and co-owner of Appalachian Landslide […]
RiverLink seeks name for creek in East-West Asheville
Full announcement from RiverLink: Westwood Place is a neighborhood in East West Asheville, bounded by Haywood Road, Craven Street, I-26 and Patton Avenue. In addition to performing a cleanup of the creek that flows through the neighborhood, RiverLink seeks to name that stream as part of its “Name that Creek” program. RiverLink is currently seeking […]
Organic Growers’ School announces spring conference
From the Organic Growers School: The Organic Growers School, Saturday & Sunday, March 8 & 9, 2014 at the University of North Carolina-Asheville in Asheville, NC. A weekend of workshops for beginning gardeners to advanced commercial growers plus a trade show and seed exchange, silent auction, Children’s Program, and Friday March 7th on-farm session. Cost: […]
DHHS: Medicaid cards mailed to incorrect people
From the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Raleigh, N.C. – Today, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Acting Medicaid Director Sandra Terrell released the following statement: Effective January 1, due to new eligibility rules, 70,253 children were switched from NC Health Choice to Medicaid. As a result, the N.C. Department of […]
Pisgah Brewing will start selling Pisgah Pale Ale in cans Jan. 10
Full announcement from Pisgah Brewing: Pisgah Brewing Company of Black Mountain, NC has long been known for its flagship beer, Pisgah Pale Ale. One of the most popular pint choices in the Asheville, NC region and voted #1 Local Ale (any style) recently by the readers of Mountain Xpress, Pisgah now plans to sell Pisgah […]
Survey says: developers tell city commission why they don’t build affordable housing
As part of a major effort to examine Asheville’s lack of affordable housing and possibly overhaul the way city government approaches the issue, the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee interviewed a range of developers to find out why many don’t build affordable housing. They replied that the costs of land, a lack of infrastructure, insufficient transit, city rules inhibiting denser development and neighborhood opposition all play a role in why many of them don’t build more affordable units.
A tumultuous year: Asheville City Council’s ups and downs in 2013
Asheville City Council’s 2013 was marked by financial turmoil, the first major tax hike in more than a decade, the demise of a long-standing festival, and major fights with the Legislature in Raleigh.
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation begins new membership drive
Full announcement from the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation: GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC – The Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, the non-profit organization that owns and operates the Grandfather Mountain travel attraction, is inviting all of its friends to invest in a membership to its new “Bridge Club” as a way to express their support for the work […]
Community Foundation of Henderson County: donations grew in 2013
Full announcement from the Community Foundation of Henderson County: Hendersonville, N.C., Dec. 30, 2013: Community Foundation of Henderson County received more than $3.6 million in contributions, had more than $77.6 million in assets and awarded more than $2.49 million in grants to nonprofits and scholarship recipients this past fiscal year. More about the growth and […]
Pisgah Legal will hold free health insurance clinic Jan. 4
Full announcement from Pisgah Legal Services: Make it your New Year’s Resolution to find out more about your health insurance options for 2014! Pisgah Legal Services, in partnership with UNC School of Law’s Pro Bono Program is hosting a health insurance clinic on Saturday January 4th from 10am – 1pm at our Asheville office, 62 […]