According to Campaign for Southern Equality Executive Director Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, the Asheville-based LGBT advocacy group provided around $20,000 of free legal services to 70 people at yesterday’s Blue Ridge Pride festival.
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APD makes arrest in shooting
On October 5, 2012 at 3:38 pm Asheville PD Officers responded to a report of a man shot and lying in the road in front of 352 London Rd. While Officers were on the way to the scene, the victim was driven by his wife to meet an ambulance nearby. Officers and Detectives interviewed the […]
Transit Commission will hold “extraordinary meeting” Oct. 10 to decide on bus purchase
The city of Asheville’s Transit Commission will hold an “extraordinary meeting” Wednesday, Oct. 10, to discuss the possible purchase of two used buses from the city of Gastonia.
Register of Deeds candidates clash at CIBO forum
Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger and challenger Pat Cothran traded sometimes tense words this morning during a Council of Independent Business Owners forum. Cothran repeatedly targeted Reisinger’s experience, while he claimed a record of improvement and questioned if she had specific plans to update its practices.
APD seeks help in hit and run case
Full announcement from the Asheville Police Department: On September 17, 2012 at 2258 hrs. Officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Riverside Dr. near the Craven St Bridge. The driver of the vehicle called 911 to report the crash, advising responding officers that he was traveling north on Riverside Dr, […]
Stephens-Lee Center Fall activities schedule
Full announcement from the city of Asheville Asheville, NC –Asheville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts is offering a variety of activities and classes this fall at the Stephens-Lee Recreation Center, 30 George Washington Carver St. Classes · Women Only Workout-Fitness Center: Monday, 5:00-6:00 pm, free · Men Only Workout-Fitness Center: Monday, 6:00-7:00 pm, free · […]
Gov. Perdue touring Highland Brewing, Troy and Sons tomorrow
Full announcement from the office of Gov. Bev Perdue: Gov. Bev Perdue will tour the Highland Brewing Company and Troy & Sons Distillers in Asheville on Friday. As one of the largest craft brewers in the Southeast, Highland provides brewery products in the Carolinas, as well as parts of Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama and Virginia. […]
Asheville Tea PAC endorses Justice Paul Martin Newby
Announcement from Asheville Tea PAC: Hendersonville, NC, 9:30 P.M.: Justice Paul Martin Newby, North Carolina Supreme Court Justice, has received the endorsement of Asheville Tea PAC for re-election. The Asheville Tea PAC endorsement program is performed in conjunction with the assessment process of iCaucus. iCaucus maintains a standard that satisfies our criteria for evaluating candidates. […]
“Camping in the old style” re-enactment at Cradle of Forestry
Full announcement from U.S. Forest Service: PISGAH FOREST, N.C., Oct. 4, 2012 – The U.S. Forest Service invites the public to attend “Camping in the Old Style,” a re-created campsite of the early 1900s at the Cradle of Forestry near Brevard, N.C., on Oct. 13. During this time in history, the Pisgah National Forest was […]
Revised BID proposal: delayed ambassadors, shorter borders, adjusted board
The Interim BID Board has released its revised proposal for a Business Improvement District in downtown Asheville. The new proposal shortens the borders of the district, delays the controversial ambassador safety program, and changes the composition of the governing board, as well as opening the possibility of a lower tax to fund the district.
LIVE: Twitter coverage of Vice President Biden’s visit
Follow live Twitter coverage of Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign visit at UNCA.
Pride and prejudice: Asheville community marks LGBT pride
Smoky Mountain Sk8way offers naming rights
Full announcement from the Smoky Mountain Sk8way: Smoky Mountain Sk8way is looking for a naming rights partner to rename the soon to be expanded Smoky Mountain Sk8way Sports and Entertainment Arena in exchange for revenue to help expand. The partnership offers to name the “newly expanded sk8way/arena” to include the company name in exchange for […]
“I hunt and fish, I don’t play tennis”: Hayden Rogers releases first TV ads
From Hayden Rogers for Congress: Brasstown — Today Hayden Rogers released his first two television advertisements of the general election cycle. The 30-second spots, “Values” and “Don’t,” highlight Rogers’ mountain values and commitment to keeping and creating jobs in America, protecting Medicare, controlling federal spending, and bringing common sense, independent leadership to Washington, DC. A […]
Romney campaign holding debate watching party at Asheville HQ
From the Republican National Committee: Raleigh, NC – On Wednesday, North Carolinians will host families and friends at their homes and Romney Victory centers across North Carolina to watch Governor Mitt Romney debate President Obama. This election is a choice between two very different visions for our nation’s future – and that choice will be […]
LIVE: Twitter coverage of the League of Women Voters’ Oct. 1 forum
Follow live Twitter coverage of the Asheville-Buncombe League of Women Voters’ forum here, beginning at 6:30 p.m. This forum focuses on the 114th House District (where Rep. Susan Fisher is running unopposed), and the 1st Buncombe County Board of Commissioners District (where Democrats Holly Jones and Brownie Newman are running against Republican Don Guge).
Duke law professor to speak to local environmental groups about highway beautification Oct. 25
Full announcement from the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville: Ryke Longest: Director of Environmental Law and Policy Clinic Clinical Professor of Law at the Duke University School of Law Rise and Fall of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965: Can it Rise Again? October 25, 2012, 5:30 PM The Unitarian Universalist Congregation 1 Edwin Place […]
Pipe dream come true
For years, people living near the contaminated former CTS of Asheville site have asked to be placed on city water. Extremely high levels of trichloroethylene, a known carcinogen, have repeatedly been found in some Mills Gap residents’ wells. On Sept. 25, Asheville City Council unanimously approved extending water lines to all 129 households within a mile of the site.
Author Peter Edelman will speak at Pisgah Legal’s poverty forum Oct. 24
Full announcement from Pisgah Legal Services: Why, in the richest country in the world, is the gap between the prosperous and the poor growing ever wider? Why, after decades of anti-poverty programs, does poverty still persist and deepen in the U.S.? What factors contribute to the steadily growing number of unemployed and working poor? And, […]
POP Project wants Vice President Biden to read for Banned Books event
Full announcement from the POP Project: Dear Vice President Joe Biden, Welcome to Asheville this Tuesday, October 2. We’re excited about your visit. The POP Project, a local nonprofit, knows you will enjoy your stay here. We invite you to take in the beautiful views, have a few local craft brews, and please remember to […]
Oct. 6 is Hey Day at the WNC Nature Center
Full announcement from the Friends of the WNC Nature Center: [ASHEVILLE, NC] The Friends of the WNC Nature Center are pleased to host the 36th annual Hey Day fall festival at the WNC Nature Center, Asheville’s Wildlife Park, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 6. The tradition continues as the City of […]