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Merrimon Avenue specialty shops build unique communities along the road diet
Inside several specialty shops along the mile-and-a-half stretch from UNC Asheville to Beaver Lake, hawkers of shoes, homebrew equipment, crystals and haircuts continue to sell their wares and services, building community amid the slower traffic, and their opinions — like their specialties — vary widely.
Letter: North Asheville’s gentrified bullies fail to do their part
“But what angers me about it is the Episcopal Appeasement, spelled out in bold that lets North Asheville make millions off intimidation, along with Biltmore Forest and Montreat, while ‘East and West’ do their part, so I really don’t see why the city or county tolerate these gentrified, shirking bullies.”
Letter: Disillusioned by shelter backlash
“I wonder, though, how ‘nice’ we are if we allow people in crisis to live on the street and refuse to give them shelter.”
Letter: Improving the 101 Charlotte St. project
“As someone who drives this stretch of road every day, I understand both sides of this controversy.”
Letter: Don’t turn Charlotte Street into Charlotte
“I urge City Council to take the time to review its decisions before making a huge mistake that will affect our neighborhoods for years to come.”
Letter: Charlotte Street project will actually help Asheville
“Preservation at all costs is not the answer.”
101 Charlotte St. deftly balances conflicting priorities
“Asheville is changing, and since affordable housing is already in short supply, every neighborhood has a responsibility to accept its share of new, denser residential projects, despite the inevitable protests by vocal citizen groups.”
Letter: Au revoir, Charlotte Street
“The affordable housing problems of Asheville will not be solved by destroying our heritage.”
How much has Asheville really changed? The Gospel According to Jerry
“I remember when the old passenger rail depot, now a restaurant, had a segregated waiting room.”
Letter: What is wrong with North Asheville!?!
“What don’t you people understand about ‘Stay at home’?”
Letter: Preventing bears from snacking on your trash
“Come on, all you North Ashevilleans — keep your unadorned trash bins. Put them out within an hour or two of the expected pickup times and spray them inside and out with ammonia.”
Letter: Surely we can find better trash solutions
“I know many of my neighbors have called to share similar concerns. It doesn’t appear any of us are being heard.”
Letter: Charlotte Street ‘road diet’ will worsen air quality
“Come on, Asheville, can’t we think of a more thoughtful and efficient way to promote clean energy?”
Letter: Get real about the Charlotte Street ‘road diet’
“Another scenario is increasing road rage from backups, followed by more cars cutting through the heart of the neighborhood, where families with young children are moving in.”
Letter: Info lacking in North Asheville development plans
” I would ask for plan transparency, some preservation of the environment and safety for pre-existing homeowners. So far we know nothing.”
Letter: More urban bears means tragedy is a given
“The problem isn’t that we are taking over their habitat. Asheville is surrounded by thousands of acres of protected land; it’s just the food thing is easier in ours.”
Letter: Sounding the alarm about town bears
“Someone needs to inform all these unsuspecting transplants who are moving here in droves and are paying outrageous prices for housing without being told that hanging out in their backyards at night might be an invitation for disaster.”
Asheville Archives: Beaver Lake opens with a splash, 1924
Before construction could begin on Beaver Lake, an agreement needed to be reached between Lakeview Inc. and the Asheville and East Tennessee Railroad. The railroad company’s tracks traversed the area Beaver Lake would eventually occupy.
New in the neighborhood: Growing North Asheville restaurant scene targets locals
Four food and beverage businesses with diverse concepts will launch in the neighborhood this spring.
Stop and go: Apartments stall, townhomes get green light
The fate of a 296-unit apartment complex will be on hold until December as the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment voted to continue its hearing until it sees an official traffic study.