Asheville City offices to close for Memorial Day
Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, May 27, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Though City offices will be closed, Sanitation services will run on schedule. Trash and recycling will be collected as normal on May 27. The Sanitation Division will not collect brush on Memorial Day. Read More »
City of Asheville names Richard J. White, III as Assistant City Manager
City Manager Debra Campbell is pleased to announce that Richard J. White, III has been named Assistant City Manager after a highly competitive national search. Read More »
Serviceberry season accompanied by cooking workshop, plus launch of online Asheville Edibles Map
Serviceberries are ripening now — making it a perfect time to learn how to cook with them! In partnership with the Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council, the City of Asheville’s Office of Sustainability is pleased to unveil a crowd-sourced Asheville Edibles Map and a free serviceberries harvesting/cooking workshop set for June 4. Read More »
Asheville-Buncombe Memorial Day Ceremony to be held in Pack Square Park
The City of Asheville and Buncombe County will host a Memorial Day Ceremony at 2:30 p.m. May 27 at the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage, Roger McGuire Green in Pack Square Park. Read More »
City of Asheville earns GIS award for racial equity mapping project
The City of Asheville was recently awarded the North Carolina G. Herbert Stout Award for Visionary Use of GIS in support of the City’s Mapping Racial Equity project. Read More »
Council approves design contracts for three bond-funded neighborhood sidewalks
Three bond sidewalk projects will move forward, following May 14 Asheville City Council action to approve funding for right of way acquisition and additional design services.Three bond sidewalk projects will move forward, following May 14 Asheville City Council action to approve funding for right of way acquisition and additional design services. Read More »
City of Asheville's proposed Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Annual Operating Budget posted online
The City of Asheville’s proposed Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Annual Operating Budget is now posted online. It’s available for everyone to review! The budget will be presented to City Council during their May 14 meeting, 5 p.m. in Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall. Read More »
WNC Nature Center launches its Brews and Bears series
On May 10, the WNC Nature Center will host its first Brews & Bears event of the 2019 season. Due to the popularity of this after-hours event, there will be four events in the series: May 10, June 14, July 12, and August 9. Read More »
VIDEO: Urban Centers initiative, plus ways you can still weigh in on this project
If you missed the May 8-9 public meetings on the City of Asheville’s Urban Centers initiative, we offer our residents a video version of the presentation given at these meetings. Read More »
Connect with down payment resources, lenders and realtors at Asheville Homeownership Fair
The City of Asheville will hold a Home Ownership Fair from 10 a.m. to noon May 18 at the Stephens Lee Center gymnasium, 30 George Washington Carver Ave. Read More »
