Leslee Kulba
City Hopes to Reduce Carbon Emissions with Binding Amendment
The City of Asheville is holding itself to its goal of emitting no carbon into the atmosphere by 2030. To help, a pilot project, recently completed, explored the feasibility of investing in a pyrolyzer to dispose of woody debris.
Hatley Pointe Constructing Steep Bike Trails with Lift Service
Wolf Ridge, formerly Wolf Laurel Ski Resort is under new management. Last year, Deb and David Hatley couldn't have asked for a better opening season at Hatley Pointe. Since then, they've been working on a mountain bike park that capitalizes on the same 700-foot drop, while intersecting with skiing activities as little as possible. The bike trails will be serviced by the same lifts the skiers use.
Local Yarn Shop Hosts North Carolina Yarn Tour
Friends and Fiberworks operates out of a 4,000 square-foot store on farmland in Candler. They're currently participating in the NC Yarn Tour, but their doors are always open for "setting a spell" and knitting.
Mission Health Explores Cancer Therapy with AI
AI is changing the way we do things. It holds the potential to eliminate drudge work to allow people to do what they're best at: creative endeavor. Unfortunately, like most technological revolutions, AI is being met with trepidation. Maybe that's why Mission Health HCA isn't bragging about how it's being used to improve patient outcomes while saving costs.
Hilltop Opens Second Ice Cream Shop
Family is obviously a very high priority for Spencer Hilgeman. He quit his job as an executive chef at the Biltmore Estate so he could spend more time with his family, and he went into business running Hilltop Ice Cream Shop to give others opportunities to create family memories.
Extreme Weather People’s Hearing Collects Testimonies
The Asheville Extreme Weather People's Hearing took place in Asheville to gather testimonies of hurricane victims. The testimonies will be used to inform public policy advocacy from a climate change angle.
Executive Orders Impacting Buncombe County
As lawsuits opposing executive orders to eliminate DEI and disincentivize illegal migration are working their way through the court system, the Buncombe County Commissioners went into closed session to discuss three of them.
New Mandate for Airbnb Managers
Legislation went into effect on July 1 requiring all North Carolina property managers renting lodging accommodations to receive human trafficking awareness training. A lodging facility's employees and contractors involved in housekeeping, maintenance, guest registration, or food and beverage service must also receive the training.
Cash Prizes Await Contestants at North Carolina Mountain State Fair
Growing things takes time, and intentionally growing a winner usually takes thought and planning. So, folks interested in vying for prizes at the North Carolina Mountain State Fair this year should already be preparing for the August deadlines.
Doug Ager: Solar Tax Credits At-Risk
Doug Ager of Sugar Hollow Solar talks about trends in the industry and why now might be a good time to invest in clean, green electricity generation.