Since December 2007, North Carolina’s unemployment rate (then 4.7 percent) has been increasing steadily. For April, the state’s rate hit 5.4 percent, according to the latest statistics from the N.C. Employment Security Commission.
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Asheville City Council
Durant proposes balanced budget Digital billboards get green light The Oaks residents to get city water Swannanoa’s push to become an incorporated town met another delay when Asheville City Council members postponed a decision on the controversial proposal during their May 13 formal session. ZIP it: City Council prefers a scaled-back western border for a […]
Room with a viewpoint
At first glance, it would be easy to dismiss Firestorm Café & Books, slated to open May 24, as just another downtown java spot in a town that’s swimming in them—not to mention that it’s tucked away in a corner of downtown with little visibility where previous businesses have gone belly-up. “This town is filled […]
City Council: Swannanoa incorporation approval delayed
Swannanoa’s march to become an incorporated town will have to wait a little longer after City Council on May 13 postponed its approval of the controversial proposal.
The selling of Asheville
Cece Noonan, 41, says that she became aware of Asheville about four years ago. First, as she recalls, there was an ad (or maybe it was an article?) about the city in USA Today or some other newspaper. Then she read about the city and saw ads for it in Southern Living on a consistent […]
Asheville City Council preview: May 13 meeting
Facing a packed agenda, Council will receive an update on its finances at its May 13 meeting as budget writing season kicks into gear.
Health Net to forge links, fill in cracks
Buncombe County and Health Partners, an Asheville-based nonprofit, are gearing up to roll out an ambitious online system later this year called Health Net that will help safety-net providers better serve the county’s uninsured, low-income and impoverished residents. Nothing but Net: Health Net Director J. Nelson-Weaver says the system will connect all of the area’s […]
The Biz
Buncombe County and Health Partners, an Asheville-based nonprofit, are gearing up to roll out an ambitious online system later this year called Health Net that will help safety-net providers better serve the county’s uninsured, low-income and impoverished residents. Nothing but Net: Health Net Director J. Nelson-Weaver says the system will connect all of the area’s […]
Welcome to Wellville
Asheville and environs has a rich history as a health haven, ranging from 19th- and early 20th-century resorts and tuberculosis care to today’s diverse healing arts. And that focus seems likely to grow in years to come, thanks partly to the N.C. Center for Health & Wellness. About 100 people braved a brisk spring wind […]
Shuler pledges prez super-delegate vote to local popular-vote winner
Rep. Heath Shuler says he’ll throw his super-delegate vote for the Democratic nomination to whomever wins the popluar vote in the 11th Congressional District.
USA Today: Asheville housing market? Comme ci, comme ca
USA Today gave readers a snapshot of the Asheville real-estate market today. The verdict? Sort of bad, but could be worse, all things considered.
Your election night politico locator
Many local candidates and their supporters will rally tonight to celebrate — or mourn — the results.
Follow the money: Local candidates’ latest finance reports available
Find out who is giving to whom in the hotly contested race for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners.
The Biz
Asheville’s MANNA FoodBank has always had a tough time stocking enough provisions to supply the various relief agencies it serves across Western North Carolina. But the current jump in food prices is creating an unprecedented crisis, Executive Director Kitty Schaller reports. Facing a growing need: MANNA FoodBank, the Buncombe County food-stamp unit and vairous relief […]
Big plans at Citizen’s Academy
The third meeting of Asheville’s Citizen’s Academy mostly featured straight-forward lectures and Q&As on city planning and engineering. But there was some news, too. Interim Planning Director Shannon Tuch, who took over the department’s management last year upon the resignation of Scott Shuford, told her audience she loves planning but not the “politics and management […]
Tuch out of running for city planning director
Asheville’s Interim Planning Director Shannon Tuch, who took over the department’s management last year upon the resignation of Scott Shuford, says she loves urban planning but not the “politics and management issues” inherent in leading such a high-profile department. Thus, she won’t seek to make her interim status permanent.
The Biz
The stock market is in free fall—which actually makes now a good time to get in. And thanks to an explosion of stocks in so-called “green” companies, this may also be a good time to start building a nest egg that can not only sustain you in your golden years, but Mother Earth as well, […]
Asheville City Council
The sky isn’t falling, but at the Asheville City Council’s April 15 work session, Council members were told that the city can expect tight budgets and lean times for the next few years—probably moving some Council priorities to the back burner. That includes such items as property-tax relief, various major capital-improvement projects, and assorted environmental […]
Luncheon chews on films’ local economic impact
Wednesday, April 23, event turns a spotlight on how the movie industry can enrich WNC
The challengers
This time two years ago, Democrat Heath Shuler was the upstart political neophyte hoping to unseat long-time incumbent Republican Charles Taylor for the 11th Congressional District seat. Swept into office on a wave of national support for Democrats, Shuler now is the one with a target squarely on his back. Despite an occasional and marked […]
Asheville City Council preview: April 16 meeting
A budget preview highlights the City Council’s next work session, but there’s plenty of other relatively high-profile fare on the agenda as well.