Asheville Bladecast, Ep. 3: Everyday Horrors
Welcome to another episode of the Bladecast, just in time for Halloween! Marvel at the terror of … campaign season! The slimy corruption of … airbnb! The banal evil of … city council and more in this look at our town’s everyday horrors Graphic by…
Kill airbnb before it kills Asheville
Airbnbs are devouring housing at a rapidly escalating rate and kicking locals out on the street. It’s time to face the obvious: the industry has to be destroyed or the city will be unlivable Above: a close-up of Airbnb’s impact on Asheville, from Inside Airbnb.…
Asheville Bladecast, Ep. 2: The Law Falls Apart
NIMBY vs YIMBY, city council desperately shovels cash to cops, a mutual aid medic beats trumped-up charges, a notorious fake clinic gets its windows smashed, another pandemic and more in the Blade’s monthly podcast Welcome back, readers (and listeners), to another episode of the Asheville…
Monkeypox is not an STI (and other truths Asheville needs to know)
Above: An electron microscope image of a poxviridae virus closely related to monkeypox. Image by Dr. Graham Beards, used under Creative Commons license, CC BY-SA 4.0 As you’ve probably heard, monkeypox is rapidly spreading and a week and a half ago Buncombe County reported its…
If abortions aren’t safe…
As Roe dies, a fake clinic with an ugly record gets its windows broken and locals take to the streets The front of Mountain Area Pregnancy Service, a far-right ‘crisis pregnancy center,’ on June 7. Photo by Veronica Coit [This piece contains mentions of sexual…
Introducing the Asheville Bladecast
The Blade teams up with Asheville FM to bring you a new monthly podcast with our signature sharp look at local news Above: graphic by Orion Solstice Readers, over the years many of you have reached out to us to say that you’d love to…
Election time in ‘the worst place to live’
A bizarre primary campaign season seems to take place in a different world than the harsh reality most in Asheville face Life in this city is goddamn grim. There’s no way around that. There never really was for many of us, but the past years…
Reverend Raytheon
Congressional candidate Jasmine Beach-Ferrara has marketed herself as a progressive queer minister devoted to “values of love and peace.” But she’s directed tens of millions in public cash to one of the worst weapons companies on the planet. Above: graphic by Orion Solstice. Background photo…
War on the poor
Asheville city government declares war on the houseless and attacks protests, the press, mutual aid groups and anyone who dares to speak up Above: Asheville police move to block off a table with food and supplies during the Dec. 25 raid. Photo by Veronica Coit…
Behind the raid
Last April’s police raid on the Aston Park camp set the model for future crackdowns. Documents reveal city officials rejoicing over arrests and seeking to please gentry groups Above: Asheville police gather for the April raid on the Aston Park camp. Photo by Veronica Coit.…
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