Workers build a Hyatt Place hotel on the corner of Montford Avenue and Haywood Street.(Photo: Photo by Mark Barrett) ASHEVILLE — Two city appointees to the board controlling the local hotel room tax faced pointed questions from City Council members…

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People coming into Lexington can find local attractions and businesses easier now that the Lexington Tourism Authority has installed the first of several wayfinding signs. Robin Bivens, executive director of the LTA, unveiled the first trailblazing sign on South Main…

The city of Asheville will no longer give out free leaf bags.(Photo: Citizen-Times file photo) Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: I went to the fire station this week to get leaf bags, and…

 Purchase Photos Downtown businessman Gene Rees, standing to the far left, explains to an overflow crowd Wednesday the key role tax credits will play in revitalizing the former Spencer’s Inc. property in Mount Airy, before developers presented plans for specific…

The Asheville Downtown Association tried something different at the Wednesday, Oct. 14 Asheville City Council candidate forum. Rather than bringing the candidates up on stage to answer questions drawn up by the ADA, the forum blended candidates into the audience. Rotating…

Deschutes Brewery of Bend, Oregon, continues to look for an eastern expansion site and the Carolinas are high on its radar.(Photo: Courtesty Deschutes Breery) The Carolinas remain high on the radar for Deschutes brewery in considering its planned new facility…

Although devoid of shoppers and merchandise on an early October day, the Outlets of Little Rock was noisy and crowded. Construction workers and store crews worked around each other as the last touches were added to the buildings. While it…

At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Mission Hospital presented plans for one of the largest building projects ever contemplated for Asheville — a 12-story, 681,000 square foot tower at 509 Biltmore Avenue. Intended to replace the aging St. Joseph’s facility on…

Deschutes Brewing of Bend, Oregon, is looking at Asheville as a possible location for its eastern expansion. Deschutes does not currently sell its beers here, and local brewers and economic developers say the company would be warmly welcomed(Photo: Deschutes Brewery)…