Self-professed “coffee tourist” Matthew Hebb reckons he has patronized at least 582 independent coffee shops in his relatively short lifetime (he’s 26). He’s even driven upwards of 100 miles just to visit a specific coffee shop—for both the flavor and the ambience. He’s got your fix: Matthew Hebb at his new 24-hour coffee shop, Caffiend. […]
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Asheville City Council preview: May 15 meeting
In its cramped May 15 agenda, Asheville City Council will get its annual report on public transit in the city, and will adopt a resolution signaling its intent to annex several areas, including Biltmore Lake.
The algorithm of excellence: Nation’s pre-eminent “best of” list names Asheville
Bert Sperling, who annually compiles the nation’s most-read listing of the best places to live, this year places Asheville at number seven.
The kid’s all right
School’s almost out for the summer, and for many students that means the lure of three months of lazy days and hot party nights. For Adam King, a rising junior at Reynolds High School, it’ll most likely mean more writing for Asheville Citizen-Times blog “Student on the March,” volunteer work throughout the community and his […]
Pritchard committee meeting is no picnic in the park
While members of the newly formed Pritchard Park Committee bandied about ways to make their board more diverse, many of the roughly 20 audience members who’d turned out at the Asheville Civic Center banquet hall for the committee’s May 4 meeting were more interested in getting down to the business of addressing the park’s problems. […]
Committee meeting is no picnic in the park
While members of the newly formed Pritchard Park Committee bandied about ways to make their board more diverse, many of the roughly 20 audience members who’d turned out at the Asheville Civic Center banquet hall for the committee’s May 4 meeting were more interested in getting down to the business of addressing the park’s problems. […]
Public to brainstorm for proposed performance center
With no concrete plans—much less any concrete poured—the nonprofit group Asheville Area Center for the Performing Arts keeps plugging away at its dream of creating a performing-arts center in downtown Asheville adjacent to the Pack Square Park, which is now under construction. The proposed $85 million facility is far from becoming reality, though the group […]
Asheville City Council
A year ago, Asheville faced a budget shortfall that had Council members and city staff scrambling. What a difference a year makes. Stepping up: Asheville residents Precious Folston, above, and Jacquelyn Hallum, below, will put their passion for education to the test as the city’s newest school board members. photo by Jonathan Welch For the […]
The art of the flip
Asheville’s hot housing market makes it a flipper’s paradise: Just buy an old house, fix it up and then sell it for a hefty profit. House beautiful: Successful real-estate flippers Susan and Derrick Edwards show off a transformed home in North Asheville that they were able to sell for a hefty profit. photo by Jonathan […]
Asheville tops another “Best of” list
Asheville is a great place to live. Who knew?
Whose business is it?
A local grass-roots group is developing tools to help protect the Asheville area’s large lesbian-and-gay population from workplace discrimination. People for Employment Equality for Gays and Lesbians has created an online directory of employers who openly accept lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered (LGBT) individuals, whether through a written personnel policy or simply as standard practice, […]
Asheville City Council preview: April 17 meeting
Here’s your City Council agenda for April 17, 2007.
Shuler’s first 100 days
When Rep. Heath Shuler was sworn in back in January, it looked as though the neophyte lawmaker was destined to spend some time in the political wilderness. It didn’t help that he was returning to the city where a promising career as an NFL quarterback had quickly turned sour, making Shuler a pariah among rabid […]
Kenny Rogers croons for prison-ministry benefit
Those who plan to attend the April 19 Kenny Rogers concert at the Asheville Civic Center will get more than just the satisfaction of listening to one of country music’s biggest legends; they’ll also be benefiting a local prison ministry that aims to build a space to help local convicts on the verge of release […]
The doobie and the damage done: Mumpower to attend Widespread Panic
OK, all you Spreadheads, beware: Carl Mumpower will be attending the upcoming Widespread Panic show at the Asheville Civic Center — but not to get his groove on.
Shuler makes Rove’s hit list
In the eye’s of Karl Rove, Congressman Heath Shuler has a great big target on his back.
Shuler: No road, thank you — we’ll take cash
Congressman Heath Shuler and others are asking the Interior Department to scrap the controversial North Shore Road project in Swain County.
Asheville City Council
The Asheville City Council made short work of its March 20 meeting agenda. In a scant two hours, Council members ran through a number of agenda items, a couple of which will have a long-term impact on the city. Besides kicking in money for a new city park, Council approved the voluntary annexation of a […]
A home to call their own
Kendra loves movies and basketball. Dustin wants to be a paramedic. Amber has visions of becoming a country singer in Nashville. Rusty describes himself as an active person who likes hands-on activities and likes building things. David desires to be a NASCAR driver or mechanic, while his brother, Adam, says he enjoys basketball, skateboarding and […]
Did a partisan Justice Department protect Charles Taylor?
Amid allegations that the U.S. Department of Justice purged U.S. attorneys for partisan reasons, there is speculation that Justice might have protected Taylor in a fraud case involving the bank owned by the former Republican Congressman.
State poised for healthy jobs growth
North Carolina is expected to add nearly 700,000 jobs by 2014, according to new projections from the state’s Employment Security Commission. The news comes on the heels of two recent announcements of local job expansion in the Asheville area and news that the state’s unemployment rate is a healthy 4.6 percent.