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Development Services rolls out digital residential permit application and review tool

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

Delivery of digital tools to make the permitting process more streamlined continues at the Asheville Development Services Department (DSD) with their latest release — an online application for residential building permits. Find it at develop.residentialplans.ashevillenc.gov. Customers can now skip the lobby and submit residential permit applications online. The application links to helpful guidelines too, [...]

City to kick off community visioning process for historic Thomas Wolfe cabin

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

Thomas Wolfe at the east Asheville cabin. Asheville’s famous native son Thomas Wolfe had a cabin, a place of retreat near what is now Azalea Park in east Asheville. Built in 1926, it was the last place Wolfe called home in his hometown. He spent the summer of 1937 at the cabin. Wolfe’s summer at the cabin [...]

Asheville seeking candidates for City Board of Education

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

The Asheville City Council is advertising for interested individuals to apply for the Board of Education. One seat will be vacated by Board member James Lee, effective March 31, 2019, leaving an unexpired term until April 1, 2021. In addition, there are two seats expiring on April 1, 2019; Shaunda Sandford and Martha [...]

Asheville’s bike share study widens to include scooters, with the public invited to weigh in

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

The City of Asheville’s bike share feasibility initiative continues and has widened in scope to include consideration of electric scooters (also called e-scooters). Bike or e-scooter share is a way for someone to use a bike or scooter for a short time at a reasonable rate. Some bike share systems are station-based, like those in

Public invited North Charlotte Street drop-in meetings about road diet and zoning evaluation

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

The City of Asheville will host two meetings on February 19 for the community to learn about improvements planned for North Charlotte Street, including the road diet and zoning evaluation for the corridor. The meetings will be held at the Jewish Community Center, 236 Charlotte St. A morning session will be held from 8:30 to [...]

Insider’s guide to traffic/parking for Asheville’s Fed Cup

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Christy Edwards

The 2019 Fed Cup brings international professional tennis competition returns to the ExploreAsheville.com Arena in Asheville’s U.S. Cellular Center on Feb. 9-10 for the USA vs. Australia World Group First Round. The U.S. Tennis Association and United States Fed Cup Captain Kathy Rinaldi have announced that No. 17 Madison Keys, No. 23 [...]

2019 Asheville Fed Cup participants announced

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

Madison Keys, Danielle Collins, Sofia Kenin, Nicole Melichar to play First Round vs. Australia February 9-10 at U.S. Cellular Center Local highlights: 2019 Fed Cup First Round vs. Australia happens Feb. 9-10 at Asheville’s U.S. Cellular Center. The matchups and order of play for the weekend’s matches will be determined at an official draw ceremony set for noon Feb. 8 in the U.S. [...]

Opportunities announced for community to give input on candidate profile for Asheville’s next Police Chief

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

Updated information: The City of Asheville will hold an informational meeting to discuss how public input informed the profile used to search for Asheville’s next police chief. The informational session will take place at 6:30 p.m. May 13 at the Stephens Lee Recreation Center, 30 George Washington Carver Ave. Working in partnership with Police Executive Research Forum [...]

Asheville’s zero-emission electric ART buses to be deployed this spring

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

Testing and training going on now; bus preview to be held In 2019, the City of Asheville will deploy five zero-emission electric buses for the City’s transit system, Asheville Redefines Transit (ART). By committing to transit vehicles that are powered by electricity, the City will reduce fuels costs and dependence on imported energy resources. It will also [...]

Asheville City Council rezones Patton Avenue property for new type of Duke Energy substation

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Christy Edwards

Asheville City Council cleared the way for a new Duke Energy substation with a vote to rezone portions of 252 Patton Ave. and 28 Knoxville Place, during Council’s Jan. 22 meeting. Duke has proposed the construction of a gas-insulated, high-voltage switchgear (or GIS) substation on the parcel that formerly served as a car dealership on [...]

Asheville City offices to close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 21, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Garbage and recycling collection schedules will continue as normal over the holiday. There will be no brush collection Monday and the Sanitation office will be closed. The City of Asheville ART service routes and facilities will operate on a [...]

Duke Energy awards Asheville / Buncombe County with Power Partner recognition

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

For its 25th consecutive year, Duke Energy has selected six outstanding organizations to receive the company’s prestigious Power Partner award. Duke Energy established the Power Partner award in 1992 to honor businesses and other organizations that achieve exemplary results in categories that include solutions innovation, community excellence, economic development, sustainability innovation and storm restoration. The City of [...]

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