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Corruption. Harassment. Surveillance. Business Improvement Districts are gentrification on steroids, with a horrific record around the country. Now one is on its way to Asheville. It must be stopped. Graphic by Matilda Bliss If you’ve tuned in to local media or received one of their…

Thanks to Duke Law’s First Amendment Clinic and local attorneys, our journalists are appealing their convictions for doing their jobs while covering a 2021 police crackdown Above: Asheville police begin their sweep of the homeless camp and protest at Aston Park on Dec. 25, 2021.…

Asheville city council lets Islamophobia and racism run amok as they refuse to even consider a ceasefire resolution and treat a broad community movement with open contempt Above: Asheville city hall in the dark. File photo by Max Cooper Blade reporter Matilda Bliss contributed to…

Asheville’s long covid wave continues to hit our communities. Here’s our regular alerts on what’s going on and what you can do to keep each other safe Graphic by Matilda Bliss You can support the Blade‘s covid alerts — and everything else we do —…