The Asheville Blade needs your support
Logo designed by Wendy Lou I want to thank everyone for the immense support you’ve given the Asheville Blade over the past weeks and months. I believe it shows a real hunger for hard-hitting news and sharp perspectives on our city and its times. Now…
Wading through the Asheville budget
By David Forbes The city of Asheville is on course to spend $147 million. That’s the amount of its annual budget, covering everything from parks to public art to smartphones for cops. Except for us urban policy masochists, the words “city budget” don’t usually make…
What’s in a motion: the fight over innocence and a district attorney’s conduct
When I first put a story up here just over a month ago, I planned to use the Asheville Blade exactly once. But on April 16, I was fired from my job at Mountain Xpress after pushing to organize a union and reveal unethical behavior.…
