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Live Views of the Clinton Rally

Preparations for the Bill Clinton Rally - Asheville NCBill Clinton will be speaking today at around 12:30 PM in an effort to drum up some more voter support for Heath Shuler in the upcoming election. Asheville Live Cam is happy to bring you live streaming views of the rally, the preparations (going on now) and the aftermath. We’ve temporarily moved the East Cam to the front page, where it will remain for the rest of the day.

From the Asheville Citizen-Times:

Clinton is stumping for U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, who faces a strong challenge from Hendersonville Republican Jeff Miller in the Nov. 2 election. Hayden Rogers, Shuler’s campaign manager, said they’ve

Mars Hill College Hosts Smithsonian Exhibit

Mars Hill College Hosts Smithsonian ExhibitI recently took a family vacation to Washington, DC and while we were there we naturally spent a LOT of time in the various Smithsonian Museums. We enjoyed it immensely, and so I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Mars Hill College is currently hosting a Smithsonian Exhibit titled New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music.

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Video Exposes Dangerous Conditions at Exit 44 on I-40

North Carolina Department of Transportation

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This video was posted to our Facebook page and I thought it literally hit home as I have dealt with this horribly backed up intersection many times. Watching it, it is hard to believe how long the line is to get onto the exit.

Then comes the hardest part to watch: several cars who have bypassed the line altogether, simply cut into the line right at the offramp. This would REALLY tick me off if I had been waiting in that interminably long line.

This is an issue that definitely needs to be addressed, but as the author of the video points out, only NC-DOT can fix it.

Several accidents have occurred due to bad drivers and a poorly designed exit near where I and my family live. I want this fixed.

The Asheville Police Department and Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department have told me that only the NC Department of Transportation can resolve this matter.

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One-Stop Early Voting Begins April 15

Polling booths
Image by Ben Sutherland via Flickr

Primary elections are just around the corner, May 4th to be exact. AshevilleLiveCam.com is a big proponent of the notion that everyone who can vote should vote. Even primary elections are of great importance, since they determine who will be on the final ballot on Election Day in November. For those of you who are “too busy” to vote in the primary election on May 4th, your excuses are dwindling. One-Stop Early Voting opens April 15th and runs through May 1st. If you’re not yet registered to vote, you can also take care of that at the same time, making it worthy of the name “One-Stop”. This is an easy way to avoid the lines, vote on your schedule and make sure your voice is heard.

If you need to know who and what you will be voting for, go to http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/VoterLookup.aspx?Feature=voterinfo and enter your information in the form. After submitting, click on the link that says “My Sample Ballot”. You will get a PDF file showing you what your particular ballot is going to look like. The Mountain Xpress should be publishing their candidate issue on April 21st.

Starting April 15th, you can vote at the Buncombe County Training Center at 199 College St. in Asheville. The following locations will open for One-Stop Early Voting on April 17th:

  • Black Mountain Branch Library – 105 N. Dougherty St, Black Mountain
  • South Buncombe Branch Library – 260 Overlook Rd, Asheville
  • Fairview Branch Library – 11 Taylor Rd, Fairview
  • West Asheville Branch Library – 942 Haywood Rd, Asheville
  • Leicester Branch Library – 1561 Alexander Rd, Leicester
  • Parks, Rec. & Cultural Arts Dept. Bldg. – 70 Gashes Creek Rd, Asheville
  • Jupiter Fire Department – 331 Jupiter Rd, Weaverville

For maps to these locations, check out the Buncombe County One-Stop Early Voting Locations map. For more information on One-Stop Early Voting, including what identification you need to bring with you, visit the North Carolina State Board of Elections site.

When the Lights Go Down In the City…

Server Room in a Power Outage
Image by Aaron Landry via Flickr

Well, the cams were down for much of the night and this morning due to a widespread power loss in downtown Asheville. I woke up to alerts on my cell phone and when I got to work I found that all the servers, phone system, voice mail, network routing equipment, everything was off. We have power protection, but it couldn’t hold out long enough, and it was emitting an ear-splitting beeping noise (took a little while to figure out how to get it to stop). According to the Asheville Citizen-Times:

About 700 Progress Energy customers in downtown Asheville lost power this morning following an equipment failure.

Utility spokeswoman Martha Thompson said the malfunction occurred in an underground vault housing a substation around 1:30 a.m.

All customers had power restored by 5:30 a.m., she said. The downtown police and fire station was among the locations that lost power.

Everything’s back up now and we’re running smoothly, but in honor of this event I present to you a bit of a musical interlude:

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Google Moment Today at 1:30pm

This is one of the huge welcoming signs for Go...
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If you haven’t already nominated Asheville for the Google Fiber initiative, wait just a little bit longer. Today at 1:30 PM will officially be the “right time” to submit your nomination. Asheville City Council passed a resolution creating the “Google Moment” and is encouraging everyone to submit your applications for Asheville at the same time.

Be part of the moment! At 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, Asheville citizens including school children, employees, and business leaders, are encouraged to participate in a

Google Fiber Town Hall Meeting

Downtown Asheville is a major attraction for t...
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The Google Fiber initiative sweeping through Asheville heats up as the deadline approaches. Organizers will be holding a Town Hall meeting at the Asheville Civic Center Ballroom. Be there this Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM to learn what you can do and to listen to discussion and ideas from the leaders of this movement.

Have ideas of your own? Come on down and let everyone hear it! Asheville would benefit greatly from such an ultra-high-speed bandwidth program. The already innovative technology sector in Asheville would potentially expand exponentially! And that means jobs and revenue.

Ok, it’s the final push. We only have until March 26!! Come and learn how you can help or come and share an idea that will help put Asheville on the map for Google. This is a grassroots effort and everyone is a leader so don’t be shy. Let’s hear your ideas!