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City of Asheville and Asheville Downtown Assoc. announce changes to the 2024 Holiday Parade due to TS Helene

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Kim Miller

This year, Asheville’s Annual Holiday Parade will take on a fresh twist as it transforms into a vibrant Holiday Jamboree at Pack Square Park, presented by Bojangles! Produced by the Asheville Downtown Association in partnership with the City of Asheville, the Jamboree is a family-friendly celebration of holiday cheer and community spirit, happening on Saturday, November 23. The Holiday Jamboree [...]

City of Asheville Event Support Program accepting 2025 applications now through October 14

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Kim Miller

The City of Asheville Event Support Grant program is now accepting applications for the calendar year 2025. This program, facilitated by ArtsAVL, provides a competitive process for non-profit organizations to receive financial support for free and open events to the public, and conducted within Asheville’s streets, parks, and outdoor public spaces. Grant funds can help make special [...]

Long-standing climbing wall on Wall Street removed to make way for new beginning

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Meredith Friedheim

If this wall could talk! After standing tall for more than 30 years, the climbing wall located on the plaza at 43 Wall Street is being removed to make space for a new chapter. Climbmax Climbing Gym moved into the city-owned space in 1993. The City was strategic in activating this location as part of a downtown [...]

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Share your input to further shape the Downtown Business Improvement District services

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Jessica Hughes

The City of Asheville is seeking input from the public, including those who live, work and visit downtown, to help further shape the service needs and priorities for the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) based on the following focus areas: Safety & Hospitality: Ensuring a welcoming and secure environment for everyone Enhanced Cleaning: Keeping [...]

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Outdoor Dining Program, now accepting applications

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Kim Miller

The City of Asheville recently announced updates to its Outdoor Dining Program as applied to public space, and the application process is now open on the City’s Development Portal for 2024 permitting. Updates include the ability for businesses to apply for annual permits to utilize public on-street parking spaces as [...]

Asheville City Council approves changes to the Outdoor Dining Program, Enabling Streeteries and Maximizing Public Benefits

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Kim Miller

The City of Asheville is pleased to announce significant updates to its outdoor dining program as permitted in public spaces (streets and sidewalks) after City Council approval at their regularly scheduled meeting on October 24, 2023.

The Community Reparations Commission releases draft recommendations

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Sam Parada

The Community Reparations Commission has been meeting since April of 2022 to develop short, medium, and long term recommendations. A batch of draft recommendations has been released. The recommendations align with the five impact focus areas of the commission: housing, economic development, criminal justice, education, and health & wellness. These draft recommendations are [...]

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Community Reparations Summit to be Held Oct. 7; Public Invited to Attend and Provide Feedback

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Sam Parada

Since March of 2022, the Community Reparations Commission has been working to establish short-, medium-, and long-term recommendations for consideration by the City of Asheville and Buncombe County Government. On Saturday, Oct. 7, a Community Reparations Summit will be held, providing an opportunity for the public to hear directly from the impact focus areas of [...]

Who’s up this week on What’s Up AVL! Community and Economic Development Division Manager Rachel Taylor

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Kim Miller

What’s Up AVL! The City of Asheville’s bi-monthly radio show gives the community the chance to take a deep dive with the City of Asheville staff and departments. Learn about different departments and what projects are taking place in your community. This Week’s Guest: This week, the City of Asheville host Sam Parada sat down with the Economic [...]

City of Asheville announces projects funded by BCTDA Tourism Product Development Fund

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Kim Miller

The City of Asheville is pleased to announce projects that have received funding from the BCTDA Tourism Product Development Fund. Funding was announced at the Tourism Development Authority Board meeting on October 26. All four of the city’s applications received funding, with the top three priorities receiving funding at 100% of the requested amount. [...]

City of Asheville announces Requests for Proposals for the management of Juneteenth 2023

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Kim Miller

The City of Asheville, North Carolina, seeks to contract with a non-profit organization to lead the development, management, and execution of a single event or series of events and engagements designed to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday in 2023. The RFP is being issued to identify qualified non-profit organizations with the capacity to execute a celebration to [...]

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Billie Jean King Cup is a finalist for Best Professional Sports Event – you can vote!

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Christy Edwards

The Billie Jean King Cup event that was held in April at the Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville is a Finalist for the 2022 Best Professional Sports Event by Sports Travel.

City of Asheville Awarded $4.2 Million From the Federal Transit Administration for New Buses

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Kim Miller

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced the City of Asheville has been awarded $4.2 million from the Low-and No-Emission Program to invest in purchasing new transit buses for the Asheville Rides Transit (ART) fleet. The $4.2 million will allow the City of Asheville to purchase six hybrid replacement buses and three replacement [...]