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Hey there, Asheville! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How $15 million could decide new affordable homes on Coxe Avenue
  • What Asheville's new 'no rent for unsafe homes' rule means now.
  • Check if your Ingles Laura Lynn hand soap is on this recall

Also on today's calendar: Patio Show: Andy Thomas- of Yarn & Trongone Band and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Davidson J.!

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 64.
  • Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Buncombe commissioners talk bear response, disaster dollars (bpr.org) — Buncombe County leaders are weighing how to tackle rising bear encounters and a major funding gap for 203 planned affordable apartments on Coxe Avenue in downtown Asheville. Commissioners also advanced plans for the new Deaverview Park, expanded litter pickup on secondary roads, and conservation easements to protect local farmland and forestland, while eyeing a November housing bond referendum.
   

2. North Carolina city bars landlords from collecting rent on units deemed unsafe (thecooldown.com) — Asheville renters now have stronger leverage when homes become unsafe, thanks to a new city rule blocking landlords from collecting rent on units officially deemed unsafe if critical repairs are ignored. After months of organizing by the Asheville Area Tenants Union, the unanimously approved change aligns the city with several others in North Carolina and could help vulnerable tenants recoup money.
   

3. Ingles hand soap, others recalled in NC for bacterial contamination (citizen-times.com) — Hand soaps sold at Ingles stores in Asheville are part of a multi-state recall over potential bacterial contamination, including Laura Lynn honey apple crisp and foaming pear scent varieties. Residents are urged to stop using the affected bottles, discard or return them, clean any surfaces they touched, and contact a healthcare provider if they notice signs of infection.
   

4. Stenhouse takes detour during Bristol week for Pro-Am at Biltmore Championship Asheville (wlos.com) — NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. slipped away from Bristol race week to play in the Pro-Am for the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove. He talks about balancing intense race weekends with his calmer, but still competitive, love of golf in Western North Carolina.
   

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    Thursday September 17
  • Mountain View Barbecue →
    Taproom At Highland Brewing Co., 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite 200, Asheville
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I am looking for my dog.
    she will be around the old Von Ruck House. She is about 40 lbs and has a red petsafe underground electric fence collar on . She left my yard around… (Nextdoor Charlotte Street)
  • Found: Huge gorgeous solid black cat.
    Medium hair but with big bushy tail. Yellow gold eyes. Found on Coleman Ave in North Asheville. Currently safe and in a neighbor's apartment being… (Nextdoor Five Points)
  • Asheville City Schools posted a job opening for Custodian - Part Time in Asheville. Apply here.
  • Pratt & Whitney, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator 1 - AWW2 Weekend Night Shift (Onsite) in Asheville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Asheville here.

Ok Asheville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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