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Category: Neighborhoods

City of Ashevillle announces second phase of Neighborhood Matching Grants; Applications up to $5,000

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Christy Edwards

The second phase of Neighborhood Matching Grants will open for applications on June 20, bringing City investments into Asheville’s neighborhoods. The Neighborhood Matching Grant program was created in 2021 with three main goals: Build neighborhood capacity and increase civic participation; Empower neighborhoods to self-determine improvement projects; and Create and strengthen partnerships between the City and community groups The first phase, [...]

City of Asheville and Buncombe County Community Reparations Commission meeting: June 6, 2022

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Kim Miller

The Community Reparations Commission is empowered to make short, medium, and long-term recommendations that will make significant progress toward repairing the damage caused by public and private systemic racism. The task of the Reparations Commission is to issue a report in a timely manner for consideration by the City, County, and other participating community [...]

Community Reparations Commission meets Monday, June 6, 2022

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Kim Miller

The next meeting of the Community Reparations Commission will take place 6:00 p.m. Monday, June 6, 2022 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, 87 Haywood Street The Commission meeting agenda will be posted at this link. The Community Reparations Commission is empowered to make short, medium, and long-term recommendations that will make significant progress [...]

Asheville Parks & Recreation shares updates on multiple projects

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Christy Edwards

As Asheville Parks & Recreation continues to enhance and improve facilities throughout the city, some construction projects are expected to temporarily impact nearby areas. The City of Asheville is dedicated to as little disruption to surrounding properties as possible.

Celebrate impactful community members: Tuesday , May 3, 2022

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Kim Miller

You're invited to celebrate impactful community members Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Arthur R. Edington Center

City of Asheville to extend opportunity to provide public input on the South Slope Vision Plan to April 8

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Kim Miller

The City of Asheville Planning and Urban Design Department has decided to extend to April 8th the period to participate in the South Slope Visioning Plan. Staff want to hear from the community if there’s something missing from the plan, so the draft is available for the public to review and provide comments. [...]

City of Asheville announces Neighborhood Matching Grant recipients

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Kim Miller

Neighborhood Matching Grant recipients announced: click post for list

City of Asheville to launch Neighborhood Grant Program

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Web Editors - CAPE

As a part of this year’s budget process, City of Asheville staff heard from our community that new City investments in neighborhoods were very important. To respond to that need the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget includes $200,000 to launch a Neighborhood Grant Program. This program is designed specifically for neighborhood-based organizations: Neighborhood associations; Homeowners associations; Neighborhood coalitions; and Resident organizations [...]

City of Asheville to identify and document architectural history and character of Burton Street neighborhood

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Web Editors - CAPE

The Department of Planning and Urban Design is excited to be working with the leadership of the Burton Street Neighborhood Association to identify, document and share information about the history and character defining architecture and streetscapes of the Burton Street neighborhood. The idea for this project emerged from the I-26 Connector Burton Street Mitigation Working Group, [...]

Neighborhood spotlight: Kenilworth Forest

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Web Editors - CAPE

Neighborhood: Kenilworth Forest. Where is it? Kenilworth Forest is a friendly, established cul-de-sac neighborhood of 100 homes on the east side of lovely Kenilworth Lake. We are just off Tunnel Road. I-240 West brings you to vibrant downtown Asheville in five minutes. Details: Kenilworth Lake was formed in 1925 by “impounding the waters of Ross Creek,” culminating [...]

Neighborhood spotlight: West End Clingman Avenue Neighborhood

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Web Editors - CAPE

Where in the world is the West End Clingman Avenue Neighborhood? It covers the area from the East shore of the French Broad River east to the Bacoate Forest and from Patton Avenue south to Lyman Street. The West End Clingman Avenue Neighborhood (WECAN) hosts a community garden, the Jean Webb and Owens Bell parks, an [...]

Neighborhood spotlight: East End/Valley Street

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Web Editors - CAPE

Where is it? The East End/Valley Street neighborhood is located east of Biltmore Avenue and rises up Beaucatcher Mountain. Details: East End/Valley Street is the oldest and most historically significant African-American neighborhood in Asheville. Once the center of African-American life in Asheville, the neighborhood is connected to The Block (Eagle and Market streets) and Valley Street (now [...]

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