Council Prioritizes Housing, Reparations, Reimagining
Asheville City Council selected as strategic priorities for the next fiscal year: Improve/Expand Core Services, Houselessness Strategies, Equitable and Affordable Housing and Stability, Neighborhood Resilience, Reimagining Public Safety, and Reparations.
Cougars On Prowl in MAC Baseball
Two MAC teams are already separating themselves from their Buncombe baseball brethren.
Creativity in Consignment: Goodwill’s “Up-Cycled” Fashion Show
Find out what kind of innovative outfit that $200 in pre-owned fabrics can evolve into.
70th Annual Garden Club Plant Sale Featuring Pollinator Friendly Plants
The French Broad River Garden Club Foundation holds a plant sale every spring to provide scholarships for conservation, horticulture, and environmental studies to local students. This year it will feature pollinators.
LAF Spotlights Asheville’s Affordable Housing Issues
The Leadership Asheville Forum with Nancy Waldrup, President, thinks that solutions to the housing issues in the Asheville area need to be discussed, digested, and analyzed by those in the community. The community’s input is an important part of the solution.
Culver’s of Arden Honored with Prestigious Awards
Culver’s restaurant at Airport Road in Arden received Culver’s Ruth Hospitality Award. This is considered a very high honor from the franchise’s parent organization in Wisconsin. This February, Terri and Dan Schultz went to Indianapolis to receive this award in-person, for the first time since opening the storefront in 2016.
The Wyeths: Three Generations
A new exhibit at the Asheville Art Museum showcases three generations of artistic talent. The collection is a comprehensive display of works by N.C. Wyeth, one of America’s most acclaimed illustrators.
Dealing with Patriotic Negativity
Once upon a time when our politicians did not tend to apologize for our country’s prior actions, here’s a refresher on how some of our former patriots handled negative comments about our great country. JFK’S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60’s when DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. […]
County Proposes $99M for Housing
Buncombe County is doubling down on subsidizing housing for persons earning as much as 120 percent AMI. Not only economics and date, but ethics suggest this is not going to work.
More Relief Sent to War Torn Area
The need for water, food, and supplies grows daily as the war in Ukraine continues. Samaritans Purse and the World Central Kitchen offer a helping hand.