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.
Asheville will be saving a seat for a Buncombe County commissioner on the Asheville-Buncombe Riverfront Commission, whether the county wants it now or not. On Tuesday night, the City Council considered an ordinance that would have reduced the size of the 14-member riverfront panel by removing the position set aside for a county commissioner. County commissioners requested deleting that reserved seat but the motion to adopt failed on a 3-3 vote.
Asheville-area non-profits are highlighted at Goodwill’s Business Advisory Council (BAC) session.
Two years since a devastating fire, the Sly Grog Lounge is about to complete its comeback, like a quirky Phoenix rising from the ashes on the fringes of downtown Asheville.