Go to the Xpress Files to read an array of documents regarding the Richmond Hill Inn, including fire inspection reports, foreclosure proceedings and a civil lawsuit involving the past and current owners of the inn.
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Richmond Hill Inn foreclosure, fire inspection, tax records
Five months before a devastating March 19 fire destroyed the Richmond Hill Inn’s historic mansion, legal battles had been heating up between the current and former owners of the property. The fire was intentionally set, according to investigators. William Gray bought the property in 2005 for $10.4 million from owners Albert and Marge Michel of […]
Xpress-rated: Video sneak peek of the March 18 issue
Here’s your (ultra-fashionable) video sneak preview of this week’s edition of the Mountain Xpress.
Asheville Girl Scout appears on national television as cookie debate continues
Bryan Freeborn and his daughter, Wild, appeared on the Today show this morning to talk about the controversy over an online strategy to sell Girl Scout cookies. Check out the video.
First phase of Pack Square Park set to open next month
The first phase of Asheville’s signature park is scheduled to be open in one month, after years of on-and-off construction work and the expenditure of millions in private donations and taxpayers’ dollars.
A-B Tech resigns to take college president’s job in Houston
Dr. Betty Young, inaugurated as the fourth president of A-B Tech in May 2008, officially left the college March 6 to become president of Coleman College in Houston, Texas. Her departure ended a short tenure marked by upheaval. A-B Tech’s trustees announced that they had accepted Young’s official resignation during a special meeting on campus […]
WPVM’s interim station manager quits
The interim station manager at Asheville’s low-power FM community-radio station has resigned, likening herself to a Band-Aid stuck on a mortal wound requiring immediate surgery. Kim Clark issued her statement March 2, two weeks after her hiring as WPVM’s interim manager was announced by Wally Bowen, the executive director of the Mountain Area Information Network. […]
Towing sting
Responding to complaints about predatory towing in downtown Asheville, Asheville police parked a decoy car as bait Saturday night on Lexington Avenue, then reeled in their catch. Police charged two men, 25-year-old Trevor Kyle Ballinger (pictured on left), and 32-year-old Leonard Tobias Best, of All-Safe Towing & Recovery, with obtaining property by false pretense after […]
Burton Street Recreation Center is a community hub
If you want a slice of life in and around Burton Street, stop by the Burton Street Recreation Center.
Video sneak preview of March 11 edition
Here’s your sun-splashed video sneak preview for this week’s edition of the Mountain Xpress.
A-B Tech president resigns to take college president’s job in Houston
Dr. Betty Young, inaugurated as president of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College in May 2008, will officially leave the college on Friday to become president of Coleman College in Houston, Texas. Her departure ends a short tenure marked by upheaval at the college.
City of Asheville survey
This document contains a survey that the city of Asheville will circulate in April to gauge citizens’ opinions of the city’s performance. Developed by the National Research Center, Inc. and the International City/County Management Association, the National Citizen SurveyTM, hits on a wide variety of topics, from transportation to crime to general demographics. Alongside the […]
Downtown shelter to double space
Western Carolina Rescue Ministries plans to launch a $7 million construction project in May that will double the amount of space it has to provide services for homeless people and those battling drug and alcohol addictions. A $1 million grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta puts the nonprofit about halfway to its […]
Bowen: MAIN’s future lies in wireless broadband
The future of the Mountain Area Information Network, Asheville’s nonprofit Internet service provider, lies in providing mobile broadband and developing a full-fledged news operation. That’s the vision put forth by Executive Director Wally Bowen in a presentation titled “MAIN 2.0.” MAIN hopes to capture $1.8 million from the $787 billion stimulus package that President Barack […]
Protesters hold nurse-in outside West Asheville Denny’s
About 25 protesters, including several breast-feeding mothers and chanting supporters, held a Feb. 22 nurse-in outside the Denny’s restaurant off Patton Avenue in West Asheville. Breast is best: About 25 protesters stood outside the Denny’s restaurant off Patton Avenue in support of Crystal Everitt, a nursing mother who was asked by the manager to cover […]
WPVM’s interim station manager quits
The interim station manager at Asheville’s low-power FM community radio station has resigned, likening herself to a Band-Aid stuck on a mortal wound requiring immediate surgery.
Xpress-rated: Video sneak peek of the March 5 issue
Here’s your video sneak preview of the March 5 edition of the Mountain Xpress, where the news is snowballing!
Controversial neurosurgeon’s license suspended again
The N.C. Medical Board has suspended the medical license of a controversial Henderson County neurosurgeon known for treating neurological conditions found in patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia with surgery to shave off bits of skull or spinal cord.
New 911 dispatch center’s open, but city has yet to move in ***UPDATED***
A new $2.1 million center built to bring emergency dispatchers together under one roof has opened, but some seats are empty because city and county government officials are at loggerheads over a contract. The stalled move-in means a delay in a hoped-for reduction in emergency response times.
911 call center for Buncombe County and City of Asheville
A new $2.1 million center built to bring together Asheville and Buncombe County emergency dispatchers under roof has opened, but some seats are empty because city and county government officials are at loggerheads over the definition of “console.” The move-in delay means a delay in a hoped-for reduction in emergency response times. The two governments […]
Bele Chere 2009
http://www.mountainx.com/files/bele_chere2009.pdf