Cinderella Rolls Into Asheville In Her Golden Carriage
Theater goers young and old filled the Harrah's Cherokee Center for the Ballet Cinderella. It was a delightful evening of dance and lighthearted humor.
Ashevillians Address Rising Crime & Diminishing Tourism
Local business and nonprofit leaders gathered together to create a coalition on solving homelessness and crime issues in Asheville and Buncombe County.
Asheville Resists Legislative Deregulation
Asheville City Council's legislative agenda now includes stances against bills submitted this session that, for the most part, would weaken the powers of municipalities to abridge the rights of property owners to build on their lots as they please.
Beach-Ferrara Requests Shift in Opioid Plan
Buncombe County Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara argued that her peers should begin positioning themselves to plan to spend Opioid Settlement funds for more naloxone administration. Other commissioners saw this as an attempt to override equally-important interventions they had agreed to support previously.
Council Debates Water Equity
Asheville City Council approved rate changes for the next fiscal year. They mostly followed staff recommendations, except they wanted to postpone voting on residential water rates until manufacturers and other high-volume water users could be made to shoulder more of the costs of running the system.
Asheville to Spend $19M on McCormick Field
Asheville City Council agreed to spend $19 million over the next 20 years on upgrades to McCormick Field. This will bring it into compliance with the new standards set by Major League Baseball and allow the tourists to remain in the city.
How Asheville Is Spending ARPA Funds
The City of Asheville has disbursed $7 million of the $24.9 million awarded from ARPA in 2021. Now, it has contracted with Baker Tilly to determine where another $4.7 million will be spent.
FDF Thrilled about Coming to Asheville
When it comes to empowering people of color, the straight-talkers at the Frederick Douglass Foundation of North Carolina don't have time to mess around. Following the example of the group's namesake, they want to help people learn what values drive success and how to get on a track of lifelong stretching and growing.
The Asheville Coalition for Public Safety Speaks Out
Editor’s Note: This was written by Bailey Stockwell. Good afternoon, Council and Commissioners, We hope the below will effectively convey some of our thoughts on the latest National Alliance to End Homelessness presentation. The recommendations are printed in bold, and our collective thoughts are highlighted afterwards in yellow. We feel this appears to be an […]
Folks, Can We Discuss Asheville’s Homelessness?
Editor’s Note: This was written by Asheville citizen Doug Brown. Have you got a cup of coffee and a comfy chair? This is a reply to the Homeless Division regarding the January homeless meeting with DC consultants. I offer again responses… this time with several personal anecdotes about the homeless. I will approach this as […]