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Today's newscast includes these stories:

MANNA FoodBank warns SNAP policy shifts could drive a new surge in food assistance demand.

Asheville’s urban‑heat mitigation work is paused for a year, with equity in focus when efforts resume.

Lake Lure will demolish the storm‑damaged Flowering Bridge starting Aug. 18, with programming to continue nearby.

Team Rubicon restores South Asheville Cemetery, pairing preservation with community wood distribution.

RAD Sip & Stroll and Art Market uplift 100 displaced artists and help fuel creative‑sector recovery.

Today's newscast includes these stories:

Asheville City Schools board to approve $244K facilities study for long-range capital planning.

BizWorks survey finds WNC small businesses lost an average $322K in Helene flooding recovery.

Buncombe County ends its last mandatory single-family zoning district to diversify housing stock.

City Council to add four Helene-recovery and resilience advisory boards with resident representation.

Urban Forestry Commission inactive since September 2024, delaying canopy-restoration initiatives.

Today's newscast includes these stories:

Asheville City Council advances zoning changes to promote affordable housing (Citizen-Times)

Buncombe County launches a nonprofit incubator pilot focused on local social issues (Mountain Xpress)

Evening bus service expands on two Asheville routes with federal support (Blue Ridge Public Radio)

Asheville Design Center to lead community redesign of Pack Square Plaza (AVL Watchdog)

UNC Asheville selected as site of new Climate Innovation Hub with federal funding (Carolina Public Press)

Today's newscast includes these stories:

• $5 M land bank approved for Merrimon Avenue affordable housing.
• Microplastics now exceed fish larvae in French Broad River, study warns.
• Airport hits record July passengers; runway swap 60 % done.
• Buncombe schools adopt phone-free classroom rule countywide.
• Bent Creek trails shut a week after repeat black-bear encounters.

Today's newscast features stories about:

• Re-imagining a Post-Helene City
• Your Say on the Next Decade of Roads & Rails
• Grants to Keep Mountain Farms in Production
• Sidewalk upgrade set for Patton Avenue safety corridor
• Record-Cool August, but Soaking Rains Ahead

Today's newscast includes stories about:

• The City of Asheville rushes $66 million in temporary water fixes.
• Jobless rate flat but still above pre-storm norm.
• State may cite HCA for Mission deal shortfalls.
• Duke Energy says grid can handle the heat; Greyhound set to return.
• Speaker flap roils Democrats ahead of NC-11 gala.

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