A renovation expected to begin next year at the 67-year-old Bobby N. Setzer Fish Hatchery in Brevard will diminish upcoming trout stockings in local rivers by two-thirds. However, the effect that renovation could have on tourism and businesses that rely on anglers is difficult to determine.
New Stories
One writer’s quest to understand the Blue Ridge Parkway
Part of its appeal is its uniqueness. The park is the road; the road is the park. Unlike other sites, where car access was at some point fitted into an already stunning landscape, the entirety of the Blue Ridge Parkway itself was fabricated with the intention of being the park.
Mission nurses call for management to address workplace violence
Nurses at HCA Healthcare-owned Mission Hospital face a steady stream of assaults and violence in their workplace and say management needs to do more to prevent their physical injuries and emotional trauma, according to reporting by Asheville Watchdog.
Reparations Commission wrestles with legal questions around recommendations
Commission member MZ Yehudah cut right to the point at a recent meeting of the Community Reparations Commission. “Are reparations for Black Asheville legally defensible?” The answer, according to city and county attorneys, is complicated.
Fresh Dish: From pintxos to pizza
Married chefs Brittany Kroeyr-Brown and Matt Brown talk about their new mobile restaurant, Paperhouse Pizza, plus pizza research and why bitter greens are beautiful.
Business, nonprofit roundup: Rhubarb to hold wedding-vendor showcase July 21
The showcase will feature more than a dozen local vendors in the industry, including photographers, florists, musicians and stationery printers.
Beer Scout: The Whale and DSSOLVR add new spaces
The celebrated beer bar expands with a third Asheville location while the downtown brewery adds a cocktail program.
Around the region: Post-Paper Town, people in Canton are cautiously optimistic
The Haywood County town of Canton has been without the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill for a year. How is the place that defines itself as “paper town” doing in the absence of the mill?
County passes 2024-25 budget, property tax increase
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners voted 6-0 on June 18 to approve a $440 million general fund budget for fiscal year 2024-25. Chair Brownie Newman said the decision to raise taxes is not easy, and this was the toughest budget season he’s been through in his 12 years on the commission.
Walking trail highlights Asheville’s Black heritage
From Asheville’s first elected Black person in 1882 to the destructive outcomes of one of the South’s largest urban renewal projects in the 1960s and ’70s on a previously thriving Southside community, the mile-long trail takes visitors through the under-told stories of Black Asheville’s long history in three sections.
Youth art exhibit highlights work from emerging creatives
The upcoming exhibit features paintings, metalwork and drawings from youths in the Under Construction program.
Local programs offer help to new and expanding businesses
A-B Tech’s Small Business Center and Mountain BizWorks are among local organizations that aim to help new and growing small businesses thrive in Asheville.
Around town: Juneteenth Gala returns
Juneteenth Gala returns with a free public event. Plus: The Moth hosts a story slam, comedy contest determines stand-up champion, Story Parlor presents mInd reader and more!
What’s new in food: Sipping and savoring with award-winning mixologist Danny Childs
Gemelli, Chai Pani and other local businesses will host a series of events with the recent James Beard Award winner. Also this week: VISUALS rooftop bar opens on the South Slope, Eda Rhyne releases a new aperitivo, 10th Muse launches an East Asheville ice cream shop and more local food and beverage news.
From CPP: Proposal would make NC public records and meetings access a constitutional right
The single-page bill, filed concurrently as S.B. 911 and H.B. 1075, passed its first readings before being referred to the Rules committees of the House and Senate, where it’s unlikely to be picked back up this session.
Letter: City should adopt Candace Pickens Memorial Park
“Putting the city logo on the park is a small but important symbolic gesture letting people know this is a place where they are welcome and that the city supports and cares for this park.”