July 22, 2016 – mountainx.com

APD arrests protestors and Xpress reporter at downtown station

July 22, 2016 by Virginia Daffron

On Friday, July 22, Asheville Police Department officers arrested a group of protestors who had been demonstrating in the lobby of the police and fire station at 100 Court Plaza since the previous day. Along with the protestors, Xpress reporter Dan Hesse also was arrested.

Letter writer: Where is Justice4Jerry coverage?

July 22, 2016 by Letters

“Although web-based Xpress content has reflected this story, the print version doesn’t even acknowledge that it happened.”

The Gospel According to Jerry: Luck of the draw

July 22, 2016 by Jerry Sternberg

“It was so bizarre that I started to laugh — but then I realized that there was something very unfunny about the situation.”

Protesters given 2 p.m. deadline: must leave APD lobby or face arrest

July 22, 2016July 22, 2016 by Dan Hesse

Protestors occupying the lobby of APD’s downtown station have been given an ultimatum: leave the lobby by 2 p.m. or face arrest.

Equal releases new Asheville-based collaboration

July 22, 2016 by Alli Marshall

Heller’s latest effort, the single “Postcards,” featuring singer Sam Island (an Asheville native, now based in LA), just came out this week.

New state law limits coal ash cleanup

July 22, 2016 by Virginia Daffron

With the close of the 2016 session of the North Carolina General Assembly, homeowners and environmental advocates are scrambling to make sense of new legislation on coal ash ponds. How will the new rules affect the cleanup of coal ash ponds at Duke Energy’s Lake Julian plant, as well as homeowners who believe their wells have been contaminated by the ponds?

Peek-a-Chew

July 22, 2016 by Brent Brown

Letter writer: Teen offers beacon of hope

July 22, 2016 by Letters

“You are a beacon of hope for those of us who have already run the gauntlet you’re going through and are constantly saying, ‘If I could do it over again …'”