A series of emails obtained by Xpress shed new light on a continuing dispute over lost, found, reviled and defended newspaper boxes downtown. The emails, written during the weeks before and after the boxes’ mysterious disappearance, reveal a vigorous behind-the-scenes discussion between city staff and Downtown Commission members concerning the boxes’ place in public life […]
Newspaper boxes are back in the news, with a downtown business owner saying this week that he saw city of Asheville workers removing boxes from a downtown sidewalk late one night, and this morning, some Downtown Commission members questioning the right of newspapers to place their boxes downtown with any legal protection.
Almost 50 newspaper boxes from a variety of publications are missing from downtown Asheville, with some having mysteriously disappeared in recent weeks. Both city staff and representatives of some of the publications have no idea who is behind the disappearances. File photo by Max Cooper.
At a meeting with newspaper representatives this morning, Downtown Commission members and city of Asheville planners presented ideas for restrictions on newspaper boxes, including limiting locations, height, and how many could be grouped together. The commission hopes to test the voluntary rules over the next 45 days.
At a sometimes tense Feb. 2 meeting, representatives of more than a dozen local publications (including Mountain Xpress) met with city staff concerning possible restrictions on newspaper boxes in downtown Asheville. The meeting, held at City Hall, was called by city staff and members of the Downtown Commission, who claimed they’d received many complaints, both […]
As many a sidewalk corner crowded with newspaper boxes demonstrates, Asheville is home to a large variety of publications of all stripes. Extra, extra: Newsstands like this one, used by the Community Publishers Group, may be the answer to complaints about streetcorner clutter. Photo By Jon Elliston It’s great to have options, but those lines […]
Campaign calendar • Thu, Nov. 2: “Judge for Yourself: Election 2006” featuring all 12 appellate-level judicial candidates and presented by the N.C. Center for Voter Education and UNC-TV, will air statewide at 8 p.m. on UNC-TV. • Sat, Nov. 4: One-stop voting ends at 1 p.m. Until that time, early voting is available at 10 […]
