The Asheville Police Department has arrested Jessica Renee Hall, 32, of Candler on charges of assault with a deadly weapon for a hit and run last night at Westville Pub. Below are photos of the scene from Andrew Fedynak.
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Live Twitter-based coverage of Sept. 28 Asheville City Council meeting
This post includes Xpress Senior Reporter David Forbes’ live Twitter-based coverage of tonight’s Sept. 28 Asheville City Council meeting. Council is set to take up two matters that involve the ongoing debate over how the city should develop: the 100-unit Caledonia Apartments in Kenilworth and extending incentives for workforce housing.
Asheville City Council preview: of densities and developments
At its meeting tomorrow, Sept. 28, Asheville City Council is set to take up two matters that involve the ongoing debate over how the city should develop: the 100-unit Caledonia Apartments in Kenilworth and extending incentives for workforce housing.
Do busted barrels reveal a source of CTS contamination?
Today, a resident of the Mills Gap Road area showed Xpress reporters busted barrels at the border of the contaminated former CTS of Asheville site, which he asserts may point to chemical dumping responsible for groundwater contamination in the area.
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Lighten up: Council reallocates money for energy-efficiency improvements
Cell tower ordinance revised; residential component postponed Chiaromonte continues protest Asheville may soon begin implementing energy-efficiency improvements in everything from streetlights to city buildings. City Council voted Sept. 14 to use $250,000 in federal stimulus funds to secure a $3.5 million bond issue that would pay for the upgrades. The stimulus funds would help the […]
The placard stops here
Walking the streets of Asheville on a cooling September afternoon, Joe Minicozzi points out parked cars bearing handicapped placards. Under state law, people with disabilities can park for free in unmetered on-street spaces; currently, the city doesn’t ticket or charge even those parking in metered spots. Minicozzi is executive director of the Asheville Downtown Association, […]
“Pro-business” group buys $712,000 in anti-Shuler ads
Rep. Heath Shuler is facing a new challenge, as news emerged in the Washington Examiner that Americans for Job Security, a conservative, “pro-business” non-profit, is putting $712,000 into advertising opposing the two-term Democratic congressman.
Two dead in apparent murder-suicide in east Asheville
The Asheville Police Department reports an apparent murder-suicide in East Asheville, leaving two — Diana Smith McGovern, 50 and William Michael McGovern, 51 — dead.
Live Twitter-based coverage of Asheville City Council meeting ***UPDATED with summary***
This post includes an aggregated feed of Xpress Senior Reporter David Forbes’ live Twitter-based coverage of tonight’s Asheville City Council meeting. Council is scheduled to consider revising rules to allow cellphone towers in residential areas, and to receive an update on the infamous peeling signs. Click here for a preview of the meeting.
Asheville City Council preview: signs and towers
At its meeting tomorrow, Sept. 14, Asheville City Council will consider allowing cellphone towers in residential areas, and receive an update on the infamous peeling signs.
ADC unveils Burton Street Community Plan
The Asheville Design Center has put the Burton Street Community Plan up on their website. The plan calls for a stable community association, an outdoor gathering space and pedestrian improvements.
“Going local” vs. state law: is local always better?
In the ongoing controversy over the infamous peeling wayfinding signs, one question frequently heard is “why wasn’t the contract given to a local company,” something that only intensified after the Tourism Development Authority yesterday awarded the sign repair contract to Ohio-based Geograph, Inc. It turns out that a state law designed to prevent favoritism collides square in the face with Asheville’s preference for all things local.
Anatomy of a standoff
Tuesday, Aug. 31, 4:30 p.m., downtown Asheville An Asheville Police Department officer spots a black Camaro and recognizes the license number. Initially refusing to stop, the driver runs a red light before finally coming to a halt in a parking spot on Otis Street, between the federal courthouse and the RBC Bank. Inside the vehicle […]
Company chosen to repair peeling signs
The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority has chosen Geograph Industries, Inc. “a third-generation sign fabricator from Harrison, Ohio” to repair peeling wayfinding signs, according to an announcement this afternoon.
“Socialism is a cancer:” Buncombe GOP fires first video salvo
With election season revving up, the Buncombe County Republican Party is first out of the gate in Internet video volleys, with Chair Chad Nesbitt decrying “socialistic terrorism” in this pitch for the party’s 9/11 fundraiser at the Bee Tree Fire Department:
Standoff ends in downtown Asheville ***UPDATED 7:45 P.M.***
About 7 p.m., a two-hour standoff in downtown Asheville ended without incident, as Hilton Head, S.C.-resident Kenneth Allison surrendered peacefully. Police took Allison to Mission Hospital for evaluation, and have filed commitment papers.
Here’s a photo taken by Ashevillean CJ Mason 
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A bridge too far?
Asheville City Council Aug. 24 meeting Montford Commons incentives narrowly approved City resident condemns proposed change in handicapped-parking policy Chiaromonte fasts to highlight plight of poor On June 16, 25-year-old Swannanoa resident Anthony Ray Gilmore ran across Interstate 240, trying to get to the Hillcrest Apartments to visit his stepfather. Gilmore never made it: He […]
Asheville area unemployment declined in July
Unemployment in both the Asheville metropolitan area and Buncombe County dropped to 8 percent in July, according to figures released by the state Employment Security Commission. However, the figures also reveal losses in government jobs and a number of other areas.
No Asheville transit strike, union accepts contract
There will be no strike in the Asheville transit system, as the local bus drivers’ union voted today to accept a contract from management company First Transit, according to a source within the union.
Peeling signs reviewed Friday, Aug. 27, repairs in October
According to an announcement from the Tourism Development Authority, three sign companies will be in town Friday, Aug. 27 to review the peeling wayfinding signs, and repairs are scheduled to begin in October.
Asheville City Council calls for Hillcrest bridge to be reopened
At the Aug. 24 Asheville City Council meeting, covered by Mountain Xpress Senior News Reporter David Forbes, members took the following actions:
• Voted 6-1 to ask that the Hillcrest pedestrian bridge at I-240 be re-opened (Davis voted against).
• Approved a discount tire store for Bleachery Blvd (member Jan Davis, who owns a downtown tire store, was recused from the vote).
• Approved, 4-3, an incentives package for Montford Commons; Bothwell, Smith and Russell vote against it.