Full announcement from the McKibbon Hotel Group: (ASHEVILLE, NC –07/30/12) McKibbon Hotel Group, Inc. will present the first design drawings for their proposed development of the city-owned Haywood Street site, across the street from the Basilica of St. Lawrence and the U.S. Cellular Center on Tuesday, August 7 at 5:30 p.m. at the U.S. Cellular […]
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Council will hold July 31 worksession on water system, possible merger
From City Clerk Maggie Burleson: On July 31, 2012, from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. in the First Floor North Conference Room, City Council will be holding a worksession which will consist of the following items: (1) Director’s Report from Water Resources Director Steve Shoaf; (2) Update on the Metropolitan Sewerage District water/sewer consolidation impact study; […]
Just Us for All will hold Aug. 1 protest at Asheville Chick-fil-A
Full announcement from Just Us for All: The Asheville, NC, activist group, Just Us for All, has organized an event to focus the community on the recent issues surrounding the fast food chain Chik-Fil- A. Georgia based Chick-fil-A has always been Christian based, keeping stores closed on Sundays and donating millions to Christian causes. But […]
Reluctant Partners: Water system/MSD documents
The city of Asheville, the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County, and Henderson County officials have been negotiating and discussing the possibility of merging Asheville’s water system with MSD. Here are a few documents related to the topic. For more information, see “Reluctant Partners: Asheville, MSD Take Tentative Steps Toward Merger” in the Aug. 1, 2012 issue of Xpress.
APD: a normal year in arrests, crimes at Bele Chere
The level of arrests and crimes that the Asheville Police Department saw at this Bele Chere were “on par” with past years, Lt. Wally Welch tells Xpress. Photo by Bill Rhodes.
The obligatory Bele Chere street preacher post
Asheville’s annual ritual showdown with fire-and-brimstone street preachers has played out much the same as usual, with some mutations: street preachers have discovered the Bele Chere hashtag on Twitter, and the city’s attempts to restrict amplification failed to bear fruit. (photo by Bill Rhodes)
WLOS: APD pepper sprays, arrests man wanted by federal marshals at Bele Chere
From WLOS: Asheville Police use pepper spray on a man Friday night at Bele Chere. They arrested 41 year old Thomas Hicks. He is from Alabama and wanted by the Federal Marshal’s Office on assault charges. Police say when they approached Hicks, he became violent and tried to run. Hicks was eventually taken into custody.
ASU professor receives grant to analyze Asheville’s East Riverside redevelopment
Full announcement from Appalachian State University: BOONE – Dr. J. Rosie Tighe, a geography and planning professor at Appalachian State University, has received a $10,000 grant from Oak Ridge Associated Universities for a project examining Asheville’s current major redevelopment plans in contrast to urban renewal programs in the past. The project focuses on Asheville’s East […]
Council will hold July 31 worksession on water system, possible merger
From City Clerk Maggie Burleson: On July 31, 2012, from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. in the First Floor North Conference Room, City Council will be holding a worksession which will consist of the following items: (1) Director’s Report from Water Resources Director Steve Shoaf; (2) Update on the Metropolitan Sewerage District water/sewer consolidation impact study; […]
Unanswered questions about APD evidence room mess
After a report earlier this week revealed an Asheville Police Department evidence room in deep disarray, it still remains unclear how it got that way, and how it escaped the notice of department officials.
Auditor reveals APD evidence room a mess, mayor calls situation “appalling”
Tonight, July 24, Asheville City Council heard the first public report on the Asheville Police Department evidence room, revealing a state of deep disarray. Mayor Terry Bellamy called the situation “appalling,” and the auditors estimated it will take at least two years to sort out.
LIVE: Twitter coverage of the July 24 Asheville City Council meeting
Follow live Twitter coverage of the July 24 Asheville City Council meeting, with a report on the evidence room audit, a vote on allowing skateboarding in downtown, and discussion of state water system legislation.
Asheville City Council preview: evidence room, water, skateboards and more
It promises to be a busy meeting for Asheville City Council tonight, as it receives the first public report focusing on the evidence room audit. But that’s not all: allowing skateboarding downtown and state legislation on the possible take-over of the city’s water system are also before Council.
Asheville City Council will consider Linamar incentives Aug. 14
Asheville City Council will consider incentives for the latest round of Linamar expansion on Aug. 14, according to a notice from City Clerk Maggie Burleson.
APD investigating serious domestic assault
Full announcement from the Asheville Police Department: Asheville – On 07/22/2012 at approximately 11:39 AM APD Officers were dispatched to the area of Brevard Rd. and I-240 to assist EOC with a female reportedly thrown from a vehicle. Officers located 34 year old Amanda Byington of Tennessee sitting near the roadway covered by a sheet. […]
Former Israeli Knesset member Christian liaison on Take a Stand this afternoon
From Take a Stand with Matt Mittan and Agnes Cheek: ELHANAN GLAZER a member of ISRAELI KNESSET and DR. SHERLOCK BALLY, (Christian Liason for Israel to North America and The Carribbean). Both men will be in studio today from 5-6pm on “Take a Stand! with Matt and Agnes” on AM 1350 WZGM (Asheville) and AM […]
CPP: Local unions pressured to sell meeting places
From Carolina Public Press: United Textile Workers of America Enka Local 2598’s union hall at 130 Sardis Road is for sale. The local, in place since 1939, has owned the property since 1963. Hank Shell/Carolina Public Press In the face of declining membership, some Asheville-area unions are looking to sell their most iconic possessions – […]
Information session for undocumented youth on immigration law change
From the Asheville-Buncombe Community Relations Council [Asheville, NC] Asheville-area undocumented youth and local organizations including Nuestro Centro, Asheville-Buncombe Community Relations Council, and the Migrant Education Program of Buncombe County Public Schools have come together in the interest of sharing accurate information about President’s Obama’s immigration policy shift concerning Deferred Action. We invite all the community […]
AC-T: Lawsuit over peeling signs drags on
From the Asheville Citizen-Times: ASHEVILLE — A judge is scheduled to hear motions Friday in a long-running lawsuit over who’s responsible for the peeling of directional signs erected across the city. The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority hired L&H Signs Inc. for the $1.5 million “wayfinding” project, completed in the spring of 2010. Public reaction […]
BID opponents plan public forums, try to develop alternatives
Full announcement from StopAVLBID: July 20th, 2012 – The first of three public forums will be held at Cinjades on July 26th at 5:30pm by StopAVLBID, a community network opposed to the business improvement district (BID) currently under consideration by city staff. Organizers plan to host a diverse range of participants, including many who have […]
Council will hear first public presentation on evidence room audit July 24
A Blueline Systems representative will give City Council a July 24 presentation on the Asheville Police Department evidence room audit the company completed earlier this year. The content of the presentation, requested by Mayor Terry Bellamy, is unknown.