Asheville City Council members listen to public comments about a proposed downtown Business Improvement District during a three-hour public hearing Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Harrah's Cherokee Center.
Business
2 years ago
Homelessness dominates debate over downtown BID district

City Council takes no action but hears from backers of a new district and critics who see it as an attempt to push out homeless.

Business
2 years ago
Debate over local preference in contracting delays project

The “Boosting the Block” project is delayed by a debate about whether an out-of-town facilitator should be hired.

Business
2 years ago
Aviation veteran named new COO for Asheville Regional Airport

An airport operations director from Charlotte has been tapped to become the new Chief Operations Officer at Asheville Regional Airport.

Hoax alert: it's not true what the window lettering says. There is not an actual roller rink planned for a vacant dollar store building on Haywood Road, real estate broker A. Ryan Israel says.
Business
2 years ago
Wishful thinking or a hoax, no roller rink is planned at vacant dollar store in West Asheville

Sorry, West Asheville. There’s no roller rink heading to that vacant dollar store building on Haywood Road.

MAHEC
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
MAHEC marks its half century in health care for WNC

The Mountain Area Health Education Center is commemorating its 50-year evolution into a critical player in community health for the region.

A flight departs in February 2024 from Asheville Regional Airport, where passenger use figures have been soaring and a massive expansion plan is underway.
Business
2 years ago
TSA PreCheck to visit the fast-growing Asheville Regional Airport

While a massive renovation project progresses, the TSA PreCheck mobile truck will visit Asheville Regional Airport to enroll travelers in an expedited screening program.

City of Asheville, N.C.
Housing
2 years ago
City defends its right to regulate short-term ‘vacation’ rentals

Asheville’s agenda for a short legislative session includes a call for laws requiring online rental platforms to include details about locally-issued permits in every online listing.

Downtown Asheville
Business
2 years ago
Downtown district plan gains traction, but who should be in charge?

Asheville moves toward creating a downtown Business Improvement District, but there’s a debate about who should control its board and spending.

Weaverville, N.C.
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
AdventHealth picks Weaverville site for new hospital

AdventHealth finally has settled on a site in Weaverville as the home to its new multispecialty hospital, ending a two-year long search that included lobbying by multiple communities. AdventHealth announced early Monday evening that the chosen site is located off U.S. Highway 25/70, west of Interstate 26.

A frame of steel beams now outlines a future north concourse in the massive expansion project underway at Asheville Regional Airport in this photo from late February 2024.
Business
2 years ago
AVL airport expansion tries to keep up with soaring growth

A skeleton of steel beams is growing by the day as construction crews race to keep up with explosive passenger growth at Asheville Regional Airport. A massive airport expansion plan has been taking place behind the scenes for five years. Now it’s quickly coming into clear, public view, as a two-story, steel frame outlines the future north concourse and a frenzy of other construction is impossible to ignore.