Day: September 12, 2007
Asheville City Council delays Ellington vote
A team of developers and designers asked Council to postpone their vote on the 23-story Ellington after Council members raised concerns about the boutique hotel’s size. The Sept. 11 presentation was the project’s first appearance before Council.
Buncombe County Commissioners
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners continued its hard slog through a pile of rezoning requests at its Sept. 4 meeting. This time, the board considered 11 such requests from property owners unhappy with the results of the zoning ordinance passed last spring. Zoning rubber hits the road by Cecil Bothwell Cabin feever: Jim and … Read more
Who let the blogs out?
“Remember—it’s not about me. It’s about them,” says local blogger “Ashvegas” on his Web site. But after two years of pontificating incognito, the revelation of just who this blogger is has in fact made it about him, at least for now. Reading my journal to the world: Felicity Green, author of the blog Hangover Journals. … Read more
Natural growth
Last month, a federal appeals court upheld a lower-court ruling blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s efforts to stop the merger of two natural-foods giants: Whole Foods Markets and Wild Oats Markets. The fruits of success: From humble beginnings, Asheville-based natural-foods store Earth Fare now boasts 12 stores in four states and plans a major expansion … Read more
Neighbors question cement plant
A proposed cement plant in a bucolic area of north Buncombe has neighbors there rallying to stop its construction—and waiting to see what comes next. The proposed site, near the intersection of Murphy Hill Road and Old Mars Hill Highway, is mostly surrounded by residential areas and farmland. Concrete plans?: A cement-manufacturing company has its … Read more
All in the family
All kids need positive role models. Usually, that’s a job for parents. But what if a child has lost one or both parental role models, either through death, divorce, abandonment or some other situation? “Bigs” and “littles”: The local chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters serves more than 650 boys and girls. Above, Makel (left) … Read more
