Helene hits Asheville

Hurricane Helene caused widespread devastation throughout our area, but locals — with a lot of solidarity from elsewhere — are…

The ‘mob attack’ that wasn’t

Far-right Zionists, with long records of open bigotry and harassment, claim they were attacked by an ‘antisemitic mob’ at a…

The Blade’s summer subscriber drive

The Asheville Blade marks our tenth year with a summer subscriber drive so we can bring y’all more hard-hitting journalism…

COVID WAVE ALERT — September 10

Sadly, Asheville’s long covid wave continues to hit our communities. Here’s our regular alerts on what’s going on and what…

Pack it in

Amid controversy Asheville City Council overhauls Pack Place leases, lauds police plan Above: Asheville Council member Jan Davis, countering critics of the new Pack Place leases and asserting that it’s the best way to go forward. Photo by Max Cooper. Pack Place, located in the middle…

Red lines

Racist government programs shaped Asheville’s ‘urban renewal,’ demolishing homes and pushing out thousands. The results still haunt the city today. Above: Priscilla Ndiaye, with her map of the homes demolished in the Southside neighborhood during urban renewal. She’s standing on the site of the house…

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…

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