Ursula Wren
Total 34 Posts
Asheville's 2022 Municipal Budget Proposal Includes More Than $1.6 Million Increase for APD.
The proposal includes an increase to the overall budget of approximately $16 million, a 7.5% increase from 2021-22.
Parking Lot Prom, Vance Removal, Local Unions & More This Week.
Sly Grog holds a fundraiser; City Council Barrels Ahead with an Unpopular Plan; Starbucks Workers Request Orders from "Union Yes!"
Quitty Hall, Fake TikTok Trends, & More This Week.
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Benefit Concert Showcases Queer Country Music, BBQ, and Solidarity.
Asheville could just be part of Country Music's reclamation.
Shady Deals, Reparations Commission Appointees, & More This Week.
Welcome to “& More This Week,” The Asheville Free Press’ weekly(ish) newsletter, where I round up a few headlines that stood out to me over the week and share them with some opinion and context.
Activists Disrupt City Council Retreat; Demand Sanctuary Camping and Climate Justice
On March 17th, 2022, a protest organized by the Sunrise Movement's Asheville Hub stopped Asheville City Council's annual "retreat" in its tracks moments after it began.
Fired Cop Stays Fired, Council Has a Vote Redo, & More This Week.
Welcome to “& More This Week,” The Asheville Free Press’ weekly(ish) newsletter, where I round up a few headlines that stood out to me over the week and share them with some opinion and context.