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 — November 26

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

Home, bitter home: The housing story Mountain Xpress’ publisher killed

Pardon the long introduction, but the facts in this case are important. In December, Mountain Xpress‘ publisher killed a piece on tenant rights because he didn’t want landlords negatively portrayed. Here’s what happened. Last October a county resident approached me with serious concerns about conditions…

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