Rep. Heath Shuler met with local business owners and area executives in the medical and insurance fields on Thursday to discuss the need for, and the lack of, health insurance for small-business employees.
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Lattes: Not just for liberals anymore
Republicans got great mileage from a political ad from the arch-conservative Club for Growth back in the 2004 presidential election that included this now-infamous and oft-paraphrased jab at the liberal elite: “Howard Dean should take his tax-hiking, government-expanding, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, New York Times-reading, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freakshow back to Vermont, where it belongs.” Something’s brewing: […]
Turning food into money
They’re all over Asheville and parts hereabout: cans and jars and packages of homemade foodstuffs created for sale by locals. Most likely you’ve seen such items. Perhaps you’ve even purchased them on occasion. If so, chances are that at some point you’ve told yourself something like: “Dang, my homemade jelly tastes better than this $10 […]
Asheville City Council
With an overflow crowd in attendance on Aug. 21, City Council approved stronger rules to protect wetlands, streams and rivers from construction-related runoff, to bring the city into compliance with federal storm-water guidelines. Although city staff and some stakeholders called for a 50-foot development-free buffer along streams, Council members demurred in the face of opposition […]
Asheville-area unemployment dips slightly
The Asheville and Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Areas areas boast the lowest unemployment rates in the state.
Dog day afternoon
Like a bank officer turning down a loan, Doug Stachura sat behind his desk late last week in his office at Bank of America’s main local branch, at 68 Patton Ave., with arms crossed resolutely. His gaze, while not unfriendly, spoke volumes. With two acts of protest against the Charlotte-based bank’s financing of coal companies […]
And then there were 15
A total of 15 people will be vying for three Asheville City Council seats that will be in play this November in a nonpartisan contest.
Asheville City Council preview: Aug. 21 meeting
Storm-water and erosion control, annexation and the condition of the city’s bridges are some of the key items on Council’s agenda for the meeting tonight (Tuesday, Aug. 21).
War Incorporated
War may be hell, but for some North Carolina firms, it can also be mighty profitable. Welcome to the (sewing) machine: Workers at Asheville’s Mills Manufacturing have been serving the military since 1952. photos by Jonathan Welch Consider Buncombe County, which boasts the largest concentration of defense contractors in the western part of the state. […]
Local business owner declares Council candidacy
With a new filing deadline (noon, Aug. 20) for Asheville City Council elections, which reverted to nonpartisan status in the wake of a successful petition drive calling for a referendum on the issue, unaffiliated candidates are joining the race. The latest independent to throw her hat in the ring is local businesswoman Dee Williams. (For […]
Let the good times roll
Predictions: • Telecommuting links Asheville to the world • Weather/climate-data firms flourish • Natural healing and organics Predicting the future is always dicey, but trying to figure out where Asheville’s economy will be in 2027 is akin to herding cats, with so many variables that can suddenly zig when you expect them to zag, local […]
Asheville City Council
The Asheville City Council faced a packed chamber on July 24, with many there to voice their anger over the proposed involuntary annexation of three areas south and southwest of the city limits. The crowd was so big, in fact, that many were directed to an overflow room to watch the proceedings on TV. Immigration […]
Dwight Butner announces for City Council
Local restaurateur and civic leader throws his hat into the ring.
City Council backs off policing illegal immigration
Council supports police chief’s suggestion not to form partnership with federal immigration agency.
The slate is set (well, sort of)
With Asheville facing the possibility of a citywide referendum on partisan elections, voters may be wondering who all is actually running for City Council. In the wake of the switch to partisan elections approved by Council last month, some confusion has reigned. According to Assistant Director of Elections Marvin Hollifield, only Democrats or Republicans could […]
Tall building leaps two hurdles
The Ellington—a proposed hotel and condo high-rise on Biltmore Avenue—certainly has its detractors. Some say that at 23 stories, the structure would block mountain vistas, while others contend the massive scale of the “neo-deco” building is out of character with Asheville, not to mention the block the building would call home. Two steps closer: It’s […]
The race is on: Eight declare for Asheville City Council
With the partisan voting issue still unresolved, the final slate of candidates for Asheville City Council could grow. But for the time being, here are the eight candidates who made the July 20 filing deadline, according to Buncombe County Election Services.
Asheville City Council meeting preview: Tuesday, July 24
At its meeting tonight, City Council will take up a host of issues, most notably annexation.
Boom and bust
Bele Chere, the name of Asheville’s annual three-day summer blowout, roughly translates as “beautiful living,” but a lot of downtown merchants say there’s nothing pretty about what the popular festival does to their business. Blessing or curse?: It depends on who you ask — but despite the crowds, many downtown merchants say Bele Chere doesn’t […]
Viva El Eco
The Spanish-language newspaper that you may have spotted in news racks the past couple of weeks isn’t exactly new. But thanks to the publisher of the Asheville Daily Planet, the paper catering to Asheville’s vibrant Latino population—El Eco de Las Montanas (“The echo of the mountains”)—does have a new life. Back in the boxes: After […]