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• The plot to sell Asheville to airbnb |

  The plot to sell Asheville to airbnb by David Forbes December 13, 2021 City hall tries to sneak through a new measure, written by airbnb landlords, to bring in even more airbnbs and kick locals ...

• Kill airbnb before it kills Asheville |

  Kill airbnb before it kills Asheville by David Forbes October 18, 2022 Airbnbs are devouring housing at a rapidly escalating rate and kicking locals out on the street. It’s time to face the obvi...

• Who we are |

  David Forbes – editor, journalist A journalist and writer in Asheville for over 15 years, David Forbes started the Blade after a union fight and witnessing how establishment media failed to tell the t...

• Eviction season |

  Eviction season by David Forbes April 19, 2021 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 t...

• A Blade reporter’s breakthrough COVID case |

  A Blade reporter’s breakthrough COVID case by Orion Solstice March 29, 2022 In November, Blade journalist Orion Solstice caught a breakthrough Covid-19 case. This is the story of his ordeal — ...

• What the cameras showed |

  What the cameras showed by David Forbes March 29, 2023 Over 12 hours of body cam footage from the Aston Park Christmas night crackdown shows police bigotry, casual cruelty and an open attack on ...