Interstate 40 was cleared, Asheville City Council retreated, the downtown Bank of America closed up, the role of religion was fiercely debated at the Buncombe County Board of Education, Shuler bowed out, the city looked at restricting newspaper boxes, Council headed to East Asheville, and a deal over the Occupy Asheville camp remained out of reach. Whew. It was a busy, busy news week in Asheville.
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Sunday open thread
In the Asheville news this week, over 200 marched in downtown protesting corporate personhood, the Buncombe Commissioners passed new rules on light pollution, a challenger emerged in the Register of Deeds race, and a committee looking into the former CTS site’s contamination convened in Raleigh. What’s on your minds, readers? Photo by Bill Rhodes
Sunday open thread
It was a busy week in Asheville, with a new police chief, tears from county management and reports of Occupy Asheville leaving their camp greatly exaggerated. Also: there were lungs.
Sunday open thread
Plenty of news in Asheville this week, with the City Council primary, the culmination of the WE DO campaign, continuing Occupy Asheville demonstrations, a coming visit by the President and more. What’s on your minds, readers?