Ashevillage: A City Imagined

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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That’s the title of a mysterious “first annual 10-day citywide collaboration that will build sustainable solutions for the city, the land, and the people of Asheville,” according to a press release we received from a friend via somebody we’ve never heard of before. It’s been dubbed the Ashevilliage Building Convergence ’08.

Anybody know anything about this? The event is supposed to be held in June 2008, but there’s a 7 p.m. planning meeting Tuesday (July 10) at Jubilee! on Wall Street.

Here’s more spin from the presser:

Green roofs; naturally built bus shelters; beautiful murals and mosaics; tree plantings; neighborhood gathering places built by the people who live there; ponds that catch, clean, and re-use rain water; simultaneous neighborhood block parties; multicultural exchanges, herb walks downtown; theatre in the streets; urban regeneration; more community gardens; more bicyclists; a Green Kid’s Parade & Festival; Pritchard Park as a Village Square; volunteering for a better Asheville; sustainability pioneers from around the country working with local citizens and city staff; exciting activities for people of all ages and orientations.

Somebody please go and tell us what’s up.