Day: October 18, 2011
LIVE: Coverage of Oct. 18 Buncombe Commissioners meeting
Follow live Twitter coverage of the Oct. 18 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting here.
Local Matters: EPA’s $6.5 million bill for CTS
In this edition of the Mountain Xpress’ local news podcast, Green Scene reporter Susan Andrew discusses the most recent developments at the former site of the CTS plant, including Buncombe County’s decision to postpone demolishing the existing structure and the EPA’s $6.5 million bill for cost incurred thus far.
The birds of autumn paradise
What: Grab a pair of binoculars and take a bird-watching stroll through the beautiful fall foliage of James Lake State Park. With more than 100 species of birds migrating through Western North Carolina, this month is the perfect time to spy an eastern kingbird, a Cooper's hawk, a green-winged teal, a Tennessee warbler and many … Read more
Just say no
Asheville's high-power public-radio station, WCQS-FM, has applied to the Federal Communications Commission to renew its license. If granted, it will be eight years before the license comes up for renewal again. So if anyone feels the station hasn’t served the community as well as it should have during the eight-year period that ends Dec. 1, … Read more
Best Of primary-care physicians work at Our Family Doctor
In the Best of WNC, Volume 2, in the Best Primary Care Physician category, we mistakenly associated Drs. Jodi Schwab and Meredith Polansky with Ravenscroft Family Health Center. Schwab and Polansky’s health-care center is Our Family Doctor, located at 43 Oakland Road. For more about this award-winning practice, visit ourfamilydoctorasheville.com.
School or scandal?
Amid continuing tough economic conditions, A-B Tech is asking Buncombe County residents for help. On Nov. 8, voters will weigh in on a quarter-cent sales-tax increase to fund capital improvements that officials say are needed to serve a rapidly growing enrollment at the community college. The proposed hike amounts to 2.5 cents on a $10 … Read more
