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• Highlights of the Asheville City Council retreat

  

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  David Forbes | 1 hour ago

  The upcoming budget year, a possible raise for city employees and a lobbyist in Raleigh were all topics of wide-ranging discussion at Asheville City Council's annual retreat earlier today. Photo by Max Cooper

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• Water and politics mix at CIBO issues breakfast

  

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  Bill Rhodes | 6 hours ago

  Water was the hot topic at this month's CIBO issues breakfast, where attorney Bob Long spoke. (photo by Max Cooper).

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• Patton Avenue Bank of America branch to close June 6

  

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  Bill Rhodes | 8 hours ago

  Rumored on twitter, now confirmed by Bank of America, the Patton Avenue branch will close on June 6.

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• Rep. Heath Shuler won't seek re-election, will retire from Congress *Updated*

  

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  Jake Frankel | 11 hours ago

  After denying speculation for months that he wouldn't seek re-election to Congress, Democratic Rep. Heath Shuler (NC11) reversed course Feb. 1 and announced that he will retire from the office when his current term ends in January. *This post was updated Feb. 2 with a video of Democrat Cecil Bothwell responding to the news. With Shuler out of the race, Bothwell is currently the only Democrat contending for the seat.*

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• Live: Coverage of Asheville City Council's retreat

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  David Forbes | 12 hours ago

  Follow live Twitter coverage of Asheville City Council's annual retreat, taking place throughout the day at UNCA's Sherrill Center.

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• Asheville Middle School 7th graders say Gung Hay Fat Choy!

  

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  Bill Rhodes | 23 hours ago

  A special day of activities at Asheville Middle School celebrates the start of the year of the dragon. (Photos by Bill Rhodes)

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• PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Historic Pearson house demolished

  

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  Caitlin Byrd | 24 hours ago

  The claw of the demolition machine chomped through the Pearson House like a metal jaw. With each bite, the historic home revealed itself room by room. A painting still hung in an upstairs room. For those present for the demolition, this would be the last time the "grand lady" would stand on the grounds of the Richmond Hill Inn. The demolition happened Wednesday, Feb. 1. (photo by Caitlin Byrd)

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• Pagan mom live-tweets Buncombe Board of Ed debate on religious activities in schools

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  Jeff Fobes | 1 day ago

  Angela Pippinger, self-described “pagan and clergy-in training,” is live-tweeting tonight, Feb. 2, from the Buncombe County Board of Education’s meeting about county schools’ religion policy.

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• City staff broaches possible restrictions on newspaper boxes

  

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  David Forbes | 1 day ago

  At a sometimes tense meeting this afternoon, representatives from local publications — including Xpress — met with city staff, who broached possible restrictions on newspaper boxes in downtown Asheville. Also: A city staffer's deletion of citizen complaints about the boxes may have violated open-records law. (Photo by Bill Rhodes)

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• New contamination emerges in Mills Gap; neighbors await municipal water hookups

  

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  Susan Andrew | 1 day ago

  At a kitchen table in the Mills Gap community in South Asheville last night, neighbors of the former CTS of Asheville plant met to plan next steps, after two new domestic wells nearby recently tested positive for industrial contaminants including cyanide. CTS has signed an agreement with EPA to provide filtration to all homes within a one-mile radius of the recently demolished plant; but neighbors say they were anticipating municipal water hookups.

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• Knapp seeking District 3 seat on Board of Commissioners

  Jake Frankel | 4 hours ago

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• Henderson sheriff files papers for medical retirement

  Bill Rhodes | 5 hours ago

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• Patsy Keever will remain in race for Congress in NC’s 10th Congressional District

  Jake Frankel | 5 hours ago

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• Fletcher fire and rescue to get federal grant

  Bill Rhodes | 6 hours ago

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• Downtown 'smash and grab' burglary suspect arrested

  Bill Rhodes | 10 hours ago

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• Bicycle group decries draft legislation — looking for help

  Bill Rhodes | 11 hours ago

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• Hickory sees wave of counterfeit bills

  Bill Rhodes | 11 hours ago

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• President's statement on Rep. Shuler's retirement

  David Forbes | 12 hours ago

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• Asheville African-American historian Harrison dead at 64

  Jeff Fobes | 13 hours ago

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• I-40 West near Tennessee border projected to reopen Monday, Feb. 6

  Jeff Fobes | 13 hours ago

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• RT @wright_emma: Cleanup after rock slide on I-40. MM 7. DOT estimates 3 days before road reopens. @wlos_abc13 #avlnews http://t.co/YnwDMWPO

  jeff fobes via TweetDeck | 1 hour ago | 4 views

• Yep. See MX http://t.co/OEjGmwlD @monkpub: Just heard today Bank American downtown on Patton shutting down. Anyone else here this? #avlnews

  jeff fobes via TweetDeck | 1 hour ago | 5 views

• RT @newsradio570: Another rockslide on I-40 westbound. This one is in NC at MM7. I-40W still closed at Exit 20 http://t.co/X2fGe8XU #avlnews

  jeff fobes via TweetDeck | 1 hour ago | 4 views

• Shuler says most difficult part of leaving was telling his staff #avlnews #ncpol

  Russ Bowen via web | 4 hours ago | 12 views

• RT @ACTPolitics: Knapp seeking District 3 seat on Board of Commissioners http://t.co/pSIpA3AK #avlnews #avlelect

  Jake Frankel via TweetDeck | 4 hours ago | 10 views

• Coming up at 530 on News-13 Shuler explains his decision & at 6 his relationship with Giffords and his own death threats #avlnews #ncpol

  Russ Bowen via web | 5 hours ago | 14 views

• Council will have a work session in about 30 days to narrow down some of the matters discussed. #avlgov

  David Forbes via UberSocial for BlackBerry | 6 hours ago | 10 views

• Shuler says Bellamy only Dem who can beat Patrick McHenry #NC10 #ncpol #election #avlnews

  Russ Bowen via web | 6 hours ago | 23 views

• Council wrapping up discussion w feedback on retreat format #avlgov

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• Council holding up green, yellow and red cards to indicate feelings about diff proposals #avlgov

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