Caught on Camera: Do video doorbells make neighborhoods safer?
- Volume 27
- / Issue 42
Cover Design Credit:
Scott Southwick
Cover Photography Credit:
iStock
As the popularity of video doorbells soars, local law enforcement agencies are getting into the act, partnering with doorbell vendors and seeking out footage to use in investigations. But do the cameras really make people or their property any safer?
arts
New art museum photography exhibition spotlights public lands
Assistant curator Hilary Schroeder discusses the behind-the-scenes work for AAM’s newest photography show.Around Town: Nina Simone Archive breaks ground
Tryon gets one step closer to honoring the legendary soul singer; the Historic Resources Commission honors local champions; and more area arts news.
food
What’s new in food: Sunday Suppers, strawberries and SnoBalls spring into May
Chefs Andrew McLeod and Ashley Shanti kick off a new Sunday Supper Series, strawberry season is underway, New Orleans-style shaved ice arrives in Woodfin, Curate hosts an online cephalopod dinner,…
news
Asheville Archives: Community support amid the Great Depression, 1931
In a Jan. 11, 1932, report, E. Grace Miller, the executive secretary of the Asheville Associated Charities, declared, “Never before have the people of Asheville realized to such an extent…Community health workers forge trusted connections
“This is a workforce who has that trust, connection and inherent knowledge of what people are experiencing and are trained and equipped to address individual and community health," says Evan…Residents, law enforcement explore video doorbells for fighting crime
The latest video surveillance products offer cloud-based data management and high-quality video footage that streams directly to a user’s smartphone. While local detectives express enthusiasm about adding the video footage…Local professor helps digitize a more inclusive history
Working with students, residents and the broader community, Ellen Holmes Pearson continues to strive for a more inclusive history of Asheville.Asheville projects higher taxes for budget priorities
The proposed tax rate of 41.3 cents appears lower than the current rate of 42.89 cents, explained city Director of Finance Tony McDowell. However, the median tax bill will still…County commissioners, city schools clash over fiscal management
“The last three superintendents we’ve had here, including you, have not brought anything but mayhem to the school system,” declared Buncombe Commissioner Al Whitesides to Asheville City Schools Superintendent Gene…
opinion
Letter: Legislators should work on something useful
"Get your minds off of what might or might not be in someone’s pants, legislators, and work on something useful like expanding Medicaid or increasing teachers’ pay."Letter: Insist that local government takes the long view
"Buncombe County as a whole is actively 'paving paradise to put up a parking lot.'"Letter: Done right, child care funds will help families, economy
"In Buncombe County and across our state, the demand for child care spots far exceeds the supply."101 Charlotte St. deftly balances conflicting priorities
"Asheville is changing, and since affordable housing is already in short supply, every neighborhood has a responsibility to accept its share of new, denser residential projects, despite the inevitable protests…Letter: City needs to keep camping out of parks
"The city of Asheville needs to adopt a zero-tolerance policy on camping in city parks. It is not sustainable, is unsanitary and just plain does not work."Letter: A gentrified and homogenized Asheville
"If the ratio of wages to housing cost doesn’t get under control for the creative working schlubs of this town, we will all have to go."Brave new world
Letter: Demonstrate for peace, justice and a green transition
"You can call on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to rescind the $27 million incentive agreement with Pratt & Whitney, and invest in such things as affordable housing, small…
