Day: May 18, 2010
Grove Arcade can’t pay its debt to the city
The Grove Arcade is struggling to make payments on renovation debts to city, despite nearly $1 million received per year in rents, the city of Asheville’s Planning and Economic Development Committee learned today at its May 18 meeting. City Council member Jan Davis said that the city would, in his opinion, have to help the Arcade with its debt. The committee passed the decision on to City Council.
For the Love of Music
The full-length documentary, For the Love of Music, produced and directed by local filmmaker Mark Fields, tells the story of Asheville’s own Blue Ridge Orchestra, a 60-plus member orchestra made up of volunteers dedicated to making music. Don’t miss the film’s debut screening this Thursday, May 20, at the Fine Arts Theatre.
