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Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Izzy’s Coffee House opens in West Asheville
Some of what’s going around: -WLOS reports that somebody spray painted the words “Black lives matter” on the Vance Monument in downtown Asheville late Sunday or early Monday, which is Martin Luther...
View ArticleAsheville Blade: Protesters arrested during sit-in at Asheville Police...
UPDATE: Seven protesters were arrested after they refused to move from the lobby of the Asheville Police Department. They were charged with disorderly conduct. UPDATE July 22: The sit-in continued...
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Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Mountain Pet Rescue, new Asheville animal welfare group,...
I hope everybody had a great snowstorm weekend. Now it’s back to business. Some of what’s going around: -There’s a new pet rescue group in town. It’s called Mountain Pet Rescue, and it operates right...
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Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Civil rights movement leader Lewis Brandon headlines program
More of what’s going around on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day of 2018: -A peace march and rally will begin at 11:30 a.m. at St. James AME Church at Martin Luther King Drive and Hildebrand Street in...
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Asheville police officer controversy: More NYT coverage, FOP vandalized
Here’s at look at more fallout from the Asheville Police Department controversy involving former Officer Chris Hickman, who can be seen in police body cam video beating, choking and using a Taser on...
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Ask A Woman AVL: Am I wrong in thinking ‘toxic masculinity’ is BS?
Dear Woman, I’ve got huge issues with Gillette’s new advertisement. If I’m totally honest with myself, it made me feel attacked. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a decent guy who loves and respects women and...
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Asheville City Council to consider ban on tear gas; reviews open-carry gun laws
A group of protesters stands by their “Defund The Police” mural on Spruce Street on Monday morning, June 22. The activists said that in the early morning hours, a group of armed counter-protesters...
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What’s In a Name? For Asheville, Signs Point to History of Racism
By Peter H. Lewis, AVL Watchdog Vance, Patton, Woodfin, Henderson, Weaver, Chunn, Baird — their names are familiar to anyone living in Asheville and Buncombe County today. All were wealthy and...
View ArticleCawthorn, Davis stake out sharp divisions in first debate
Republican Madison Cawthorn and Democrat Morris “Moe” Davis exchanged fiery words Friday night as the two candidates for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District squared off in the first of...
View ArticleAsheville Police Department remains in staffing crisis, says APD captain
The Asheville Police Department remains in the midst of a “staffing crisis” that is driving up response times and forcing the department to consolidate four patrol districts down to three, Capt. Mike...
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