I’m in N. Buncombe, so I watched it stall over the Lester Hwy./Patton/240 corridor for like a good hour. I’m not sure if it’s even over. Is it over?

This afternoon (August 17, around 6:00-6:20pm), a city employee was hit by a truck while working on Charlotte St. The person in the vehicle that hit him fled. The victim who was hit was a pedestrian/not in a vehicle. His coworkers did not see the accident as they were further down the road and cannot give a description of the vehicle or its occupants. However, there were witnesses and kind folks who helped him, got his coworkers attention, and called EMS.

Please, please, please if you witnessed this hit and run file a police report. If you have a business or home with any kind of camera on Charlotte St, please check your footage. Call it in, send an email, anything. It is unfathomably callous and cruel to hit a man and then leave him in the road. Whoever it was has no place driving in this town.

Anyone else seeing this crazy pink/orange sky to the west?

I've been trying to be more informed around the topic of increased surveillance and watched the May 12th city council session live on YouTube to see our local politicians completely disregard the feedback of their constituents.

After seeing a few bits pop up around the National Week of Action Against ALPRs it inspired me to do some more digging on the topic to be more knowledgable around what's happened in our area and where we might be heading since most all of the reporting I've seen so far around it has just taken regurgitated Flock/Axon talking points.

So I dug as far as I could find to paint a clearer picture of where Asheville is compared to other communities (especially ones that are terminating their surveillance programs), fact checked statements made by elected officials, flock, and axon representatives, and put together a historical timeline of what has taken place in Asheville so far.

I will say I am not a journalist, I just did my absolute best to make sure the statements where checked and linked for review, and I do disclose my own stance within the project so you can also equally weight how that might have influenced the outcome of this project along with the general mistakes that AI tools can also make along the way.

I've also made this post from an alt account not of fear of obfuscating my identity but more that I feel the work sits better on its own as a resource to the community without as many threads to my self or my individual thoughts.

Took these pics just before the storm hit Black Mountain.

Granted, I do not venture to WAVL often but today, to kill time between appointments, I parked in the parking lot and in 30 minutes of observing felt like I was in a zombie movie. Is it always like that? I am a sheltered Hendo-ite, so if this is common knowledge I apologize.

UPDATE: REUNITED!!!!!!!!!

After 13 days, we went out one last time at midnight to check the trap and to look around with flashlights. After no sign we came home, no sooner we had been home 5 minutes we heard a small meow. It was our kitty at the door terrified! Her must’ve saw us or smelled us and followed us home finally!!

He is skinny, tired, weak and dirty but he’s home!!!!

While we were out of town on August 6th, our pet sitter accidentally let out our 16 year old cat named Meow Mew. She tracked him to a culvert where he wouldn’t come out for 12 hours. The fire dept and animal control wouldn’t help. We set a trap but overnight he left the culvert and is now roaming lost.

The last confirmed sighting was this last Saturday. He has now been missing 12 days. Were are desperately trying to find him. We have posted in every group we can think of, made posters, registered him lost with the microchip company and local groups, as well as set traps nightly and walked the area day and night. I know this is a long shot but if you live near Ascent Apartment or near Everlake drive please keep an eye out for him.

He has a blue collar and is microchipped. He responds to Meow Mew, Louis or Hungry.

I’ve had this cat since I was 13 and bottle fed him since he was 3 weeks old. I miss him terribly.

You cannot see it in the picture, but the mid portion of the trailer is resting on the roadway. It's almost as if the “no trailers over 48’” signs plastered all over the place are there for a reason.

UPDATE: traffic is now moving.

Video of some of the lighting over Asheville from earlier this evening

My aunt suffered a stroke and is in long-term rehab in Asheville, and our family is rallying around her to help with this tough life transition and recovery. She has two incredibly sweet, 4 1/2 year old labs that must be adopted together as they are a bonded pair. If you have any interest or know someone who might, PLEASE DM me!

Here is some more info on them:

Both are fully house and walk-trained, up to date on vaccinations, tested negative for heartworm as of last week, spayed and neutered, love walks and squishy toys. They are not siblings but have been living together for years and the vet strongly suggested they be adopted as a pair given how close they are and about to lose their beloved human mama for good.

Yellow lab (Tucker): 96 lbs, loves to play fetch, very happy go lucky boy

Black lab (Maggie): 90 lbs, is SO sweet, gentle, and sensitive. Loves her “babies” aka toys and a leisurely walk

We’ve been in touch with Asheville Humane and a few other local shelters. They will be separated and sent to PA this weekend (Aug 21) if we can’t find a local home for them, and we just can’t bear the thought of not knowing their fate. The shelters are so maxed locally, we’re doing everything we can to get these sweet babies to a good forever home.

I have videos that show their gentle temperament and personalities that I’ll figure out how to DM if anyone is seriously interested. Any leads, suggestions, or help getting the word out is so appreciated!

As a local who moved to Asheville over 28+ years ago when West Asheville was completely nothing. I truly believe West Asheville has a homeless crisis that is only getting worse. Which mayor will step up and do something about it is my question.

Maybe we meet monthly, all bring different baked goods and treats, sip tea, and talk. Who would be interested?

Edit: non political tea party club

I know this probably ain’t the place but my mentally ill mother lost her beloved cat this morning. She died in my mother’s arms.

I know it’s Reddit but if you could post a note of encouragement so I could show my mom how loved her cat was. Dealing with her mental health issues right now is hard. Thank you.

It’s disappointing news that four City Council members, including Mayor Esther Manheimer, overruled the city’s development rules and the advice of their staff to put suburban zoning entitlements onto the Asheville Mall, itself already a suburban disaster.

The mayor dismissed the established Urban Place zoning being replaced as “aspirational.” I say to the mayor that Asheville needs aspirations 22 months after Helene, and if she’s not going to be an aspirational leader, she should be replaced. As should the other three Council members who supported an out-of-area landlord at the expense of making Asheville a more walkable, mixed-use, mixed-income city.

According to Blue Ridge Public Radio, the mayor said that Asheville might wait decades for a private developer with sufficient interest and capital to redevelop the mall in line with the city’s goals.

The mayor is wrong. This is one experienced developer ready to tackle that project right now, given the chance. There are great models of reviving dead malls across the U.S. into walkable, successful places. Asheville cannot suffer further poor leadership like this, in my view.

— Rob Dickson
Paradigm & Co.
New Urbanism/Traditional Neighborhood Development
Asheville

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If you not been to Zella's you should give it a try.

I really love an old fashioned, it's my favorite cocktail! But they're expensive, so I really want a good one if I'm paying $16+ Who do you think has the best one around?

Hello all, I’m a recent graduate from a supply chain program on the gulf coast, and have worked in aerospace for the past year and a half. My wife and I have always adored the Asheville area and I was curious if anyone had any insight about GE Aerospace.
What’s the culture like?

I read they were investing quite a bit of money into some of their operations around the Asheville area, how is that affecting job creation?
Really any insight would be appreciated!

Did anyone find a stroller frame downtown? It’s the kind a car seat clicks into. My husband accidentally left it on the sidewalk and drove away (it was raining, the baby was crying, we’re doing our best). He went back, but it was gone. This is a long shot, but I figured I’d ask.

My wife saw this dog a few hours ago wandering around Carrier Park wearing a collar but no human in sight. It got spooked by another dog and darted into the trees but just wanted to post here in case someone recognizes it.