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USFS focuses on restoration, reducing wildfire risk in proposed GAP Project
ASHEVILLE — The U.S. Forest Service released a draft proposal for the Grandfather, Appalachian, Pisgah (GAP) Restoration Project on July 15, after more than two years of collaborative development. The proposed actions focus on restoring specific, fire-adapted sections of Pisgah National Forest and reducing wildfire risk. James Melonas, Forest Supervisor for the National Forests in North Carolina, emphasized the role of partnerships in the project’s development, “This is a big project. We’ve worked with more than 20 partners including the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians,...
Take up arms at Henry V with the Montford Park Players
The Montford Park Players will stage a free outdoor production of Henry V — the fifth play in the theater troupe’s Muse of Fire: Shakespeare’s Wars of the Roses season — at 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Sundays from July 26 to Aug. 25. The play depicts the military...
Capturing the beauty of Biltmore Lake: Asheville's Plein Air artists set the scene
This July, ArtsvilleUSA and Biltmore Lake Artists hosted Asheville's Plein Air artists' group at Biltmore Lake, coordinated by artist and activist James Cassara of Asheville Plein Air. Ten talented painters selected favorite sites around Biltmore Lake and eagerly applied paint and watercolor to paper and canvas. These works shown here...
UNC-A tennis alum wins big at Wimbledon
A tennis player with ties to Asheville had a remarkable run at this year’s Wimbledon Championship. Former UNC Asheville men’s tennis player Henry Patten won the men’s doubles title and also advanced to the second round of the mixed doubles tournament. “I couldn’t be prouder of him,”...
Asheville City Council approves HVAC upgrades for Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Harrah's Cherokee Center is also about to get some upgrades. The Asheville City Council voted to approve the repair and replacement of HVAC parts and equipment in the theater. The MB Haynes Corporation will help make that possible. This project does...
Section of Johnston Boulevard to get sidewalk
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The city has been busy building sidewalks — several projects have been finished, several are in progress and several more are in the works, including one in front of a local school. A recent progress report from the city said, “Sidewalks are one way...
Slingshots: Feel the Wind on Your Face
Asheville – Phil Cann, owner of Asheville Motorcycle Rentals at 899 Riverside Drive in Woodfin, says Polaris Slingshots are “nothing like” motorcycles. He said they’re more of a cross between a bike and a car. Asked why anybody would want to ride around in one, he...
Answer Man: Dead trees and vegetation in the River Arts District? Parking meters coming to Biltmore Village?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers:. Question: I’ve noticed many dead and dying plants along the River Arts District, including a few young trees. It looks like an herbicide was used and it went places it wasn’t meant to. If that is the case, why can’t the city find other ways of weed management, especially along the river?
By 2050, 90% of NC will be above "cancel activity" level temps in the summer
Data: CarbonPlan; Note: Estimate uses median high WBGT from 26 climatological models; Chart: Simran Parwani and Erin Davis/AxiosThe majority of the world will be too hot to host the Summer Olympics by 2050. That includes North Carolina. By the numbers: An Axios analysis of CarbonPlan data finds that, in 2050, 60% of locations globally will experience Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures above 82°F, the American College of Sports Medicine's recommended threshold for canceling outdoor, continuous activity to avoid heat illness.CarbonPlan's models estimate that 90.2% of weather stations in North Carolina would experience temperatures above the "cancel activity" level in 2050, compared...
Home solar panel retrofit fails for years, drains money from NC couple until Troubleshooter steps in
Imagine shelling out more than $60,000 to go solar, but after a few years never seeing any savings.That's exactly what happened for ABC11 viewers Robert and Leatha Batts."It's been very stressful, very stressful," Leatha said.The Batts signed a contract with Sunpro Solar in 2020 to install solar panels and two batteries at their home near Goldsboro. The total price for the system was more than $60,000."It was supposed to be a whole home battery backup system, whereas the panels would generate the energy and we would be able to store the energy as well with the batteries," Robert said.Unfortunately, there...
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