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The race for Asheville City Council: Live dispatches from today’s primary
Eight candidates are vying for the chance to be in the top six for the Nov. 8 election. **Polls are open until 7:30 p.m.** For live dispatches via Twitter, click through to the post or follow #avlelect. photo by Jonathan Welch
WNC wellness review: Mission set to offer domestic partner benefits; hospital wars and more
Mission Health System is set to offer domestic-partner benefits, starting Jan. 2012. Meanwhile, “hospital wars” are gearing up, ahead of an Oct. 20 meeting about health-care competition.
Collaboration turns Green Energy Park into molten-metal-flowing foundry
FROM FRIENDS OF THE GREEN ENERGY PARK Dillsboro, N.C., Oct. 5 — Molten aluminum and bronze ‘flew’ through the air at Jackson County’s Green Energy Park in a collaborative effort between Marya Roland’s sculpture/metals class and Timm Muth. “Pour Director” Matt West of UNCA, was also present to insure the operation was safe and effective. […]
NC Speaker of the House Thom Tillis touts business agenda at CIBO breakfast
When asked what the GOP-led N.C. Legislature has done to create jobs, Speaker of the House Thom Tillis touted bills that reform workers compensation rules, address over-regulation and cut taxes.
Occupy Asheville: A roundup of video, photos and reports
On Saturday, Oct. 1, a small gathering of people pulled together to show solidarity for the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations … and put an Asheville focus on a number of issues. photo by Jonathan Welch
LIVE: Asheville City Council candidates make their pitch to CIBO
Eight candidates for three open seats on the Asheville City Council make their pitch to the Council of Independent Business Owners today, Sept. 22, starting at noon. Follow live dispatches on Twitter at @avlelect.
New Belgium, soybeans and a flashback to 1998
I have two pressing questions today: How did I get on the email list of the United Soybean Board, and is a deal with New Belgium Brewing the latest economic-development incentive package being discussed in closed session by both the Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners?
Scenes from the N.C. Mountain State Fair: The Kenya Safari Acrobats
This word from the folks at the N.C. Mountain State Fair: The Kenya Safari Acrobats take acrobatics to exhilarating extremes …http://www.mountainx.com/images/blogimages/MSFair_KenyaSafari.jpg
Postal Service studies cost-cutting measures, regional company concerned
The U.S. Postal Service is studying ways to reduce costs and one of those cuts might mean closing the mail-processing facility on Brevard Road that employs almost 200 people. That and other cuts have a Western North Carolina company — Mail Management Services — worried.
LIVE: Follow Asheville City Council’s Sept. 13 meeting at #avlgov
With the second vote on allowing food trucks in downtown Asheville, City Council members have a full agenda for today’s Sept. 13 meeting. For live dispatches from Senior News Reporter David Forbes, look here, or follow #davidforbes or #avlgov on Twitter.
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It's hard to comprehend what being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease would be like at any age, but Asheville-area resident Karen Zimmerman got the word when she was 51. The director of conference services for Hyatt Hotels in Washington, D.C., she was, in many ways, at the peak of her career, organizing major events for such […]
United Way begins 2011 campaign, launches Virtual Campaign video
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County has kicked off its annual giving campaign with a Virtual Kickoff, a fun, film noir-style video message titled “The Case of the Successful Campaign.”
State denies Mission, Pardee request for new endoscopy center
The state put the brakes on Mission Health and Pardee Hospital’s proposal to relocate an endoscopy center from Asheville to Fletcher today, Aug. 26. Mission officials say they’re committed to moving forward with the plan. But state legislators have their eye on the Asheville-based hospital. In a climate that’s seen allegations that Mission may have a monopoly in the region, state legislators today formed a new commission that will study several key aspects of issue.
Food truck vote splits Council, second vote Sept. 13
Food trucks are in — almost. At their Aug. 23 meeting today, Asheville City Council members voted 4-3 to allow the mobile kitchens in the downtown business district. The split vote means that Council must take a second vote on Sept. 13 in order to enact the ruling.
Asheville City Council names newest Planning & Zoning board members
Jane Mathews, Christie Carter, and Jeremy Goldstein are Asheville’s newest Planning and Zoning Commission members.
UPDATED: Rep. Shuler will visit local businesses on Thursday, Aug. 18
‘Tis the season when our congressmen visit their constituents, and business issues seem to be on their minds: On Thursday, Aug. 18, Rep. Heath Shuler will tour Kearfott Corporation’s Motion System Division in Black Mountain. Sen. Richard Burr was scheduled to visit Thermo Fisher Scientific in Asheville the same day, but canceled.
Asheville City Council approves Linamar economic incentives
At their Aug. 9 meeting, Asheville City Council members approved a $2 million economic-development incentive for Canadian manufacturer Linamar. If the company fulfills construction and job-creation targets, it will get a 90 percent waiver on city taxes for the next five years. Council voted 5-1 to approve the deal, with Council member Cecil Bothwell voting against it and Council member Esther Manheimer absent.
Deadly Biltmore Avenue fire was arson
The July 28 fire that killed Asheville Capt. Jeff Bowen was deliberately set, according to a report just released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Asheville Fire and Police departments, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. No further details are available at this time, and anyone with information about the crime should contact the AFT Arson Hotline (888-ATF-FIRE), the APD’s Crimestoppers hotline (828-255-5050) or the N.C. SBI’s hotline (800-334-3000). For the full release …
Funeral, procession today for fallen Asheville firefighter Jeff Bowen
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Capt. Jeff Bowen’s funeral is set for 11 a.m. today, Aug. 2, at Biltmore Baptist Church, and while the community is invited to pay their respects, officials expect “significant traffic delays” and congestion during the procession to and from the church. Bowen died on Thursday, July 28, while fighting a major fire at a Biltmore Avenue medical building. The fire injured almost a dozen other firefighters and caused significant damage to the building, which may not re-open for several months. City officials report that about 25 fire vehicles will take part in the procession today, escorting Bowen’s body from the Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue to Biltmore Baptist. Traffic delays are also expected from noon to 2 p.m., when Bowen will be returned to the funeral home.
Bele Chere 5K: Tiptoo and Gilmore finish first
Before the squirt-gun crew leapt into action, Asheville’s own Meghan Gilmore was the first woman to cross the Bele Chere 5K finish line, clocking in at 18:48. A few minutes earlier, Julius Tiptoo, who trains in Durham, set a blistering pace for the men, finishing with a time of 16:01.