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City of Asheville announces delays – urges residents to remove parked vehicles from streets to maintain access for public safety, snow plowing and sanitation collection

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Beth Bechel

Update: Community Centers will be closed Posted: Jan. 17 @ 9 p.m. City community centers will remain closed on Tuesday, January 18. All daytime and evening activities including Fun Day Out, senior meals, basketball and volley games and practices have been canceled. City of Asheville staff continues to work around the clock to clear away snow from this weekend’s [...]

Monday snow updates: Snow plowing operations continue, focus on secondary roads and sidewalks

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Beth Bechel

As the last flakes of snow fall for this winter event, City of Asheville snow operations continue in full force. The Public works department has 38 plows working to clear snow from our roads and sidewalks. The focus this morning is shifting to our secondary roads or “priority 2 ” and sidewalks. [...]

Asheville Public Works pre-treating streets in advance of winter storm

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Kim Miller

Asheville Public Works trucks have already begun pre-treating streets in Asheville with salt brine as the City prepares for oncoming snow. The National Weather Service has now issued a Winter Storm Watch for the area starting 6pm Saturday. The Weather Service’s website says: “Precipitation may begin as early as Saturday afternoon across parts [...]

City of Asheville requests public input on sidewalk improvements on Vermont Avenue

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Web Editors - CAPE

The City of Asheville is asking for public input on sidewalk improvements along Vermont Avenue in West Asheville. The project will address approximately 1,200 lineal feet of existing severely damaged sidewalk and replace it with new Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant concrete sidewalk along Vermont Avenue between Haywood Road to just south of Olney [...]

Asheville City offices to close for MLK Jr. Day, ART buses will run on a holiday schedule

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Kim Miller

Please note: Due to weather, Parks & Recreation has changed some of it’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day programming, as listed below. Asheville City government offices will be closed Jan. 17 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here is a look at City services affected by this holiday. Trash and recycling Though [...]

New adult coloring book highlights Asheville’s community gardens, showcases local talent, and connects residents to food resources

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Web Editors - CAPE

Part of a healthy lifestyle is minimizing stress. Coloring books for grownups are one of the latest trends to help. Thanks to a collaboration between Asheville Parks & Recreation, area nonprofits and agencies, and local artists, residents can connect with food resources and learn about community gardens through the beautifully-illustrated pages of [...]

Asheville City Council continues remote meeting format in the new year and here’s how to participate

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Web Editors - CAPE

For safety and to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, Asheville City Council meetings remain in remote format and accessible to the public in accordance with N.C. General Statute § 166A-19.24(f). This includes the 5 p.m. January 11 City Council meeting. Here’s what you need to know to watch/listen and/or to participate in this [...]

Asheville Parks & Recreation offers hundreds of programs for all ages in the new year

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Web Editors - CAPE

The beginning of the year is a great time for Ashevillians of all ages to explore, connect, and discover with Asheville Parks & Recreation. Now is the time to take a look at winter and spring offerings in the new activity guide with registration dates, information, and listings for hundreds of fitness and active living [...]

Update: Proposed Open Space zoning updates postponed

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Web Editors - CAPE

Update, January 5 The agenda item, open spaces, has been pulled from the January 5 Planning and Zoning meeting agenda. Original post, January 3 The City of Asheville Department of Planning and Urban Design is bringing development-related zoning updates to the Planning & Zoning Commission at 5 p.m. January 5 and then to the City [...]

Asheville Public Works responding to winter storm

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Web Editors - CAPE

Duke Energy shares winter storm update, 12:30 p.m. Jan. 3 A message from Duke Energy: The high winds and heavy precipitation are still affecting large portions of the Carolinas and restoration will be hindered until conditions are safe to work in. Customers in the hardest hit areas, like Buncombe County, may need to prepare for extended outages. Duke Energy [...]

Check out the WNC Nature Center on Visit a Zoo Day

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Christy Edwards

Looking for something fun to do with visiting family or children off from school? December 27 is Visit the Zoo Day, and the WNC Nature Center has three new animals that joined the Nature Center just in time for the holidays. The WNC Nature Center is closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s [...]

City of Asheville offers guidance for Christmas tree, lights disposal

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Web Editors - CAPE

Whether you keep your tree up through the new year or take it down the day after Christmas, there is still the question of how to dispose of it properly. Christmas trees will be collected by the City of Asheville according to the routine brush collection schedule. Residents are asked to remove lights, [...]

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