The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding residents that foxes sighted in daylight, or in urban and suburban settings, are not necessarily rabid or dangerous. In addition, residents can take action to avoid conflict with these common animals. Simply seeing a fox is not typically a cause for alarm. In most cases, people who merely […]
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Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville to offer same-day admission decision events
From the press release: Asheville, N.C. – For busy working professionals and others considering graduate school, the process for applying to the new Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville has just gotten easier. The downtown center, a satellite program of Lenoir-Rhyne University, is hosting a series of events with on-the-spot admission decisions. Prospective students simply […]
The new ABLWV newsletter: Action alerts, events, more
The Asheville-Buncombe League of Women Voters recently started publishing an email newsletter. Here’s some of the text and info from the inaugural (June) edition: Lots of exciting news! Lots of exciting advocacy and volunteer opportunities below. Take a look, then share this email with your friends who might be interested in taking action or getting […]
Official announcement of evidence room audit lawsuit
Full announcement from Carolina Public Press: ASHEVILLE — Five Western North Carolina news organizations filed a lawsuit today calling on the city of Asheville and the Buncombe County district attorney’s office to release an audit of the Asheville Police Department’s evidence room. Filed by the Asheville Citizen-Times, Carolina Public Press, Mountain Xpress, WCQS and WLOS […]
Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force releases June 28 meeting agenda
This is a reminder that the Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force’s next meeting is this Thursday, June 28, at 5:30 p.m., at our normal spot, the Buncombe County Training Room, 199 College Street. I hope you will be able to join us. The preliminary agenda items are: Strive Not to Drive wrap-up 26 June City […]
David Gantt weighs in on employee pay, CTS contamination
Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Chair David Gantt weighs in on a number issues in his June 24 email newsletter. Here’s the text and video of Gantt speaking about employee pay issues, including the salary of County Manager Wanda Greene: Focus on the Budget: Salaries The June 19th Buncombe County Commission meeting was perhaps the […]
CNG Regional Partnership to showcase new fleet vehicles and station upgrades
Here’s the press release from the city of Asheville’s Office of Sustainability: Please join the City of Asheville, Mission Health and Land of Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition for the celebration of new natural gas fleet vehicles at the newly expanded City of Asheville Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Station. A part of the Carolina Blue […]
Bellyak! ACT profiles a local invention, local entrepreneurs
“Bellyak is a noun — a type of boat and a sport. The verb is to bellyak or to go bellyaking, or bodyboating. It is an adjective synonymous with fun, as in: ‘Adam Masters has a bellyaching lifestyle,’” the Asheville Citizen-Times‘ Karen Chavez reports in “Riding the Bellyak wave Asheville entrepreneurs create new boat, new […]
NC DOT will hold public meeting Monday, June 25, on redesign of Airport Road, I-26 interchange
If you’ve ever been stuck in traffic at the Airport Road, Interstate 26 interchange south of Asheville, you might be interested in the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s new idea for addressing the problem: a “divergent diamond interchange.” A DDI “allows two directions of traffic to temporarily cross to the left side of the road. […]
Citizen-Times: Local fire chiefs oppose downtown Business Improvement District
” Fire chiefs and some town officials are opposing a proposed downtown tax district, saying it would drain important money from rural fire stations and small municipalities,” the Asheville Citizen-Times‘ Joel Burgess reports. “District proponents, though, say fire departments and other sales tax recipients will actually get more money because of downtown improvements.”
Asheville’s Ami Worthen: A party, with a purpose
Here’s an excerpt from an Asheville Citizen-Times article on Ami Worthen, who – among other awesome talents – is a regular freelance writer for Mountain Xpress: For Ami Worthen, change begins with conversation — and choruses. As the director of communications for the YWCA of Asheville for the past 15 years, Worthen has connected thousands […]
John Boyle: Agenda 21 is the stuff of paranoid delusions
Here’s an excerpt from Asheville Citizen-Times column by John Boyle: They’re coming to get you. It’s hard to know exactly who “they” are at all times, but just remember: They’ve got their eye on you and your land, your possessions, your way of life, maybe even, I don’t know, your champion goat or your prized […]
Gillespie realizing a seven-term goal of reducing environmental regulations
Marion’s Rep. Mitch Gillespie, GOP point man for environmental legislation, brings a personal mission of deregulation to his legislative duties. That has included easing restrictions on paper mills and power plants, and placing his own bull’s eye on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
European landfill gas experts take tour of Green Energy Park
From the press release: Dillsboro North Carolina, June 19, 2012—European land fill gas experts Piotr Klimek and Nikola Maodus toured the Jackson County Green Energy Park recently to learn about the progress of landfill gas usage projects in America. Klimek, an engineer with the Polish Oil and Gas Institute and Maodus, a Ph.D. Candidate in […]
Brevard woman heralded for work on Title IX decision
From the press release: BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA (June 22, 2012) – In 1972, the United States Congress passed Title IX, calling for equality in high school and collegiate athletics, and Brevardian Dr. Karol Kahrs remains heralded as an early pioneer in the resulting development of women’s intercollegiate athletics. The landmark piece of legislation known as […]
NC Policy Watch discusses education funding
From NC Policy Watch’s website: The good news this Friday is that no legislators are standing on the floor of the state House or Senate making ridiculous claims about how much the Republican budget does for education. They have gone home for the weekend. Before they left, House Speaker Thom Tillis, Senate President Pro Tem […]
Jeff Bowen Memorial Bridge naming ceremony August 15th
According to Carolina Public Press, On Aug. 15, 2012, the Smoky Park Bridge in Asheville is to be renamed as a memorial to Capt. Jeff Bowen, an Asheville firefighter who lost his life in the line of duty in July 2011. The state Board of Transportation voted in April to name the bridge in honor […]
Arden girl survives 60-foot fall into well
According to the Hendersonville Times-News, Emergency crews Thursday rescued a 16-year-old girl who fell through a rotted porch floor and down a 60-foot well at a home on Sugarloaf Road. Alyson Myers of Arden was trapped in the well for more than five hours. Her boyfriend, who was running errands when she fell into the […]
Hendersonville’s Music on Main tonight
7 – 9 PM – South Main Street Hendersonville’s Music on Main along with Hendersonville Antique Car Club’s Classic Car Show This is a family friendly, no-charge event. Bring your lawn chairs, friends, dancin’ shoes. This promises to be a great evening of Cruisin’ with Dashboard Blue. Vintage music and vintage cars!!! What a great […]
So you think you’re an energy saver? Prove it.
From the press release: The WNC Green Building Council and A-B Tech’s Global Institute of Sustainablability Technologies are partnering to spotlight the practical and meaningful impacts of energy efficiency in homes by holding a competition. The Energy Savers Competition will challenge teams of three households to save the most energy during team based weatherization work […]
Sustainability directors network meets in Asheville
Full announcement from the city of Asheville: ASHEVILLE – Sustainability directors from 22 cities across four southeastern states met in Asheville June 14 and 15 to share notes and exchange strategies for creating greener and environmentally sound organizations. The Southeast Sustainability Directors Network kicked off its first conference with a series of workshops and sessions […]