Stuart Cowles soon-to-open business, Smoky Mountain Adventure Center, on Amboy Road on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. (Photo: Angeli Wright/awright@citizen-times.com) ASHEVILLE – A year from now, the West Asheville area encompassing Amboy Road, Carrier Park and the French Broad River likely…

A Sept. 2 photo showing construction of the Village Hotel on Biltmore Estate under construction.(Photo: Abigail Margulis/amargulis@ashev) ASHEVILLE – The city is changing how it does appointments to the body controlling Buncombe County’s estimated $14 million hotel room tax, a board at the…

In six months, Jackson County residents will pay more in sales taxes to help build North Carolina communities deemed needier than this one. Local tax dollars will flow into a $84.8 million state purse and be distributed to 79 counties…

As the sun was sinking down Patton Avenue on Friday, Sept. 18, a crowd of Ashevilleans gathered in the shade of the Vance Monument, ready to seal a 100-year time capsule into the base of the downtown structure. Like its 118-year-old…

Buy Photo Nancy Merrill sits with her Australian Silky Terriers, Maggie and Lila, in the parlor area of Applewood Manor Inn bed-and-breakfast which she owns with her husband, Larry. The house has six guest rooms including a luxury cottage, seven…

It’s no secret: The shortage of affordable housing in the Asheville area is one of our community’s biggest problems. Contributing factors include a growing population, the high demand for both apartments and houses, the particular challenges of building in the…

City Hall and the Buncombe County Courthouse, circa 2006.(Photo: Citizen-Times photo) Editor’s note: This article is part of a special section in the Sept. 18, 2015 Asheville Citizen-Times that will be placed in a time capsule at the base of…

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The City of Asheville has various openings on various committees. Have you ever wanted to make a difference? Have you wondered, “Can the City benefit from my experience and knowledge?” Do you want to have a voice in the City’s…

The Asheville skyline.(Photo: William Woody / Citizen-Times file photo) Yet another “best of” list is out and, yes, Asheville snagged a spot in the rankings. So what’s new? Well, we slipped a bit. And what’s another ranking worth anyway? Short…