Two city council candidates have records of far-right bigotry

Developers David Moritz and Jared Wheatley are running for Asheville city council seats. But behind their attempts to rebrand as…

Analyzing the 2026 city elections

In a wide-ranging segment with Asheville FM’s Community News, we analyze a mayoral rematch, a crowded city council primary and…

Help the Blade survive in 2026

Like so many in our city the journalists in the Asheville Blade co-op have faced serious struggles in the aftermath…

COVID WAVE ALERT LIFTED — May 7

Reduced tourism and more vaccinations help lead to the mildest winter wave in years. Here’s more about what’s happening, and…

The plot to gerrymander Asheville

The return of a state plan to gerrymander city elections and break black voting power gets a surprising boost from a Democratic senator — and sets the stage for a major civil rights fight Above: A map of gerrymandered Asheville City Council election districts in…

Good riddance

City Attorney Robin Currin’s far-right legal views have played a key role in halting progressive change. Now she’s resigning. A look at the damage she did, and what might happen next Above: Asheville City Attorney Robin Currin, file photo by Max Cooper The announcement came…

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…

An Asheville for the rest of us

Skyline of downtown Asheville, looking toward the Flat Iron building. Photo by Max Cooper. By David Forbes The doldrums are over. “Real estate rebound in Asheville, N.C.” blared a recent headline from the Wall Street Journal. It’s the latest in a long, long line of…

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