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McCormick Field updates pitched by Asheville Tourists

The Asheville Tourists (High-A; Sally League) and local municipalities are debating mandated McCormick Field updates, estimated to cost at least $30 million. McCormick Field is one of those classic Carolinas ballparks; it opened in 1924 and over the years hosted a slew of baseball greats, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jackie Robinson and Heinie Manush.

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Answer Man: North Asheville sidewalk redo? Tourists infield torn up?

Readers ask about sidewalk that had to be redone on Sunset Parkway in North Asheville, and why the Asheville Tourists infield looks so bad.

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Is The Riveter s climbing wall back open near Sierra Nevada Brewery?

Readers ask if a Mills River biking and recreation center has reopened its climbing wall, and if Asheville Tourists baseball players got pay bumps.

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Answer Man: Where is Bobby Sax? APD s citizen portal hard to use?

Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: Now that we’re finally out and about and back to seeing Asheville Tourists games, I realized last night that I haven’t seen Bobby Sax at McCormick Field this year. Can you please find out how he’s doing? My answer: I ll be glad to. In other news, I m thinking of changing the column name to Johnny Question. It does have a ring, no? Real answer: For you newcomers out there, Bobby Sax is a much beloved saxophonist who s been busking in and around Asheville for a couple of decades now. He often plays in front of McCormick Field on game nights and in front of Harrah s Cherokee Center Asheville on concert nights.

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Monument Costs Stack Up, Biden to N C : Get Vaxxed, Hot Car Death in Gaston

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