The Eagle Market Place project, a major affordable housing, commercial and community space development in the heart of downtown’s the Block neighborhood, got the go-ahead for funding from Asheville City Council tonight. The city will contribute $3.3 million to complete the project, and construction is slated to begin in October.
Before I came to Asheville, I studied the AAA maps. At first, I planned to drive here from Phoenix, Ariz., and noticed that Interstate 40 ran through the middle of town. Asheville looked pretty easy to master, on the maps. My daughter put the kibosh on driving. She didn’t want my car at her house. … Read more
There are nearly 634,000 homeless men, women and children in America, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. About 14,000 are in North Carolina, and in Buncombe County, about 125 of them are women without children. “Homelessness is a problem that impacts everyone. We all need to be part of the solution,” … Read more
David Forbes’ Aug. 7 article, “The American Dream,” was interesting, but held no surprise for me. I have lived in three regions of the U.S., the last 25 years being in the Southeast — Atlanta for the majority of it and Asheville more recently. With that as background, I'd like to add something that wasn't … Read more
