It takes more than a pristine water source to deliver safe drinking water to Asheville customers. “City of Asheville water comes from pristine and protected sources: particularly the Bee Tree and North Fork Reservoirs, situated in a 22,000-acre watershed,” said Jade Dundas, Water Resources Director. “But pure water is not enough. You need to ensure that [...]
With more than 70 parks , 11 recreation centers and eight other facilities such as the WNC Nature Center, Asheville’s Parks & Recreation Department is tasked with not only managing these facilities, but also with maintaining them. Along with routine care of facilities comes the eventual need for repairs or upgrades as equipment wears out or [...]
At its first meeting of the year, City Council received a report and viewed a video highlighting initiatives accomplished during 2015. Items ranged from the swearing in of Asheville Police Chief Tammy Hooper to the City earning a national award for its SimpliCity search engine. You can view that video at the bottom of this [...]
Asheville Police Sgt. Ann Fowler of the Asheville Buncombe DWI Task Force talks about the Sober Hero program, an initiative designed to promote not just designated drivers but sober drivers. And what to do if you find you’ve had too much to drink. The program enlists the aid of local restaurants and bars. With holiday parties going [...]
ART transit service suspended on Dec. 25, to operate on holiday schedule Jan. 1 Asheville City government offices will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 28 and Jan. 1 in observance of the winter holiday break and New Year’s Day. The following is a roundup of services affected by holiday closures. ART transit service City bus service will [...]
Dogs in Asheville required to be licensed by Jan. 1 The City of Asheville’s Animal Ordinance requires that dogs must be licensed every year on Jan. 1. The fee is $10 and all dogs must have a city license by the age of six months. The city license tag and a current rabies tag must be displayed on [...]
The Burton Street Community Association, established in 1967 as the Burton Street Advisory Board, was formed for the purpose of promoting the educational, social, economic and cultural welfare of its members, improving the neighborhood through democratic citizen participation and involvement in activities which affect our everyday lives. The Burton Street neighborhood, founded in 1911 by [...]
The City of Asheville Community & Economic Development Department is now accepting applications for funding from the City of Asheville’s Housing Trust Fund. Funding is available for affordable housing development, rehabilitation, or preservation of affordable housing units within Asheville’s city limits. The Housing Trust Fund was created in 2000 to provide a source of local [...]
As soon as you enter Albemarle Park, you know that you are in a special place. It’s not like any other neighborhood in Asheville. It’s more than an interesting neighborhood of curving streets, towering trees and old houses. It is a nationally recognized landmark in residential design, a rare surviving example of late 19th century [...]
Because of a dry spring and summer, Asheville should see a spectacular fall leaf season, according to Western Carolina University’s autumnal season prognosticator Kathy Mathews. Peak color could come to the City of Asheville by the middle of October this year. And as the trees put on their fall fireworks show, they’ll begin to shed those [...]
Updated (9/30/2015) – The State of the City Address will be live-streamed at this address http://ustre.am/W7Px beginning at 12 p.m. October 1. Please join Mayor Esther Manheimer for the State of the City address at noon Oct. 1 in the US Cellular Center Banquet Hall. Mayor Manheimer will focus on the impact of growth in Asheville and [...]
On July 8, the Asheville Police Department swore in five new officers. These officers were the most recent graduates of the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) course. The 620-hour course is spread over 16 weeks. Training is comprised of 36 separate blocks of instruction to include topics such as firearms, driver training, motor vehicle law, [...]