What the cameras showed
Over 12 hours of body cam footage from the Aston Park Christmas night crackdown shows police bigotry, casual cruelty and an open attack on the rights of journalists and protesters Above: Blade journalist Matilda Bliss is hauled into the detention wagon on Dec. 25, 2021.…
Kicked to the curb
Asheville’s housing authority tosses out a free food fridge run by a local community farm group. It’s a shocking, revealing incident Above: The free fridge at the Edington Center, stocked with fresh produce, before its removal. Photo courtesy of Southside Community Farms Blade editor David…
And not a drop to drink
Sweetheart deals for the wealthy pushed Asheville’s aging water system to the brink. Incompetence and arrogance shoved it over. This is the story of our city’s water crisis Above: A tap in Candler, one of the areas hardest hit by the water crisis, runs dry.…
The destruction of Asheville Primary
A multiracial community coalition mobilized to save Asheville Primary School. The central office and city hall insisted on destroying it anyway Above: Mural on the side of Asheville Primary School. Photo by Matilda Bliss “A school is a home. So when they come for your…
Asheville’s non-discrimination ordinance is a sham
The city’s non-discrimination ordinance was supposed to help protect against bigotry, and its architects are touting it in their runs for office. But over a year later it has helped no one. It wasn’t meant to. Above: A pride flag flies from city hall in…
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.…
The trial of Greenleaf Clarke
The trial of a mutual aid medic ends in dismissal as supporters pack the courtroom and the cops’ case falls apart on the stand. Inside a major defeat for city hall’s war on community solidarity with the unhoused Above: Local medic Greenleaf Clarke is attacked…
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…
‘Justice for Chris’
Fletcher and Henderson County cops blatantly murder a local man, leaving his family and community demanding justice. Both departments have an unusually violent record. Graphic by Matilda Bliss [Warning: This piece includes accounts of police murder, brutality, and racism] Blade editor David Forbes provided reporting…
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