The Southern Highland Craft Guild’s 72nd annual event returns to the U.S. Cellular Center, Oct. 17-20.
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Civic Center naming rights on May 28 Council agenda
The choice between U.S. Cellular and Harrah’s, the brand of two casinos owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, will determine the logo that will grace the Civic Center’s signs, pole banners, receipts and event advertising for the next several years once the current agreement with U.S. Cellular expires on Tuesday, Dec. 31.
Water bill increases on April 9 Council agenda
Taken together, the adjustments on the docket would generate nearly $1 million in new annual revenue for water operations and capital improvements. In a staff report issued before the meeting, city CFO Barbara Whitehorn estimated the total annual impact of the changes as $6.60 per household.
Brew Horizons Beer Festival promotes clean power
The Feb. 23 event at the U.S. Cellular Center is presented by the nonprofit Green Built Alliance, which also produces the annual Ciderfest NC.
Harlem Globetrotters to make a fun-filled stop in Asheville
Don’t doubt that the Globetrotters are all-American athletes. They defeated the world champion Minnesota Lakers in 1948 and ’49, victories that helped integrate the National Basketball Association.
Show review: 30th annual Christmas Jam
A first-time Christmas Jam attendee’s dispatch from Warren Haynes’ latest musical celebration.
Smart Bets: The Big Crafty
The holiday art event returns for its 10th year, Dec. 1-2 at the U.S. Cellular Center.
Smart Bets: Hand to Heart Holiday
The Big Crafty’s first two-day event takes place Dec. 2-3 at the U.S. Cellular Center.
Smart Bets: Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
The fall edition of the fair takes place Oct. 20-22 at the U.S. Cellular Center.
Small bites: International Moveable Feast
Ten Thousand Villages celebrates 25 years in WNC. Also: Villager’s throws a Acornucopia Project’s tasting party, Homegrown Babies hosts the 8th annual Sweet Potato Cooking Contest, U.S. Cellular Center announces a new menu and UNC Asheville achieves Green Restaurant status.
Letter: Turn city lot entirely into a park
“City Council members Brian Haynes and Cecil Bothwell have the right idea — turn the vacant, city-owned parcel fronting St. Lawrence Basilica and the U.S. Cellular Center entirely into a park.”
Letter writer: What did adults teach at Trump rally?
“It hurt my heart to be in this atmosphere. I don’t ever want to be afraid to learn about someone else’s perspective.”
Haywood Street visioning process seeks hope for the ‘Pit of Despair’
A unique community “visioning process” to determine how Asheville residents hope city-owned property on Haywood Street and Page Avenue will be used welcomed members of the public to two recent open houses.
City Council solicits “at large” representatives for Haywood Street process
Asheville City Council seeks three at-large members from the community to join the city advisory team for a public engagement process to determine the community’s vision for city-owned properties on Haywood Street and Page Avenue.
Council approves planning process for Haywood Street sites; will demo former Sister Cities building
Asheville City Council approved a public visioning process to solicit broad community input on the future use of city-owned property across from the U.S. Cellular Center and the Basilica of St. Lawrence. Council also voted to demolish a city-owned building adjacent to the area at 33-35 Page Avenue. The building was the headquarters of the Asheville Sister Cities organization before the structure was condemned in November last year.
What’s next for Haywood Street site?
One clear winner from the 2015 City Council elections: local hopes for a public space for the city-owned lots facing the Basilica of St. Lawrence and the U.S. Cellular Center. Not so clear: exactly what kind of space Asheville needs and who will pay for it. The city’s Planning and Economic Development committee took up the hot potato issue to try to figure out how to move forward.
Board and commission chairs kick off 2016 with luncheon
At a luncheon on Jan. 14, Mayor Esther Manheimer and Vice Mayor Gwen Wisler welcomed new and returning city board chairs and commissioners to their important positions in city government. Roundtable discussions produced suggestions for enhanced collaborations between the city’s 34 boards and commissions and other parts of city government.
St. Lawrence Green supporters plan Council appearance
Supporters of a public park on the site of a city-owned lot across the street from the Basilica of St. Lawrence and the U.S. Cellular Center are gearing up to present 4,389 signed petitions in favor of a park at the Dec. 8 meeting of City Council.
Asheville Wine & Food Festival: The Grand Tasting
Hundreds of flavor enthusiasts gathered at the U.S. Cellular Center for four hours of wine, food, competition and camaraderie at Asheville’s sixth annual Wine and Food Festival Grand Tasting event, and only Southern hospitality could explain the extent of heavy pours that sloshed around inside the event’s beautifully branded keepsake cups.
Carolina Public Press: U.S. Cellular Center to issue open call to nonprofits
Here’s an excerpt from the Carolina Public Press article: According to a recent review by the city of Asheville, the U.S. Cellular Center’s program to help local nonprofits raise funds by staffing concession stands is mostly on target. The audit, conducted at the request of the facility’s general manager, also found that the effort could […]