The board passed a zoning ordinance that could allow more asphalt plants to be built in the area and voted to allocate over a million dollars to fund land conservation easements.
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There’s a lot of information in laughter
Recently called "TV's greatest loudmouth" by Rolling Stone, Bill Maher has made a career out of ruffling feathers. The media Renaissance man's rabble-rousing has taken many forms over the years: standup comedy, television, film and more. One of his more infamous incidents occurred in 2002, soon after 9/11, when he said on his television show […]
The Beat: HATCH-ing a plan?
HATCH took over downtown Asheville, April 14-17. The annual networking event aims to be a “creative-idea and business incubator,” energizing "creative professionals and thought leaders who are serious about transforming their ideas and talents into bold action, while inspiring others to do the same," according to the event’s website. This year's festivities encompassed four days […]
Buncombe County Commissioners preview: Paving the way for more asphalt plants?
At its April 19 meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will consider a zoning ordinance that could allow more asphalt plants to be built in the area.
The Beat: HATCH-ing a plan
A look at what’s been making headlines.
Equality NC rallies against “Defense of Marriage” acts
Equality North Carolina will hold an April 14 town hall meeting to rally support against a pair of “Defense of Marriage” acts recently introduced in the state legislature.
Crafty maneuvers
Asheville’s Folk Art Center faces an uncertain future due to a change in the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s operating agreement with the National Park Service. Located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the multipurpose facility includes galleries, a craft store, a library and more. The guild built the popular tourist destination in 1980 […]
Remembering the Marion Massacre: A scrapbook
This scrapbook of news articles and photos chronicles the labor strikes of 1929 in Marion, N.C., which came to a bloody head when six picketing mill workers were fatally shot and dozens more were injured by local law enforcement. 
This is a companion piece to our March 29 cover story, “Mountain Shame.” Click the link to read the original article.
Chad Nesbitt: Paul Van Heden “took over my identity on a Twitter account”
Former Buncombe County Republican chair Chad Nesbitt says his attorneys may soon contact Paul Van Heden; Nesbitt claims the Asheville resident ran a Twitter account, @chadnesbitt, that resulted in the U.S. Secret Service investigating possible threats against Pres. Bill Clinton last year.
(On the left is the real Chad Nesbitt. On the right is an image from the fake @chadnesbitt’s Twitter account.)
ASKville: Reaching out
Longtime party activist Henry Mitchell narrowly edged out Chris Eck to succeed Chad Nesbitt as Buncombe County GOP chair. The president of the Oakley Neighborhood Association, Mitchell’s been a substitute teacher at A.C. Reynolds High School for the last 10 years. He previously worked as a horticulturist, salesman and as resource development director for Quality […]
The Beat: Save the (blooming) trees?
Downtown Asheville was abuzz on March 29 — literally. Loud saws and other heavy equipment were used to remove several trees in the central business district, including a row of Bradford pears on Battery Park Avenue in front of the Haywood Park Hotel. Although they were in full spring bloom, the trees were distressed and […]
Buncombe Commissioners preview: Changing the channel?
At its April 5 meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners is set to consider the finances of the WNC Media Center, which recently announced that it will cease operations April 30 unless it receives more funding.
WNC Community Media Center: Without more funding we will close our doors
The WNC Community Media Center will shut down operations April 30 unless additional funding is immediately forthcoming, according to a press release from the local private 501 (c)(3) Arts Service Organization, which manages URTV, the public access cable channel for Buncombe County and the City of Asheville.
The Beat: Save the (blooming) trees?
A look at what’s been making headlines.
Moffitt, Gantt spar over district elections
Buncombe County Board Chair David Gantt and Statehouse Rep. Tim Moffitt exchanged sharp words over Moffitt’s recent proposal to expand the Board of Commissioners from five to seven members and mandate district representation in place of the current at-large elections. The two elected officials spoke at this morning’s April 1 meeting of the Council of Independent Business Owners at the Biltmore Square Mall. Photo by Margaret Williams
Google this: Kansas City gets first Google super-speed Internet, not contenders like Asheville
Google announced today, March 30, that Kansas City will be the first city to receive its experimental high-speed internet network. The city outbid Asheville and over 1,000 other communities across the country to win the service.
Web Extra: Remembering the Marion Massacre
In the following multimedia companion pieces to this week’s cover story, “Mountain Shame,” we offer a narrated slide show of images culled from a newly unveiled scrapbook that documents the violent 1929 labor strikes in Marion, N.C. We’ve also posted the audio documentary, Strike, which examines the demonstration and its effect on the rural mountain town.
Mountain shame: Remembering the Marion Massacre
As the sun rose on the morning of Oct. 2, 1929, hundreds of picketing mill workers in Marion, N.C., found themselves in a deadly standoff with law enforcement. (photo by Jonathan Welch)
Changing outcomes
A closely divided Buncombe County Republican Party elected Henry Mitchell to succeed Chad Nesbitt as chairman. After hours of deliberations, the precinct delegates gathered at the Buncombe County Courthouse for the party’s March 26 convention favored Mitchell over challenger Chris Eck, 62-51. An Asheville native, Mitchell is a longtime party activist who recently ran an […]
It’s working, but …
Local agencies are making progress in implementing the 10-year Plan to End Homelessness, but they need more resources and support. That was the principal message that emerged from the 2011 Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Summit, held March 25 at the Masonic Temple in downtown Asheville. More than 50 representatives of agencies such as Homeward Bound and the […]
Henry Mitchell elected Buncombe GOP chair
Today, March, 26, a divided Buncombe County Republican party elected Henry Mitchell to be its new chair.
Photos by Jerry Nelson
