June 22, 2017 – mountainx.com

Asheville honors origins of LGBT rights movement

July 5, 2017June 22, 2017 by Leslie Boyd

Forty-eight years ago this month, a police raid on a gay nightclub in New York and the resulting resistance sparked a human rights revolution. What became known as the Stonewall riots (after the name of the club) began on June 28, 1969, and the six days of unrest that followed played a key role in … Read more

Letter: Creative thinking needed for city’s problems

June 22, 2017 by Letters

“With the status quo untouched, the undeserving are to be driven out, and property speculators large and small allowed to run riot before moving on to their next victim, leaving our city a smoldering wreck in their rear-view mirrors.”

County pledges $4.2M to Lee Walker Heights, aims for 100% renewable energy

June 22, 2017 by Dan Hesse

Buncombe County will pledge $4.2 million toward the redevelopment of Lee Walker Heights and consider trying to completely run on renewable energy by 2027.

Where the public sidewalk ends: reactions to Gideons handing out Bibles outside high school graduations

June 22, 2017 by Kari Barrows

While many don’t seem to object to the Gideons’ handing out Bibles to graduating high school seniors outside the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Asheville, others say the practice is incompatible with policies that strive to keep education and religion separate.

Smart bets: Talk About Funny

June 22, 2017 by Emily Glaser

The audience can pose questions to the comedians at the second dinner theater show at Up Country Brewing on Wednesday, June 28.

Asheville honors origins of LGBT rights movement

Letter: Creative thinking needed for city’s problems

County pledges $4.2M to Lee Walker Heights, aims for 100% renewable energy

Where the public sidewalk ends: reactions to Gideons handing out Bibles outside high school graduations

Smart bets: Talk About Funny

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