With tourism season heated to hot, the predictable, perpetual love-hate relationship between livability and hospitality simmers toward another boil. Full story available to subscribers only.Subscribe Already a subscriber? Activate

Asheville native Andrew Scotchie, seen at his home off South French Broad Avenue on Tuesday, is a 22-year-old musician who manages local talent. He writes songs and is a local music promoter.(Photo: William Woody / wwoody@citizen-times.com) ASHEVILLE – Millennials –…

A conceptual rendering of the Vandre Hotel planned for the BBT building in Pack Square.(Photo: Special to the Citizen-Times) ASHEVILLE — City residents Wednesday criticized a proposed hotel room tax that one resident called a “slush fund” and said was…

Allegiant Air plans to add service to Portsmouth, N.H., on Oct. 1, Akron-Canton, Ohio, on Oct. 2 and Rochester, N.Y., on Oct. 9. lRelated TourismAllegiant Air eyes more growth in South FloridaSee all related Allegiant Air plans to add four…

Buy Photo A tour group walks along a warehouse on Roberts Street in the River Arts District last week.(Photo: William Woody / wwoody@citizen-times.com)Buy Photo ASHEVILLE – When industry cranked up around the French Broad River a century ago, there was…

When it comes to twenty-somethings and their lives, opinions are not scarce. The phrase “failure to launch” is used all too frequently and blame is often shifted around until its owner is nowhere to be found. However, this phrase is…

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That sound you hear is the collective grumble of Asheville residents every time a new hotel is proposed. As the marketing push to make Asheville the Charleston of the mountains kicks into hyper-drive, for the folks who live and work…

I’m sure most of Asheville is aware that there are six new hotels scheduled to be built in downtown Asheville in the coming months. What you may not know is how this came about, how City Council voted to recuse…

Western North Carolina farmers have repeatedly called for a new slaughterhouse and red meat processing plant that meets current needs. But the high cost of such facilities and uncertainty concerning its economic feasibility have hindered efforts to establish one here.…