“The new Council members also have delivered on their promise of increased transparency and transitioning to a professionally managed city government.”
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VIDEO PREMIERE: ‘Dawn’ by Laura Boswell
Filmed in January while the Asheville-based artist was visiting family and friends in Maui, the visuals find her atop Haleakalā National Park, a frequent destination during her three years in Hawaii.
BCS board delays updating policies related to Parents’ Bill of Rights
Representatives from the Asheville-based Campaign for Southern Equality asked board members to slow down approval of policies related to Senate Bill 49 during public comment. They believe the bill contradicts Title IX, a federal law that prohibits discrimination in schools on the basis of gender.
WNC nondrinkers reflect on life in Beer City USA
For many nondrinkers, finding a social life in a region centered around breweries can be difficult. Here are some of the ways people do it.
Buncombe commissioners consider $40 million in capital projects for schools
Over $40 million in upgrades could be coming to a number of schools in Asheville and Buncombe County if the request from the School Capital Fund Commission is approved at the Tuesday, Nov. 7, Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Local leaders respond to new state investigative powers
Buried deep within North Carolina’s 625-page, $30 billion state budget are provisions that give the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, an oversight committee led by Republicans, the authority to investigate and search any entity that has received state funds for programs or services to state or local government.
‘Palimpsest’ horror podcast conjures its fifth season
Jamieson Ridenhour and Hayley Heninger discuss their acclaimed project’s latest installment.
New 24-hour restroom coming to downtown
The new amenity, which will be located at the intersection of Rankin Avenue and College Street, aims to offer residents, visitors and the unhoused a safe, clean place to go when nature calls.
NaNoWriMo resources help local writers achieve their goals
“The brilliant thing about NaNoWriMo is that it’s not about writing a good book in a month. It’s about just finishing something,” says Asheville-based author Stephanie Perkins.
Tourism tax money buys massages, $250 shirts, dinners costing thousands
Explore Asheville spent more than $88,000 on a golf tournament in July, flying three stars from the MTV reality show “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” to Asheville and paying $3,591 for VIP transportation, $3,800 for personal bodyguards and amenities that included a $300 golf lesson at the Omni Grove Park Inn.
Letter: Aim for better than painless pet euthanasia
“Since local overpopulation policies start with pets, I have thoughts on improving pet euthanasia.”
Around town: Burial Beer Co. opens new music venue on the South Slope
The South Slope gets a new music venue. Plus, AIGA Asheville’s second annual design weekend; a paint pouring exhibit; and more.
What’s new in food: Food Waste Solutions Summit seeks action
The third WNC Food Waste Solutions Summit comes to the Mission Health/A-B Tech Conference Center; the 7th Annual WNC Fermentation Festival comes to Marshall; Buxton Hall Barbecue announces plans to close; and more!
Development roundup: Planning and Zoning Commission to discuss new hotel
City of Asheville The public will be able to provide input on one plan review and one zoning map amendment at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9, which will be in person at City Hall’s first-floor North Conference Room at 70 Court Plaza. A meeting of the same body […]
Opinion: Is there anything we can do about Mission and HCA?
We deserve better. We deserve the kind of healthcare Mission used to provide, before HCA, when the hospital was considered one of the top health systems in the United States, a magnet for some of the finest physicians in the country, and a source of community pride.