Bar None: Community meeting spotlights justice system problems

"When Stuart was sentenced to 44 months, there was quite a community reaction. I think a lot of people wanted to know: Why did that happen? What can we do to prevent that from happening again?" noted Mediation Center Director Laura Jeffords at the start of an informal Feb. 19 gathering of concerned citizens and representatives of local agencies that deal with the criminal-justice system.

The Green Scene: West Asheville Laundromat in Hot Water

The solar fixtures crowning a West Asheville laundromat are not the flat-panel type that's become almost commonplace these days. Like most such devices, they're angled to catch the sun, but each panel also sports a large tubular tank perched atop an array of tubes.

WNCW, Our Southern Community with Ned Ryan Doyle

An inspiring, encouraging interview about Green Opportunities' efforts in sustainable job creation and local community action. Asheville 'GO' graduates Jamison Dickerson and Darius Edgerton, with Energy Team Coordinator Torin Kexel, discuss their training and goals in a 'green' economy. Clean energy, building weatherization, agriculture and more form the basis for developing needed job skills in this remarkably successful program targeting members of our community often disregarded. If you're looking for good news...this is it!
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Americorps Recovery Project Energize weatherization project looks for more participants

Weatherization doesn't just save energy — sometimes it saves lives. Gene Senyak credits a carbon monoxide alarm installed at his West Asheville bungalow with perhaps saving his life and those of his pets when his power went out during the Dec. 18 snowstorm

Gov. Perdue Visits Asheville

Gov. Perdue participates in a weatherization project in West Asheville with the GO Energy Team.