Asheville police lie about a brutal crackdown on houseless campers and the locals supporting them as city hall ramps up its efforts to please the tourism industry at all costs Above: A banner outside the Aston Park houseless camp. Special to the Blade Blade reporters…

Local government officials have pointedly refused to ever name the locations of outbreaks at Asheville workplaces. So we are Tourism hubs are ripe for pandemics. Travel, bars, indoor dining and hotels are all some of the industries that spread a disease farthest and fastest. As…

In the face of public outrage, Asheville city hall is set to open the floodgates on a wave of new hotels while the industry does more damage than ever Above: The message is simple. No. More. Hotels. Asheville hates hotels. This is not new, of…

Asheville police and city hall suddenly destroy a houseless camp hours before the coldest night of the year, putting lives in danger and leaving services organizations scrambling Above: The Lexington Avenue overpass, site of the former houseless camp. Photo by Orion Solstice Blade reporters Elliot…

No honeymoon for city hall’s newest officials as the public turns up the pressure over police weapons, housing and more Above: City hall by night. File photo by Max Cooper. It’s a clarifying time. It’s easy to forget that local governments are grinding on, still…

This danger is not new and Asheville’s political establishment will not seriously fight it. As always, it’s up to us Above: Asheville police form a ring around far-right harasser Chad Nesbitt. Special to the Blade. There’s an image that’s been stuck in my mind this…

The Biltmore estate is a monument to greed and exploitation. Its actions during the pandemic put workers and the public at serious risk The Biltmore is at the heart of Asheville’s tourism industry. But the largest private home in America — and the array of…

After a strange election in a strange year, a new city council lurches into office in an embattled city hall Above: Asheville city hall under renovation, photo by Bill Rhodes This year has, by every standard, been a revealing one. Asheville’s been a divided city…

The infamous arms dealer’s about to get millions from local governments to build one of their murder factories right here in our city Above: ‘Not Our Town.’ Special to the Blade Caution: This article contains images and descriptions of horrific violence First it was “Project…

Now more than ever, politicians will not save us and communities must organize and defend ourselves. From the Blade collective, here’s some honesty Above: Anti-racist graffiti on the Vance monument in June. A more honest statement than any campaign ad. Special to the Blade. Editor’s…