Photo by Byron Belzak/DowntownAsheville.com * Copyright 2008 MEDIABEAR
PUBLIC PROTEST!
And city council tosses back Parkside hot potato to county commissioners

The political game of chicken continues...
as the Parkside time bomb ticks...
 while the public rallies to reclaim the sold parkland...
and save the "marriage magnolia" from destruction.

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 MORE  PARKSIDE NEWS
Photo by Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine with permission * LisaRing.com
 

CLARE'S PARKSIDE JOURNAL
"ASHEVILLE ON THE GROUND" REPORTS Click Here>

ASHEVILLE'S EPIC STRUGGLE OF PUBLIC INTEREST VERSUS PRIVATE INTEREST
PARKSIDE PHOTO GALLERY Click Here>

THE PARKSIDE CONUNDRUM
Pack Square Conservancy, Asheville Downtown Association, Asheville PARC, and other powerful groups oppose Stewart Coleman's Parkside project. Click Here>

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"The Coleman Condo is on the same level as allowing a nine-story Burger King to be erected across from the Basilica."
-Peter Loewer, a.k.a., The Wild Gardener, who has attended many TRC meetings over the years, is greatly saddened by TRC's unanimous decision to approve Stewart Coleman's controversial Parkside Condominiums.

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HOLD TRUE: THE BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWN
PARKSIDE POEM Click Here>

PARKSIDE PARODY
POKING FUN AT PARKSIDE MESS Click Here>

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"I'm tired of public servants helping the camel get its nose in the tent."
-Alan Robinson, Buncombe County citizen, speaking against good-old-boy bureaucrats in Buncombe County who are helping high-rise developers, for which he received a round of applause at the "Direct Action Training" session in front of Asheville on Sun., July 6, 2008, as reported by "Asheville On The Ground."

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PARKSIDE MEDIA COVERAGE
MountainXpress' Parkside Update: The fairest way to resolve Parkside is through eminent domain, said Richard Koerber, according to MountainXpress weekly. Click Here>

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PARKSIDE PROTEST INTENSIFIES
*24/7 VIGIL CONTINUES Under Thee Magnolia Tree | Dixie Deerman, a.k.a. Lady Passion, camps out in front of Asheville City Hall to protect the 100-year-old magnolia that Shindig on the Green musicians have played under for four generations from being chopped down by Parkside developer Stewart Coleman and his hatchetmen.

For the complete "MAGNOLIA LADY" article and to print this article separately, Click Here>

For detailed daily reports from under thee magnolia, visit Clare's "Asheville On The Ground" blog. Click Here>

For the Asheville Tree Commission report to save the magnolia from the proposed Parkside condominium development on park land that the Buncombe County Commissioners wrongfully sold to Stewart Coleman, as a lawsuit by George Pack heirs contends, Click Here> 

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The People, No!
*RUBBER-STAMPING MEMBERS  of the City of Asheville's Technical Review Committee (TRC) unanimously approved developer Stewart Coleman's controversial Parkside condo proposal on Monday, July 7, 2008.
Rules are rules, said TRC. While they no doubt know their rules, they missed the rules of public morality, the bigger picture. For the complete essay, Click Here>

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SIGN THE 'STOP PARKSIDE WITH EMINENT DOMAIN' PETITION ANY TIME
*PUT YOUR "JOHN HANCOCK" on the "Stop Parkside with Eminent Domain" petition | Initiated and circulated by Asheville PARC (People Advocating Real Conservancy) and available for concerned Buncombe County citizens and visitors to sign anytime under the magnolia tree in front of Asheville City Hall. For info about Asheville PARC, Click Here>

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Dixie Deerman Protects City Hall's Magnolia * Photo: LisaRing.com
Why Magnolia Lady Needs Protection
There have been threats and worrisome actions made against her in the past few days, Dixie Deerman, the Magnolia Lady, told DowntownAsheville.com on Sat., July 13, 2008, as she sat under the magnolia tree in front of Asheville City Hall along with a small group of supporters and the occasional passerby who stopped to talk with her. For complete news report, Click Here>

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Scrutiny Hooligans Posts Parkland Sale Video
Here's exactly how it happened the day that Buncombe County Commissioners sold the people's magnolia tree down the river. Click Here> 

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