Meals On Wheels of Asheville and Buncombe County offers the delivery of nutritious meals and friendly visits to 550 homebound elderly in our area. The meals are delivered by caring volunteers who are often the only source of human contact clients encounter on any given day. One client, B.P., shares, “The food is so good … Read more
Regional folk-novelty band Bombadil may be set to star in the Soundbites pilot, but is adding regional musicians to a cooking show really a good idea?
“Campaign spending is one of the most wasteful uses of money there is,” says Lindsey Simerly, an independent candidate who plans to run for Asheville City Council. If the city’s election system reverts back to nonpartisan, Simerly and other unaffiliated candidates could be spared the task of having to gather more than 2,000 signatures to earn a spot on the ballot.
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners met in emergency session Monday night to discuss possible resolution of the county’s long-running battle with Asheville concerning water. No public action ensued, but Chairman Nathan Ramsey announced that the board will reconvene for a second special session on at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2, in Council Chambers.
