Answer Man: Apartments still coming to Brevard Road? Why doesn’t Asheville have a monthly water bill?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Those of us in the Ashley Woods neighborhood off Brevard Road, between Clayton and Long Shoals Road, are wondering what’s going on with the pending apartment complex that is to be built across from us. About half a year ago they knocked down…
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Answer Man: Do Duke, other utility companies pay property taxes? Followup question on EV chargers?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I was looking through tax records at several properties Duke Energy owns around Asheville, and it looks like…
Answer Man: Why aren’t bear-resistant trash carts cheaper? Reckless fire hydrant opening in the city?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers: First, a note: my recent Answer Man column about a dearth of bear-resistant trash cans in Asheville spawned a…
Opinion: Are Christmas tree growers pricing us out of the market?
I love a real Christmas tree. You can’t beat that aroma — a little dash of mountain evergreen in your family room for the whole holiday season is a little…
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Housing expert Gregg Colburn points to West Coast cities as cautionary tale
A noted expert on housing and homelessness has delivered a stark message to Asheville: Don’t do what we did. Gregg Colburn, a professor at the University of Washington, told a…
Answer Man: Buncombe County TDA spent $500,000 on Hallmark promotional deal?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: The Biltmore Christmas movie premiered Sunday night on the Hallmark Channel. During the commercials, our own Buncombe County Tourism…
Answer Man: What happens to coins on O. Henry’s gravesite in Riverside Cemetery? Any hope for dangerous Riverside Drive interchange?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I just know you must have answered this before, but given the season and most people’s memory, it…
Kimberly van Noort chosen as UNCA chancellor
The UNC System Board of Governors has unanimously elected Kimberly van Noort as chancellor of the University of North Carolina Asheville, where she has served as the interim leader since…
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