Asheville

TL/DR - Ingles and other co-plaintiffs are suing the city of Asheville, claiming they are being unfairly targeted by a zoning change that requires large landowners to build mixed-use projects that include housing. The zoning ordinance would limit the size of commercial spaces to 20,000 square feet unless they include a housing component. The…

TL/DR - GRINDFest, a festival focused on promoting Black-owned businesses, was recently held on the campus of A-B Tech in Asheville, North Carolina. The three-day event, sponsored in part by the nonprofit Black Wall Street, featured music and various offerings from Black-owned businesses, including Deep Time, a coffee vendor with a business model…

TL/DR - The Asheville City Council has held a public consultation about the possibility of a Business Improvement District (BID) downtown. A BID could improve safety and cleanliness, increase pressure washing, graffiti removal and trash collection for business and property owners. The council will potentially make a decision on the topic during…

TL/DR - Three years after the Vance Monument, a memorial to a Civil War-era governor and slave owner, was removed from downtown Asheville, NC, there remains uncertainty about what will be done with the area. The city has a funded renovation plan, but no timeline or updated details have been released, though former state Representative John Ager…