July 17, 2012 – mountainx.com

July 17 runoff results: Statewide races

July 17, 2012 by Jake Frankel

Here’s the results for the statewide runoff races that were decided in the July 17 primary election.

Differing views at downtown Asheville BID meeting

July 17, 2012 by David Forbes

About 60 people — ranging from condo owners to the homeless — showed up at tonight’s public-input meeting on the proposed Business Improvement District for downtown Asheville. However, critics said they felt the process was slanted towards BID proponents. Photos by Max Cooper.

LIVE: Twitter coverage of today’s primary election

July 17, 2012 by Jake Frankel

The North Carolina second primary election is today, July 17, giving Buncombe County residents a chance to cast their ballots for several races, including the hotly contested 11th District GOP runoff between Mark Meadows and Vance Patterson.

Twitter coverage of the downtown BID public meeting

July 17, 2012 by David Forbes

Follow live Twitter coverage of the city’s public input meeting on the controversial proposal for a Business Improvement District in downtown Asheville. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Asheville Civic Center ballroom.

MMJ’s Jim James joins Floating Action onstage

July 17, 2012 by Dane Smith

Last week, Xpress reported that My Morning Jacket’s Jim James remixed a Floating Action track. Apparently, that wasn’t enough to satisfy James’ yearning to get in on the Action.

Gaining ground on the DIY movement with Small Terrain

February 27, 2015July 17, 2012 by Mackensy Lunsford

Natalie Pollard will open Small Terrain in West Asheville later this year. The shop will offer a springboard into a world of greater self-sufficiency, with classes and items for sale that support urban homesteading and other DIY home projects.

Truth trackers: APD’s cold-case sleuths defy the odds

July 17, 2012 by Caitlin Byrd

Less than 1 percent of cold cases ever get solved. That doesn’t stop Asheville detectives Yvonne Cobourn and Kevin Taylor. They’ve got 24 local cases on their desks, and the process is like nothing you’ve seen on TV. Fighting the odds, Detective Yvonne Cobourn says, “That challenge is what we embrace.” (cover by John Zara)

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July 17, 2012 by Webmaster

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Duke and Progress Merge

July 17, 2012 by Molton

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