What’s it worth? Behind the city of Asheville’s “aspirational” $11.6 million wish list

New parking decks, affordable housing, a renovation to the Asheville Art Museum, and pedestrian improvements. All these and more are the goals of an $11.6 million fund the city of Asheville’s government wants to set up in an attempt to spur economic development. With planned savings from state legislation looking increasingly unlikely, the city may use a tax increase to make the projects a reality.

This weekend on a shoestring

This weekend brings outdoors, crafts, music and more. As always, Xpress highlights the best in low-cost weekend events.

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