Press

2026

• Hard-fought Asheville mayor’s race pits diplomat against dissenter Asheville Watchdog · October 14 · By Dan DeWitt
• Asheville City Council to vote on ending Flock camera contract 828 NOW · August 25 · By Dee Pridgen
• Speak your mind: Asheville City Council’s public comment process vexes some constituents Mountain Xpress · July 15 · By Jessica Wakeman
• Resistance to Flock Cameras and Police Surveillance Is Exploding Truthout · May 22 · By Mike Ludwig
• Council approves funding for surveillance technology Mountain Xpress · May 13 · By Jessica Wakeman
• Opinion: These days, you’re on camera, whether you like it or not. But Asheville needs to be more transparent about video surveillance proposal Asheville Watchdog · April 27 · By John Boyle
• Council approves name change for McCormick Field, postpones vote on surveillance technology Mountain Xpress · April 16 · By Jessica Wakeman
• Asheville delays funding decision for ‘real-time’ police camera system Asheville Citizen Times · April 16 · By Sarah Honosky

2025

• West Asheville homeless shelter secures long-term home near Haywood Road Asheville Citizen Times · September 2 · By Sarah Honosky
• Asheville Watchdog’s open meetings lawsuit against city can move forward, judge rules Asheville Watchdog · August 14 · By Andrew R. Jones
• Asheville’s Urban Forestry Commission speaks for the city’s trees. It hasn’t met since Helene. Asheville Watchdog · August 7 · By Jack Evans
• Asheville advisory board proposal: Restructuring would mean 15 boards meet ‘as needed’ Asheville Citizen Times · August 5 · By Sarah Honosky
• Public safety committee advances restricted areas for panhandling Mountain Xpress · August 1 · By Jessica Wakeman
• Council hears arguments for and against reducing advisory boards Mountain Xpress · July 30 · By Jessica Wakeman
• Last night at Council: Asheville debates change to citizen advisory boards Blue Ridge Public Radio · July 30 · By Daniel Walton
• Idled city boards and commissions members clamor for attention Mountain Xpress · July 24 · By Brionna Dallara
• Asheville weighs changes to citizen advisory boards Blue Ridge Public Radio · July 14 · By Daniel Walton
• City seeks dismissal of Asheville Watchdog’s open meetings lawsuit over 2022-23 water outage committee Asheville Watchdog · June 17 · By Andrew R. Jones
• Local media outlet sues city of Asheville over alleged open meetings law violations Asheville Citizen Times · April 11 · By Sarah Honosky
• Asheville approves board to oversee downtown business improvement district. Who are they? Asheville Citizen Times · April 10 · By Sarah Honosky
• Last night at Council: BID leadership established, downtown ambassadors coming this May Blue Ridge Public Radio · April 9 · By Laura Hackett
• Asheville Watchdog sues City of Asheville, alleging open meetings law violations Asheville Watchdog · April 9 · By Peter Lewis
• Asheville City Council approves BID provider, postpones vote on changes to the city’s building code Mountain Xpress · January 16 · By Brionna Dallara
• Last night at Council: New downtown tax district services coming in April; city selects BID operator Blue Ridge Public Radio · January 15 · By Laura Hackett

2024

• Asheville police recommend city expand areas where verbal panhandling is illegal Asheville Citizen Times · June 26
• ‘Clean and safe’ for who? Asheville council hears anxieties around proposed BID Asheville Citizen Times · April 25 · By Sarah Honosky
• Last night at Council: Locals debate BID despite timing miscommunication Blue Ridge Public Radio · April 24 · By Laura Hackett
• Mixed reactions to proposed business improvement district, or BID, in downtown Asheville Blue Ridge Public Radio · April 22 · By Laura Hackett
• February 8th Newsletter: the City’s new Report an Issue form AVL Today · February 8
• City of Asheville introduces “Report an Issue Form” for Board, Commission, and City Council meetings City of Asheville · February 6 · By Kim Miller
• How is Asheville Police Department using drones? Officials ask for transparency Asheville Citizen Times · January 29 · By Ryley Ober
• Despite vacancies crime dropped, raising the question: does Asheville need more police? Asheville Citizen Times · January 25 · By Joel Burgess

2023

• Sunshine brings heat to shady Cleveland County School Board Foothills News Channel · May 30
• Down Town, Part 8: Who’s In Charge Here? Asheville Watchdog · May 16 · By Tom Fielder
• Board of Commissioners approve additional $1.1M Safety & Justice Challenge Grant Mountain Xpress · February 22
• ‘Big win’ for open meetings: City Council does away with regular ‘check-in’ meetings Asheville Citizen Times · February 14 · By Sarah Honosky
• From Asheville Watchdog: City ending closed-door meetings Mountain Xpress · February 13 · By Sally Kestin
• Let the Sunshine In: City Ending Closed-Door Meetings Asheville Watchdog · February 13 · By Sally Kestin
• City Council, Mayor, and Staff Hold Closed-Door Meetings, Sowing Distrust Asheville Watchdog · January 17 · By Sally Kestin

