Happy Earth Month! Together, we have diverted over ONE MILLION POUNDS of food waste from the landfill! Thank you for your efforts in helping the City of Asheville/Buncombe County reach this important milestone! What a tremendous accomplishment! To celebrate, you are cordially invited to join us on Saturday, April 26th for a FREE, family-friendly event! At this event, [...]
City Council approves the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan for submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during the April 8 City Council meeting. The Action Plan is the first step in the process to access $225,010,000 allocated by HUD on January 16, 2025, following [...]
Learn more about recently approved UDO amendments that seek to encourage the development of more housing, with a particular emphasis on affordable housing initiatives, and to reduce barriers that are particularly challenging for smaller businesses
The next meeting of the Asheville City Council will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, in the Council Chamber on the 2nd Floor of City Hall, 70 Court Plaza. The Council meeting agenda is posted on the City’s website. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-318.10 this will be an in-person meeting that the [...]
The Walton Street Park Survery is open. Take the opportunity to help shape the future of Walton St Park. A community-driven process to determine a vibrant reimagined use may activate the pool area year-round while respecting the pool and bathhouse's historic fabric to serve present and future generations.
To provide greater transparency into Asheville’s ongoing recovery, the City has launched a Storm Debris Dashboard that is available by visiting the storm debris page on the Asheville Recovers website. This tool will provide debris collection totals and progress updates with data being updated every Monday. The new dashboard provides the following data [...]
Get ready for summer nights filled with cinematic magic as Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR)’s popular Movies in the Park series returns to Pack Square Park. This tradition for many locals transforms the heart of downtown Asheville into the area’s largest outdoor movie theater, offering free family-friendly films under the stars. Join friends and [...]
Our City and region continue to collaborate and make progress on Tropical Storm Helene recovery. The needs in our communities makes our actions to celebrate and support the earth this Spring even more meaningful. The City of Asheville’s Sustainability Department invites you to take extra steps this month to help clean up, beautify and restore [...]
Southside United Neighborhood Association, with the support of Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) today launched its community-wide survey to gather input on reimagining the historic pool area within Walton Street Park. The survey is open until May 31 and aims to ensure preservation of the park’s historic character while integrating modern amenities to serve [...]
Helene has had a significant impact on homelessness in Buncombe County as reported by the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care, the local planning body responsible for developing and overseeing the community’s response to homelessness. Each Continuum of Care across the country is responsible for completing an annual Point-in-Time Count during the last 10 days in January and [...]
The City of Asheville will resume their regular schedule for brush collection services starting Monday, March 31, including bagged leaves and properly contained brush trimmings. Residents are reminded that storm debris and vegetative brush that do not meet city collection guidelines will not be collected through the City’s brush collection service. Storm [...]
Get ready for a day of big fun for little ones! Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) is thrilled to announce the annual Tiny Tykes Day, a free festival designed for children ages 5 and under, is scheduled for Sunday, May 4, from 2-5pm at Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Community Center on 285 [...]