Black Mountain is the latest is the latest in the region to consider creating a Downtown Social District, where people could buy beer in a to-go cup.
From sultry jazz to funk, bluegrass, country blues and rock, Hendersonville’s Rhythm & Brews summer concert lineup is meant to broaden musical horizons with free monthly shows in the heart of the historic downtown.
Buncombe County Commissioners chose the larger of two proposed options Tuesday in approving a 200-unit affordable housing project on a pair of county-owned properties in downtown Asheville.
Development pressures are prompting the Hendersonville City Council to consider a zoning text amendment to preserve the local tree canopy. But members of the Tree Board that first proposed the idea worry they’ll lose influence over certain zoning matters in the process.
Federal officials have accepted Mission Hospital’s plan of corrective action related to delays in triage and medical screening in the emergency department, although the facility still remains in jeopardy of having its Medicare provider agreement terminated by early summer, according to correspondence obtained Monday by 828newsNOW.com.
A jury convicted David Paul Erickson of: assault by strangulation, assault on a government official and resisting a public officer.
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.
Far from any simplistic fix, it will take major policy shifts in criminal justice, economic development, education, health and wellness and housing for Buncombe County and the City of Asheville to improve the racially disparate outcomes for African American residents, a 168-page “Cease Harm Comprehensive Audit” report finds.
Downtown parking meters soon could cost more, and commercial or industrial water users will face the sharpest increase in water rates, under fee schedules approved by the Asheville City Council on Tuesday night.
The first wave of artists has been announced for the four-day AVLFest, Aug. 1 to 4, in Asheville. Papadosio and Beachwood Sparks top a list of 160 performers announced Friday, and it is just the beginning. Many more are expected to be announced in a second wave.