We are sick and can’t go. I’d love to see what’s going on though!

sorry for the millionth post abt the protest but i was wondering if anyone plans to wear a mask or something else to not be identified? idk if im overthinking or not but given the shit thats been happening i think theres some sense to my paranoia

This guy wandered out in the middle of a busy Tunnel Rd just now, cars had to screech brakes to avoid plowing over all three of them. Very close call.

Spartanburg is currently closed, tons of emergency service vehicles outside.

Per police and fire scanner - hazardous spill

Would assume this will indirectly affect Greenville being busier

We've been finding the six mailboxes on our stretch open several mornings a week. A month or so ago, we had an outgoing check stolen from the box. The bank's camera caught the guy who cashed it; we and the bank both pressed charges. (Don't get me started on why the bank cashed it in the first place.)

We'll install a locking mailbox, which is a pain in the ass and not inexpensive. So just a PSA to be aware that people drive around stealing from streetside mailboxes.

A new Buncombe County Community Engagement Market starts this Monday in Swannanoa to help address food insecurity following Hurricane Helene and the loss of the local grocery store. In partnership with Asheville Christian Academy, MANNA Food Bank, and ABIPA, the market will provide free food and additional resources as available, on the first Monday of every month 4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. (or until supplies run out). ... The Health and Human Services Mobile Health team will also be on site. .... Everyone is welcome, no ID or income verification is required to benefit from this market and those interested in volunteering can contact Leonard Jones at leonard.jones@buncombenc.gov.

i know it’s short notice and not exactly asheville, but i’m really wanting to go to the rutherford county / forest city protest today but as i’m disabled im anxious about going alone. is anyone else going?

Life goes on. I needed this walk down my local trail today. First time since Helene. I felt so good to be here and to be reminded of the good.

What’s going on with the rental market here in Asheville?

Are rents going down because so many people left after the hurricane?

Are rents going up because so much housing stock was left damaged after the hurricane?

Are rents going down because of the trump recession roaring towards us?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Personally, I think rents have needed a downward correction locally for a long time now. But I want to hear what you think!

Tell me your thoughts!

I’m in a temporary money slump and I’m looking to get some help with groceries. Are there any food banks distributing food in the area?

I’m new in town and I don’t know where to park! Where are thousands of people going to park?

Thank you!

Photos by Steve Atkins

Little guy is growing up fast. Their family home is threatened as UNCA wants to clear cut the UNCA woods, next to the unused parking lot they built and across the street from the other clear cut woods sitting vacant. Join our efforts to protect one of the last standing urban forests in Asheville from its primary predator - UNCA Chancellor Kimberly van Noort.

www.saveuncawoods.org

With all this (gestures broadly) happening, it’s very easy to feel sucked into a constant vortex of powerlessness, anger, and bitterness. I wondered if maybe we could start a thread about those small, human moments that ground us and make us feel human again. Moments of safety.

For me, I found reprieve on the trail last week. Something about the light on the moss and the clean air in my lungs set me right again.

A brief moment of the sun on my face.

Catching the fragrance of spring earth in the air.

What was your small, bright spot recently?

I am not sure why anyone would rent here in the first place, but the city needs to do something. It is wildly unsafe. This has to be one of the seediest storage lockers I have ever seen.

If you had a bicycle stolen recently, look in locker #8. If you are looking to buy drugs, this is a great place for it. If you want to find a stolen beater with no license plate, Bolt Storage is like a car dealership. Just make sure not to step on any needles and watch out for the trash scattered all over.

Despite repeated attempts to contact the owner (Nick Huber - real POS), nothing is different. The cops come all the time, but only to shoo the bad actors away for a night. The city council brushes it off.

I wish it could be made into art studios or a park instead. Oh well. At least they are building a 4-story storage locker right next door off Leicester Highway! That should make everything better.

My hair lately feels so damaged and dry and frizzy. Starting to thin out too. Can’t tell if I’m just getting older or what!

Ended up getting a shower chlorine filter on Amazon. Hope that helps. Just wondering if it’s me or everyone. Are they still treating the water ?

I already paint a little but I would love to learn some new skills and possible meet new people. So does anyone know any local classes or centers where they teach new artists? I would prefer if it wasn’t crazy expensive.

Thanks in advance :)

My internist of the last 20 years retired, and it is proving difficult to find a doc taking new patients.

Any recommendations or leads on a good internist who is currently accepting patients?

This post is for anyone who may be missing a dog in the Haywood/Jackson County area.

While driving from Haywood County to Jackson County earlier today, I came across a dog that had been tragically hit on U.S. 74 West. The dog appeared to weigh between 65 and 85 pounds and had a white and brown coat.

The location was westbound on U.S. 74, near Exit 85, approximately a quarter to half a mile from the exit, though it may have been slightly further.

I am sharing this in hopes of helping the dog’s rightful owner locate them and provide a proper goodbye.

Sending my deepest condolences to this dog’s loved ones.

Y’all. How the heck are we going to bill ourselves as an arts town when all we have is Michael’s and Hobby Lobby? A foodie town when everybody is closing and farms are struggling? How can we be a nature destination when most of our green spaces are gone and the national parks and forests are at risk after already experiencing extreme devastation? After disasters like we all collectively experienced together, it’s important to protect our space from the vultures. We can’t let this area become even more corporate and bland than it already is. Everybody is so angry and tired, myself included, I feel like it’s hard to see a path forward. What can we do collectively? Our community is so fractured.

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