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What’s new in food: WNC Farmers Market ramps up for spring festival
WNC Farmers market holds two day Spring Festival. Plus, 16th Annual Asheville Bread Festival; Asheville Hemp Festival; and more.
Letter: The ‘story’ Pack Square could tell
“The final piece in the ‘anywhere USA aesthetic’ has concluded with the dismantling of a time capsule dressed in ancient Egyptian fashion at Pack Square, done with such haste it’s partial and in legal limbo.”
Letter: A win-win-win for TDA’s millions
“I bet the TDA could fund our greenway initiatives, maintenance and policing at those huge tourist-driving events in Asheville, and the City Council could then allocate that revenue to fully funding the Transit Plan or road repairs, etc.”
Letter: The dissatisfied move in
“The creativity of our small city enthralled the people from the North and South. But soon the starving artists had to move away themselves because they no longer could live here.”
Asheville Archives: Pritchard Park replaces the old post office
On Feb. 11, 1932, after sitting vacant for two years, local contractor P.W. Bordner began razing the old post office. Along with replacing it with a park, the city planned to widen the property’s surrounding streets.
Asheville Archives: Asheville’s streetcars take a farewell tour, Sept. 6, 1934
After 45 years of service, the final seven street cars departed from Pritchard Park on Thursday, Sept. 6, 1934, heading toward West Asheville for one last ride.
Smart bets: SIYAH
The positive hip-hop artist will perform at The Pritchard Park Summer Series on Thursday, July 20
Developers to face more scrutiny on hotels, big buildings in Asheville
Through their elected leaders, Asheville voters will now have more say-so over development projects downtown and new hotels citywide.
Council to vote on tightening downtown development rules
After more than a year of public input and review, proposed development changes that would bring more downtown projects before Council for review will go to a vote on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The new rules also include a provision for Council to review all hotel projects with 21 rooms or more anywhere in the city.
Children organize Asheville protest against Trump’s policies
While it didn’t rival the Women’s March on Asheville held in January, the Kid’s Protest march in Asheville on Sunday, Feb. 5, also drew a large and passionate crowd of protesters. Organized by the children of local musician Sparrow Pants, the event gave kids an opportunity to share their concerns about the administration of President Donald Trump and its policies.
Council balks at Pritchard Park fencing, maintains ADU homestay ban
City Council postponed a decision on Pritchard Park improvements, approved affordable housing grants of over $500,000 for a controversial South Asheville apartment complex, retained the city’s existing ban on homestays in accessory dwelling units and pitched in to support a planning collaboration that aims to expand access to preschool to all children in Buncombe County.
The Ooh La La Curiosity Market brings local artists to Pritchard Park
Throughout the 15-event summer series, painters, leather smiths, jewelry makers, potters, up-cycled crafters, clothing designers, photographers and others will set up beneath large umbrellas.
Electronic Carolers celebrate an “Unsilent Night” in Asheville, Dec. 17
Phil Kline’s sound sculpture “Unsilent Night” has, in the course of its 23 years, become something of a standard in the new music scene. The piece — which will be performed in Asheville on Wednesday, Dec. 17 — asks performers transporting a chorus of boom boxes, CD players and smart-phones to march together through town […]
Coffee to go: New mobile business celebrates coffee and cycling
The Coffee Pedlar is the latest manifestation of Asheville’s mobile retail craze: an artisan pour-over coffee bar mounted on a sleek, black trike.
Flash Mob: Anti-Valentine’s Day Pillow Fight in Pritchard Park
Inspired by a similar event in San Francisco, the Annual Asheville Anti-Valetine’s Pillow Fight started at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14 in Pritchard Park.
Pritchard Park protest over deportation case
Around a dozen people protested the deportation hearings of Francisco Hernandez of Marion, asking Sen. Kay Hagan to intervene in the case. (photo by Bill Rhodes)
Fountain returns to Pritchard Park
On time and schedule, work has been completed on the fountain areas of Pritchard Park by Downtown Asheville Resident Neighbors (pictured are Trina Mullen, DARN president and fountain designer Jill Haynie, right; photo by Bill Rhodes)
Bele Chere remnants and a new fountain
Strolling around downtown Asheville this morning, you would never suspect Bele Chere had happened, and ground is broken on the Pritchard Park fountain work.
Fountains in Pritchard Park to get makeover – after Bele Chere
The Downtown Asheville Resident Neighbors will repair the fountains in Pritchard Park, starting next week. This duo played cards on the rocks where the improved fountain will be installed. (Photo by Bill Rhodes)
Asheville needs this green space and the money
Goodness gracious, what a no brainer! And the diocese even offered $300,000 more for the parcel. The downtown area has only one small green space (Pritchard Park), which is severely overused. A landscaped green space in front of the U.S. Cellular Center and, of course, the treasured Basilica, is absolutely a no brainer. We the […]