2022

• Asheville advisory boards off chopping block; Initial city proposal is ‘off the table’ Asheville Citizen Times · November 30 · By Sarah Honosky
• More bike lanes coming to downtown Asheville Mountain Xpress · September 15 · By Brooke Randle
• Asheville advisory boards restructuring: ‘An atrocity.’ ‘Total crap.’ ‘A nonstarter.’ Asheville Citizen Times · May 6 · By Sarah Honosky
• Council to hear updates on boards and commissions proposal, reparations Mountain Xpress · April 11 · By Brooke Randle
• Asheville City Council ‘check-ins’: What are they? Are they legal? Asheville Citizen Times · February 24 · By Sarah Honosky
• Asheville proposal: Shrink number of boards and commissions from 20 advisory boards to 4 Asheville Citizen Times · February 18 · By Sarah Honosky
• ‘Leaking’ Council faces ire over proposed food-sharing limits Mountain Xpress · January 26 · By Brooke Randle

2021

• Adjourned Asheville Blade · October 5 · By Matilda Bliss
• Council approves hotel expansion in 4-3 vote Mountain Xpress · August 26 · By Brooke Randle
• Local governments nix remote public comment Mountain Xpress · July 14 · By Brooke Randle
• Beat a retreat: City Council doubles down on plan to meet behind closed doors Mountain Xpress · March 26 · By Virginia Daffron
• Public pans Asheville hotel rules; moratorium on hotel building set to end Asheville Citizen Times · February 10 · By Joel Burgess

2020

• Asheville officer charged with assault was a police trainer Asheville Citizen Times · July 14 · By Joel Burgess

2019

• Sunshine Request Turns Two Code for Asheville · March 22 · By Eric Jackson

2018

• Human Relations Commission holds first meeting on Thursday Mountain Xpress · June 12 · By Daniel Walton
• Police accountability and transparency focus of City Council meeting Mountain Xpress · May 16 · By Daniel Walton
• Council announce steps it is taking to improve APD procedures and policies WLOS · May 15 · By Stephanie Santostasi
• Asheville fights back after police brutality The Blue Banner · March 29 · By Victoria Carlisle
• Local group creates petition asking for more data transparency from APD WLOS · March 26 · By WLOS Staff
• Advocacy group pushes for more transparency in Asheville Police Department WLOS · March 21 · By Raphael Pires

2017

• Candidates vie to lead Asheville equity and inclusion efforts Mountain Xpress · July 11 · By Virginia Daffron
• Nonprofit Volunteers Assist Asheville, N.C., in Combating Homelessness Government Technology · June 9 · By Zack Quaintance
• Asheville traffic stop data show racial inequities Mountain Xpress · April 26 · By Virginia Daffron
• New public records tool available in time for Sunshine Week Mountain Xpress · March 13 · By Virginia Daffron
• In Asheville, volunteer computer programmers seek to help the most vulnerable Christian Science Monitor · January 17 · By Beth Walton
• Volunteer computer programmers seek to help community Richmond County Daily Journal · January 12
• How ‘Code for Asheville’ has Changed the City’s Civic Coding Dynamic Government Technology · By Jessica Mulholland

2016

• Website that helps people email NC lawmakers sees record traffic Asheville Citizen Times · December 20 · By Beth Walton
• Locally developed site funnels email to NC lawmakers Asheville Citizen Times · April 13 · By Mark Barrett
• Municipal Data Evolves to Next Generation in Asheville Asheville.com · February 17

2015

• Letter writer: Lee supports governmental transparency Mountain Xpress · November 2
• Public can’t see bonuses, salaries paid by room tax Asheville Citizen Times · September 5 · By Joel Burgess
• Alumni Spotlight: Jesse Michel ’10 & Patrick Conant ’11 UNC Asheville
• Hack Asheville’s housing crisis this weekend Asheville Citizen Times · June 4 · By Caitlin Byrd
• </housing crisis>: Code for Asheville harnesses technology to help renters, homebuyers Mountain Xpress · May 19 · By Hayley Benton
• City records show who’s seeking Asheville’s public records Carolina Public Press · April 29 · By David Forbes
• Open and shut Asheville Blade · March 23 · By David Forbes
• How open are the city’s records? Asheville Citizen Times · March 19 · By David Forbes
• Local initiatives provide access to public records in WNC Mountain Xpress · March 18 · By Max Hunt
• Online initiatives aim to increase engagement with Asheville Council Mountain Xpress · January 29 · By Jake Frankel
• What’s next for Asheville’s startup scene? Asheville Citizen Times · January 17 · By Caitlin Byrd

2014

• Need to get around Asheville? Your options are expanding quickly beyond bus, cab Ashvegas · June 2 · By Jason Sandford
• Code Hackathon Starts Tonight Asheville on Bikes · May 30
• Hackathon could help Asheville cyclists Asheville Citizen Times · May 28 · By Dale Neal