From City Clerk Maggie Burleson: The Asheville City Council will be holding a special meeting on Monday, November 5, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in Room 209 of the City Hall Building. The purpose of this special meeting will be to hold the evaluations of the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk. […]
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Buncombe GOP urges “no” vote on water referendum
Full announcement from the Buncombe County Republican Party on the city water referendum: Asheville, NC-With early voting upon us and a referendum about the regional water system on the ballot for Asheville city voters, the Buncombe County Republican Party releases the following statement: “In the wake of Asheville City Council’s move to privatize the Asheville […]
The county lines: Hot buttons and trends in this year’s commissioner races
A look at the issues and what’s at stake in this year’s Buncombe County Board of Commissioners elections. Early voting began today. (photo by Max Cooper)
City within a city: Council approves downtown BID
“Defending our water” forum Oct. 22
Full announcement from Mountain Voices Alliance: On Monday, October 22, local environmental and consumer organizations and concerned citizens will come together to host an educational forum, ‘Defending Our Water: What You Need to Know Before You Vote.’ The non-partisan event will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. at Jubilee, 46 Wall St. in downtown Asheville and […]
New voter guide highlights child poverty in Buncombe
Full announcement from Children First: (Asheville, NC) A new nonpartisan voter guide has been launched online and in print to offer an opportunity to raise important issues during the campaign season, to educate voters, and to build relationships between candidates, voters, and organizations that reinforce civic engagement. Survey questions focused on policy priorities, child poverty, […]
Official NC Voter Guide released
Full announcement from the NC Center for Voter Education: RALEIGH – As early voting gets underway this week, voters across North Carolina can learn about the candidates on their ballot by visiting NCVoterGuide.org. The 2012 N.C. Voter Guide is produced by the nonpartisan N.C. Center for Voter Education and UNC-TV statewide public television. Along with […]
End of an era: Farewell to the Carolina Lane battle mural
Today was the last for an Asheville street art mainstay: the large battle mural on Carolina Lane. A new work by local artists Ishmael and Gus Cutty will go up in its place. (Photo by Jonathan Welch)
Deep red meets deep blue at Romney rally
Like much of the U.S., the Asheville area shows sharp political divides, with deep blue and deep red in the same county. The meeting of a crowd of Mitt Romney supporters with a smattering of protesters during the Thursday, Oct. 11, rally was one of those moments when the two sides bumped shoulders. (Photos by Max Cooper)
Author Jason Metaxas coming to Hendersonville Oct. 28-30
Full announcement from Kanuga Conferences: HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — Eric Metaxas, the New York Times best-selling author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy and Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery, will keynote the upcoming Lansing Lee Conference at Kanuga Conferences in Hendersonville, N.C. from October 28 – 30, 2012. Metaxas’ keynote […]
WNC Alliance, other groups seek groundwater cleanup
From the Southern Environmental Law Center: CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Conservation groups today asked the N.C. Environmental Management Commission to require Progress Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Carolinas to clean up groundwater contaminated by old, unlined coal ash lagoons at 14 coal-fired power plants that have been leaking toxic substances for decades. Coal ash is the toxic […]
Meg Turner selected as BCS Principal of the Year
From Buncombe County Schools: Her fellow district principals have chosen Margaret “Meg” Turner, Principal of Owen High as the 2012-13 BCS Wells Fargo Principal of the Year. Turner has served Buncombe County Schools as Assistant Principal at Owen High from 2001-03 and Cane Creek Middle from 2003-05. In 2005 she was named Principal of Buncombe […]
Land of Sky Executive Director joins credit union advisory council
From Local Government Federal Credit Union: RALEIGH, NC (10/12/12) — Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) proudly announces the addition of Joe McKinney to its Biltmore Advisory Council, which comprises Buncombe, Haywood and Madison counties. McKinney, who is the executive director of Land-of-Sky Regional Council, will be an integral part of LGFCU’s volunteer-driven initiative not […]
Gov. Perdue appoints Susan Dotson-Smith to District Court
From the Office of the Governor: RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue today appointed Susan Dotson-Smith to the District Court bench for the 28th Judicial District which covers Buncombe County. She will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Rebecca Knight. “Susan will do an outstanding job on the District Court bench,” said Gov. […]
NCAE endorses Hayden Rogers
From Hayden Rogers for Congress: Brasstown, NC –Today Hayden Rogers announced he has received the endorsement of the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) for his staunch support of public education. “Hayden Rogers has an outstanding track record of working with the teachers of Western North Carolina on the most important issues facing educators today,” […]
Asheville City Council signs off on downtown BID
After months of debate, on Oct. 9 Asheville City Council passed the controversial plan for a downtown Business Improvement District 5-2. Council changed the proposed makeup of the BID’s governing board, and will set a tax rate and other specifics for the district at a later date.
LIVE: Twitter coverage of the Oct. 9 Asheville City Council meeting
The vote on a Business Improvement District in downtown dominates this evening’s Asheville City Council agenda. Follow live Twitter coverage here.
Three days left to register for Open Data Day
Full announcement from the city of Asheville: ASHEVILLE – There is one week left until Open Data Day in Asheville, the conference designed to explore the opportunities technology offers in making government data more easily accessible to the public. But registration ends this Friday, so get your tickets today! Open Data Day Asheville is a […]
Sesame Street event canceled due to low ticket sales, not Romney visit
This morning, there were rumors that the Sesame Street event at the U.S. Cellular Center was canceled due to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s Thursday visit. But according to center staff, the promoter canceled the event due to low ticket sales.
BID opponents unconvinced by new plan
If the opinions of representatives from two groups of opponents of a Business Improvement District are any indication, the revised proposal revealed by the interim board late last week has failed to win them over. Asheville City Council votes on approval of the BID tonight, Oct. 9.
City within a city: A look at what’s changed (and hasn’t) in the new BID proposal
Asheville City Council will vote on the controversial proposal for a downtown Business Improvement District tomorrow night, Oct. 9. A look at what’s changed — and what hasn’t — in the new proposal, and why the BID’s architects crafted it the way they did.