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Downtown Road & Water Interruptions – April 2009

For the next several weeks, the City of Asheville Water Maintenance Construction Crew will be installing new water lines behind City Hall. This work will impact access and parking for City Hall, Buncombe County Detention Facility and Buncombe County

Another Local News Source Suspends Publication

Its hard to know how to react when economic hardship strikes so close to home. Today the MountainXpress announces that they too are having to make adjustments to stay afloat in these hard times:

The Mountain Xpress, Asheville, N.C.’s, alternative newsweekly, took a remarkable step on Wednesday, ending its 14-year run as a print publication (today’s issue is their last), suspending its regular online news reports and converting its entire news operation to Twitter dispatches from staff and trusted community journalists.

Sad Sad News, but as a community we can overcome this given enough time. On a happier note, Asheville is now home to the nation's first twitter-powered newspaper. Welcome to the Asheville Twaper – For the full story visit: Mountain Xpress: Our Twitter Manifesto

 Here’s Jeff Fobes breaking the news on YouTube:

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No Better Time to Visit the Big Apple!

The Asheville Regional Airport has just announced a new flight, a daily non-stop service to New York City. That

Asheville Shout Out: The USA's New South

Asheville was mentioned in the UK Times with appreciation. It

Mountain Moonshiner, Popcorn Sutton

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This week a mountain legend took his last breath. Marvin

Do You Know the Honey Man?

Local Food - Haw Creek HoneyLocal honey is not only sustainable and environmentally positive in supporting local lovers of nature it is also best for you. It

211 is here for you Asheville!

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