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• Climate data and more: Locus Technologies and UNCA's NEMAC announce alliance

  

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  UNCA press release | 6 hours ago

  Locus and UNCA's National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center signed a letter of cooperation to establish a working relationship that will leverage both organizations’ resources in applied research, web development activities, cloud computing, and science delivery collaborations.

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• Activist panel: 'passion is key'

  

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  Megan Dombroski | 20 hours ago

  Local activists met in the Laurel Forum at UNC Asheville today to encourage students to find their passions and get involved. “The cries of the people who are oppressed are loud if you’re sensitive,” said Clare Hanrahan, founder of the New South Network of War Resisters and legal adviser to the Occupy Asheville movement.

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• Buncombe Commissioners vote 'no' on mobile homes; Byrd challenges Gantt for board chair

  

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  Jake Frankel | 21 hours ago

  At their Feb. 21 meeting, Buncombe County commissioners denied a rezoning request that would've allowed more mobile homes in Reynolds and approved $50,000 for a job training program. Dr. Milton Byrd also announced that he's going to try to unseat incumbent Board Chair David Gantt by running against him in the May 8 Democratic primary.

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• City will bring forward hotel offer on Haywood St. properties in March

  

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  David Forbes | 23 hours ago

  The city of Asheville will examine an offer from McKibbon hotel group for property near the Basilica of St. Lawrence, city staff said at a meeting of City Council's Planning and Economic Development Committee today, and bring forward more information in March. However, Council members are far from set on the hotel plans: one called the city's approach "testing the waters." Photo by Bill Rhodes.

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• Java for Justice benefit events set for Feb. 22-24

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  David Forbes | 23 hours ago

  Java for Justice, a joint effort between Pisgah Legal, the Van Winkle law firm, the Asheville Radio Group, and area coffee shops to raise funds for the legal aid nonprofit, begins today and lasts through Feb. 24, with Feb. 22 featuring a day of events.

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• LIVE: Commissioners consider rezoning request, more

  

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  Jake Frankel | 1 day ago

  Among other items on the Feb. 21 meeting agenda, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will consider a rezoning request to allow more development of a 4.45-acre parcel along Bee Ridge Road in Reynolds. This post features live dispatches from the meeting via Twitter.

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• Moffitt under fire: highlights from the Mountain Voices Alliance water forum

  

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  Caitlin Byrd | 2 days ago

  The Feb. 20 Mountain Voices Alliance water-system forum boasted 10 speakers, but most of the audience members seemed interested in just one: Buncombe County Rep. Tim Moffitt. These are some (but not all) of the highlights related to Moffitt’s comments and answers to questions directed at him during last night’s forum. (Photo by Bill Rhodes) Representative Moffitt pauses to enjoy some bottled water when questions get hot.

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• LIVE: Coverage of Mountain Voices Alliance water-system forum

  

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  Caitlin Byrd | 2 days ago

  Tonight, Feb. 20, Mountain Voices Alliance is hosting an open forum about the future of the Asheville-Buncombe water system from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Jubilee! in downtown Asheville (46 Wall St.). For live dispatches via Twitter, follow staff reporter @MaryCaitlinByrd or #avlh2o or click through for a live feed and streaming video. (Photo by Bill Rhodes) Barry Summers (right) and Rep. Tim Moffitt discuss issues during a break at the forum.

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• Buncombe commissioners preview: More mobile homes coming to Reynolds?

  

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  Jake Frankel | 2 days ago

  Topping the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners' Feb. 21 agenda is a rezoning request to allow more development of a 4.45-acre parcel along Bee Ridge Road in Reynolds.

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• Postal workers, protesters rally this afternoon against service cuts

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  David Forbes | 2 days ago

  Local U.S. Postal Service workers and protesters — including members of Occupy Asheville and Occupy Hendersonville — will rally today at 1:30 p.m. in Pack Square Park to protest proposed cuts.

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• NC Physical Therapy PAC endorses Senator Jim Davis

  Caitlin Byrd | 10 minutes ago

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• Moffitt violates ethics rules with campaign announcements

  Jake Frankel | 36 minutes ago

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• BI-LO announces its third annual "Feed the Love" pet food drive

  Caitlin Byrd | 1 hour ago

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• Gannett plans to switch to paywall model for its papers, except for USA Today

  Caitlin Byrd | 3 hours ago

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• Hendersonville City Council OKs $11.6 million water meter system upgrade

  Caitlin Byrd | 4 hours ago

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• Two creeks in McDowell County make NC list of imapaired waterways

  Caitlin Byrd | 4 hours ago

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• Asheville Green Drinks discusses the future of the water system tonight, Feb. 22

  Margaret Williams | 6 hours ago

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• League of Women Voters hosting Feb. 22 forum on redistricting

  Jake Frankel | 6 hours ago

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• Buncombe GOP urges people to attend Feb. 23 water forum

  Jake Frankel | 6 hours ago

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• Southern Conference Basketball Tournament tickets are on sale for the March 2-5 event

  Margaret Williams | 6 hours ago

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• The nearly naked mile is tonight at 9 p.m. #avlnews

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• For this year's homecoming at UNCA, there will be a "nearly naked mile" #avlnews

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• It's homecoming at UNCA http://t.co/9sqqGkvw #avlnews #uncavl #avlent

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• AGI-Sherwood Packaging in Weaverville to close; 68 jobs lost in area. via @NewsRadio570 http://t.co/UbhkD0mM #avlnews #avlbiz

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• It's Nat'l Entrepreneurship Week & The Laurel of Asheville profiles Mountain BizWorks http://t.co/tZwk18Y4 #avlbiz

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• Will Thur's talk be about privatization, water rates, local control? State legislative committee comes to town http://t.co/en4stMHz #avlnews

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• Asheville Free Media has a Kickstarter Project http://t.co/4yhorY2O #avlent #avlnews #avlmedia

  Caitlin Byrd via TweetDeck | 2 hours ago | 35 views

• MT @MaryCaitlinByrd: Gannett plans on paywall system 4 papers (except for USA Today). AC-T is a Gannett paper http://t.co/SAGVh8DZ #avlnews

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• RT @JonOstendorff: @SenJimDavis and Rep. @timmoffitt break ethics rules with campaign announcements http://t.co/aRn5hKFv #avlelect #avlnews

  Jake Frankel via TweetDeck | 3 hours ago | 36 views

• RT @BlogAsheville: Local podcast @SparkTechTalk interviews #Apple co-foudner Steve Wozniak http://t.co/WaHgZqYD #avlnews #avlwoz

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