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Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) previously announced all outdoor hard surface public tennis courts maintained by the City of Asheville would become dual-lined, converting them to shared use courts to support local growth of pickleball and tennis. This decision followed months of meetings between local players of both sports. Court conversions have [...]
Asheville, North Carolina – On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, the City of Asheville’s City Council approved a $115,000 contract to Opticos Design, Inc., and their subcontractor Cascadia Partners, for a Missing Middle Housing study. Missing Middle Housing refers to housing types, such as duplexes, triplexes, quadruplexes, and townhomes that are largely missing [...]
The first phase of the sidewalk replacement project on Vermont Ave has been completed. Now that the tree removal of the 11 identified trees has taken place, the installation of new, safe, and accessible sidewalks will be completed this summer. The new sidewalk will be installed around the preserved healthy trees before [...]
This entry is part of Park Views, a weekly Asheville Parks & Recreation series that explores the history of the city’s public parks and community centers – and the mountain spirit that helped make them the unique spaces they are today. Read more from the series and follow APR on Facebook and [...]
The City of Asheville parking availability signs and the “Find Parking” feature on the Asheville app are up and running, just in time for the SoCon tournament in downtown Asheville this weekend. Signs mounted on the outside of City maintained parking garages now accurately display the number of parking spaces [...]
The Asheville City Council will be holding their annual retreat on Thursday, March 2, 2023 (Noon-5 p.m.) and on Friday, March 3, 2023 (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.), at the Buncombe County Government Administration Building located at 200 College Street, Asheville, N.C. The public is welcome to attend; however, public comment will not be taken.
Update: The temporary closure of Biltmore Avenue Garage has been changed to April 11, 2023, through April 25, 2023. The Biltmore Avenue Garage will remain open to monthly parking permit holders and hourly parkers until April 11, 2023. The dates were changed due to a shortage in critical materials needed by the contractor to proceed [...]
“As a lifelong Ashevillian, I have watched the struggles of the youth increase. I have worked with children for 25 years and it’s becoming a personal experience witnessing our children go through the juvenile justice system. I want to place myself where I can be proactive. This is my reason for joining the Juvenile Crime [...]
The next meeting of the Asheville City Council will be held 4 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Council Chamber, located on the 2nd Floor of City Hall, 70 Court Plaza. The Council meeting agenda is posted at this link. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § [...]
This entry is part of Park Views, a weekly Asheville Parks & Recreation series that explores the history of the city’s public parks and community centers – and the mountain spirit that helped make them the unique spaces they are today. Read more from the series and follow APR on Facebook and [...]
This feature was written first hand by members of the Oakhurst Neighborhood Association. Location and History of Oakhurst The historic Oakhurst neighborhood is a small hidden gem nestled between Biltmore Avenue to the West, McCormick Field and Memorial Stadium to the North, Mission Hospital to the South, and Beaucatcher Mountain to the East. Planning for the development [...]
Over the past 16 months our community has successfully diverted nearly 400,000 pounds of food scraps saving landfill space and reducing greenhouse gas emission! That’s equivalent to ~450 cars taken off of the road, good work Asheville! The City of Asheville, in partnership with Buncombe County, is excited to announce two new food scraps drop-off options at [...]
Following two years of discussions and planning, Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) is investing $200,000 in major repairs and renovations to Asheville Skatepark. Beginning with replacement of stairs and sections of damaged fencing along Cherry Street last year, new enhancements and additions to the upper plaza and skate bowls [...]
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 [...]
Out Of This World fun returns to downtown Asheville Sunday, February 19. Times and Routes 12:00 p.m. Line up and float assembly begins on Southside Avenue between Biltmore and Short Coxe Avenue 3:05 p.m. Traditional Step Off The parade will enter Coxe Ave. at the intersection of Southside. The route takes the parade north on [...]
Well, Asheville – according to the National Weather Service, it looks like we could see a couple more nights of cold weather temperatures, some dropping towards freezing. Get a good night’s rest and some peace of mind by following these tips to Protect your Pipes in freezing weather And dont forget – AVL Alerts [...]
The next scheduled meeting for the Community Reparations Commission is Monday, February 20, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Harrah’s Cherokee Center Banquet Hall at 87 Haywood Street. The Commission meeting agenda will be posted at this link You can plan ahead by referring to the 2023 monthly [...]