North Carolina

TL/DR - Former Asheville water director Mike Holcombe claims that the decommissioned East Asheville Booster Pump Station is the primary cause of a major water outage during Christmas in 2022. He argues that if the pump station had been operational, it would have boosted water flow during high demand and the outage due to frozen water plants and…

TL/DR - Google is investing $2 million into apprenticeship programs in the Carolinas through a grant to Urban Institute. The funding will provide on-the-job training, classroom education, and mentorship to assist small and medium-sized companies in recruiting and retaining personnel in tech roles, such as software development and data analytics.…

TL/DR - Asheville’s Community Reparations Commission is seeking community input on its recommendations for reparations for Black Asheville. A Community Reparations Summit will be held on October 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center to discuss the draft recommendations which cover five areas: criminal justice, economic…

TL/DR - The Negroni cocktail, composed of gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari, is celebrated with a dedicated week established in 2013 by Imbibe Magazine. Known as Negroni Week, the event supports charitable causes, with participating bars and restaurants donating to a selected non-profit organization. The 2017 Negroni Week ran from September 18 to…