Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, May 28, 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 28. The Sanitation Division will not collect brush on Memorial Day and there will be no scrap [...]
The most prominent feature in Jake Rusher Park currently is the playground. New amenities are coming to Jake Rusher Park in south Asheville! Before the City finalizes the planned improvements, staff want to check in with residents on the park concept crafted from earlier community meetings. A park concept plan will be presented for residents to review and [...]
The 2018 Movies in the Park season kicks off with Disney favorite “Moana.” The City of Asheville Parks & Recreation Department launches the 2018 season of Movies in the Park, a free monthly movie series on the Roger McGuire Green in Pack Square Park, beginning May 11. Because several movies were rained out last year, we’re [...]
City Council passes fee adjustments for the 2018-2019 fiscal year With spring comes birds singing, longer days and — the City of Asheville budget season. Prior to adopting the 2018-2019 budget in June for the fiscal year, each April Council passes its fee adjustments. On April 10, City Council adopted its Fees & Charges for FY 2018-2019. How [...]
PLEASE NOTE: With snow and frigid temps in the forecast for Wednesday, the Velodrome ribbon cutting has been rescheduled to March 28. Bicyclists, get ready! The Carrier Park Velodrome reopens this month. The Carrier Park Velodrome improvements began in July and are now complete. To celebrate, the City of Asheville will host a ribbon cutting at 4:30 [...]
The City of Asheville Finance Committee will hold a special meeting from 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 7 in the first floor conference room of City Hall to continue discussions regarding the Aston Park Tennis Center. Anyone unable to attend this special meeting will be able to make comments on Open City Hall Asheville, ashevillenc.gov/OpenCityHall from 8:30 a.m. [...]
Following its successful and sold out Fed Cup Asheville debut this past weekend, the U.S. Tennis Association announced that it will donate $35,000 for improvements to the Aston Park Tennis Center. The grant is through the USTA’s legacy program. Started more than a decade ago, the program is designed to leave a lasting mark in the communities [...]
The annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at UNC Asheville. The event is designed to expose women and girls to a variety of activities that will inspire them to lead active, healthy lives. Clinics include zumba, yoga, soccer, dance, cheerleading and disc [...]
The snow that dumped 2 to 3 inches on the Asheville area Wednesday continued its impact on ART bus service this morning but all routes are now running. Motorists heading out this morning were cautioned to beware of black ice that may have formed on treated City streets overnight. The good news: Virtually all streets maintained [...]
Hazardous weather persists in the Asheville area. Many streets are still snow and ice covered and may re-freeze tonight. Motorists advised to use extreme caution when traveling. Winter weather advisory conditions for tonight call for for black ice and severe wind chills. Frostbite on exposed skin can occur within 30 minutes. With 3 inches of snow and [...]
Come be part of a community conversation about Aston Park Tennis Center. The City of Asheville is reaching out to area residents to form a group to review the tennis center’s business plan. Four drop-in informational meetings will be held this month to make the process as inclusive as possible. A focus group will be formed [...]
With a new year comes new programs, facility improvements and projects to improve our community. Here’s a look ahead at Asheville City government initiatives in 2018. We couldn’t get the list down to 10 items so here are a dozen to look for in the coming year. New, more diverse City Council Asheville City Council 2018: Standing, left to right, are Keith Young, [...]
With 2017 nearly in the books, it’s time to take stock of City of Asheville initiatives and developments from the past year. Here are 10 initiatives that your City government got off the ground in 2017. We’ll have 2018 initiatives to look for in another roundup Jan. 1. Bond projects began In November 2016, Asheville voters approved $74 million [...]
This rendering represents the rose garden in its current form, with comments on maintenance issues. A plan is under way for the City of Asheville to improve the Griffing Boulevard Rose Garden Park in North Asheville. Working with the Grove Park/Sunset Mountain Neighborhood Association, groundwork is being laid on a plan to improve the rose garden [...]
In an ongoing effort to keep the Roger McGuire Green…well, GREEN, the City of Asheville is going to resod Pack Square Park in December this year instead of January. Work will begin Dec. 4 to replace sod on the Roger McGuire Green and Reuter Terrace in Pack Square Park. The sod that was replaced in winter 2017 [...]
From Breakfast with Santa to community center holiday parties, Asheville Parks & Recreation offers opportunities for communities to come together for seasonal events. Here’s a roundup. A Winter’s Tail When/where: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 2 at the WNC Nature Center, 75 Gashes Creek Road, Asheville. Program: Come and join the holiday fun at the Nature [...]
A plan is under way for the City of Asheville to improve the Griffing Boulevard Rose Garden Park in North Asheville. Working with the Grove Park/Sunset Mountain Neighborhood Association, groundwork is being laid on a plan to improve the rose garden and park landscape. Come see how the plan is taking shape and add your [...]
