House for rent(Photo: monkeybusinessimages / Getty Images/iStockphoto) ASHEVILLE – The argument over using homes for short-term vacation rentals in neighborhoods nudged closer to resolution Monday with the release of draft rules. The recommendations made by contractors with Chapel-Hill-based Urban Planning…
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Kings Announces February 2015 Opening in Burlington
The fourth Kings Bowl America location is set to open in Burlington and it will be the largest Kings venue in Massachusetts. Patrick Lyons announced Friday the opening of his fourth Massachusetts Kings Bowl America location in the newly established…
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Forest Service logging plan draws criticism – Asheville Citizen
Buy Photo Recent logging in the North Mills River Recreation Area of the Pisgah National Forest cleared most of a white pine stand, opening the area to a young forest of trees like oak, better suited to the region, Forest…
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AP News in Brief at 9:58 pm EST
Democratic Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu defeated by GOP’s Bill Cassidy in last midterm race BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy has defeated Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, denying her a fourth term and extending the GOP’s domination of…
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Remaking HandMade in America – Asheville Citizen
Glenn Cox, HandMade in America executive director, left, and Stephanie Twitty, chair of the nonprofit’s board of directors, stand inside the Asheville office on South Lexington Avenue. HandMade supports the economy of Western North Carolina-made crafts and goods.(Photo: Katie Bailey/bkbailey@citizen-times.com)…
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Scholar athletes honored in Greater Miami South Florida Pop Warner League
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez recognized 150 youths who were named this year’s “Pop Warner Scholastic Achievers” during a special half-time presentation at the annual “Sean Taylor Football Classic” at North Miami Athletic Stadium. Mayor Gimenez also recognized Pop…
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New Las Vegas tourism ad features Imagine Dragons
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The $3 billion company that got away
Fueling Biogen’s growth From the beginning, Avonex exceeded expectations. By 2001, Avonex was generating $972 million in revenues for Biogen. That figure reached $3 billion last year, or 43 percent of the company’s $6.9 billion in total revenue. “Avonex, we…
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FSU leans on freshmen in ACC title game
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Running back Dalvin Cook and linebacker Matthew Thomas, both freshmen, made their first career starts for FSU during Saturday’s ACC Championship Game against Georgia Tech. Cook, a true freshman, replaced Karlos Williams, who missed the game with…
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Smith River Sports Complex to host NJCAA men’s soccer championship
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Division 1 men’s soccer championship is coming to Martinsville next year. Research at UVa Medical Center could change life for Type 1 diabetics Montgomery County looks at later start times…
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