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We can all take steps around our property to help reduce crime. For Crime Prevention Tips and more, check out our safety and emergency preparedness page under the Services tab on the City of Asheville website homepage. A great first step is employing Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) practices in and around your [...]
Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer has officially proclaimed July as Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) Month, highlighting the importance of parks and recreation programs to our community. Following the announcement, APR Director D. Tyrell McGirt recognized the department’s dedicated parks and recreation professionals, including the crucial Asset Management team that keeps our parks [...]
Looking for a way to get involved in local government and play a part in shaping the future of Asheville? Serving on a City of Asheville board or commission is a great place to start. Through a variety of boards and commissions established by Asheville City Council, citizens can provide input on the policies that shape [...]
APR Innovators is an Asheville Parks & Recreation series highlighting team members going above and beyond to bring huge value to community members through knowledge, connections, and insight that come from a desire to create the best city possible through the power of high-quality recreation programs and safe parks that welcome everyone. When did you [...]
The next meeting of the Asheville City Council will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 25. It will be held in the Council Chamber on the 2nd Floor of City Hall, 70 Court Plaza. The Council meeting agenda is posted on the City’s website. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-318.10 this will be [...]
Do you have ideas for Asheville’s parks and recreation facilities? Join Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) Director D. Tyrell McGirt for one-on-one or in a small group conversations during casual “Park Bench Chats.” “We believe that our parks and recreation system is strongest when it reflects the needs and desires of our community,” according to [...]
On June 18, Sanitation staff encountered a fire in one of our trash trucks due to improper disposal of combustible/flammable materials such as car parts, linseed oil, and possibly fuel filters. Thankfully, the truck was close to a local fire department. Sanitation staff and firefighters quickly responded, dumped the load, and extinguished the fire. No injuries [...]
Your voice matters! Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) has released a draft of Recreate Asheville: Shaping Our City’s Parks, a 10-year plan built by community members to guide the City of Asheville’s parks and recreation decisions. This plan identifies which areas need the most work, which projects will be most beneficial, and strategies [...]
Rebecca Cipriano is a project manager in the Construction Division of the City of Asheville’s Capital Management Department. With a focus on parks and playgrounds, channeling play is part of Rebecca’s everyday life on the job. Outside of the slides, swings and monkey bars, hard work and expertise are also required in order to deliver [...]
At its June 11 meeting, Asheville City Council passed the City Manager’s recommended budget with a 4 to 3 vote.
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 [...]
A portion of Patton Avenue and connecting streets will be closed the night of Monday, June 17 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Work will be carried out overnight to minimize disruption to area businesses and residents. See enclosed details and map
City Hall offices close June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. See the City's services schedule
What’s Up AVL! The City of Asheville’s bi-monthly radio show allows the community to take a deep dive with the City of Asheville staff and departments. You can learn about different departments and what projects are taking place in your community. On What’s Up AVL! this week, host Sam Parada interviews Logan Smith, part of the Community and [...]
Learn how to use the ART transit bus bike racks - watch this instructional video
Growing a Minority/Women-owned business? Come to the Business Inclusion event June 29th and learn more about working with the City of Asheville - and take advantage of great networking opportunities
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County, in partnership with the City of Asheville, has planned the 2024 Juneteenth Celebration with the intended outcomes of a diverse celebration that fosters broad participation, promotes community awareness and appreciation, and celebrates the liberation of enslaved people. Dating back to 1865, two and a [...]