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Not Inclusive of All Wild Animals
City Council will return from summer hiatus next week. The agenda is published, and on it is a measure that would ban circuses and wild animal exhibitions from the US…
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Asheville misses Davidson College
From the Asheville Citizen-Times: When men’s basketball powerhouse Davidson left the league after last year’s tournament to join the Atlantic 10 Conference, what also departed was the SoCon’s largest fan…
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Potty Humour
My favorite part of Asheville City Council’s meeting last night was when we heard the report about why the meeting had been moved to the US Cellular Center. During the…
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Get Rich Quick, Again
IMPLAN is at it again. This time, Tom Tveidt, now working for SYNEVA, is using it to justify a performing arts center for Asheville. The idea has been in the…
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Probably Wasting Your Time Today
The news on the national front is big. Why, Eric Holder will be resigning. At the local level, we just have little bitties; viz.: That’s Not What They Mean The…
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If You Ever Get Annoyed, Look at Me, I’m Self-Employed
Thursday, the evermeeting Asheville City Council sent out an announcement that they would hold a town hall meeting at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 3. This is in addition to the…
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Monument Building
Maybe it is time for the legislature to consider something besides a hotel tax to help local governments maintain their lush lifestyles. Tourism should be down with all these people…
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Hoteliers Don’t Like Boosting the Competition
The City of Asheville embarked on a program years ago to sell surplus city property to the private sector. An RFP/RFQ process was developed so organizations that promised to provide…
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Joint Meeting
A joint meeting with city council and the legislative delegation is scheduled for September 18, at 1:00 p.m., in the US Cellular Center Banquet Hall. The last I heard, Rep.…
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Sprawl
The City of Asheville has been trying to unload excess real estate for some time. McKibbon Hotel Group has proposed buying some to build a hotel across from the US…