# asheville (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover asheville. Page: Feed: --- ## [Blowing Rock Is One of the South’s Best Three-Day Mountain Weekends](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/blowing-rock-is-one-of-the-souths) _2026-08-21 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by WorldAtlas’ “11 Ideal Southern United States Destinations for a 3-Day Weekend in 2026” ## [Gillespie Gap and the Battle That Wasn’t There](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/gillespie-gap-and-the-battle-that) _2026-08-20 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ How Marion, North Carolina may have been named through a mistaken belief that Etchoe Pass was right above town ## [Big North Carolina Adventures Do Not Have to Cost a Fortune](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/big-north-carolina-adventures-do) _2026-08-20 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by Fast Food Club’s “9 Affordable North Carolina Road Trips That Deliver Big Adventures For Less” ## [Four Western North Carolina Towns Just Made Travel + Leisure’s Best Weekend Getaway List](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/four-western-north-carolina-towns) _2026-08-19 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by Asheville Citizen Times’ “These 4 Western NC towns among Travel + Leisure’s best for a weekend trip” ## [The Slower Life People Are Searching For Is Already Here in Western North Carolina](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/the-slower-life-people-are-searching) _2026-08-18 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by Fast Food Club’s “These Peaceful North Carolina Towns Offer The Slower Lifestyle More People Are Searching For” ## [Southern Living Says the Girls’ Trip Belongs in the NC Mountains](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/southern-living-says-the-girls-trip) _2026-08-18 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Ryan Phillips Properties ## [Asheville Just Made a Global September Travel List, and Buyers Should Pay Attention](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/asheville-just-made-a-global-september) _2026-08-17 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by “Travel magazine names the best places to visit in September” ## [Introducing Sheriff Ransom Merrill](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/introducing-sheriff-ransom-merrill) _2026-08-17 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Character Spotlight No. 2 from The Blue Ridge Between Us ## [This Tiny High Country Town Has Room to Breathe](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/this-tiny-high-country-town-has-room) _2026-08-17 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by Journee-Mondiale’s “This North Carolina town has just 1,049 residents, and room to take your time” ## [Episode 27: "The Twin Poplars of Peace Where the Cherokee and Catawba Laid Down Their Weapons"](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/episode-27-the-twin-poplars-of-peace-cdd) _2026-08-16 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ In the mountains of Caldwell County, North Carolina, two towering poplar trees came to represent something remarkable in the troubled years surrounding the Civil War: peace between men who had once stood on opposing sides. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211445339/322a18e73cd866f03cd9a793d6cd63ff.mp3) ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2O2qPg8J2kww) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Waiting for Asheville Home Prices to Drop May Cost You More Than You Think](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/waiting-for-asheville-home-prices) _2026-08-16 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by FinanceBuzz’s “Realtors Predict These 11 Retirement Cities Will Become Unaffordable by 2030” ## [Four Mountain Main Streets That Prove Western North Carolina Still Knows How to Slow People Down](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/four-mountain-main-streets-that-prove) _2026-08-16 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by WorldAtlas’ “8 Picture-Perfect Main Streets In North Carolina” ## [The Moving Trucks Are Telling a Story About Asheville, and the Mountains Are Still Winning](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/the-moving-trucks-are-telling-a-story) _2026-08-15 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by U-Haul’s “2026 U-Haul Midyear Migration Trends: METROS” ## [Bigfoot, Forrest Gump and 30,000 Books: Just Another Weekend in Western North Carolina](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/bigfoot-forrest-gump-and-30000-books) _2026-08-15 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Most Randomly Awesome Road Trip Destination ## [Durham Tenants Launch Building-Level Unions, Call for Accountability from shared Landlord](https://nctenantsunion.org/2026/03/27/willard-street-united-ashton-seniors-in-action-launch/) _2026-03-27 · Tenant Union · NC Tenants Union_ Tenants from two Durham affordable housing communities publicly launched new tenant associations on Thursday, marking a necessary escalation in their collective effort to secure safer living conditions and stronger accountability from their landlord, DHIC. ## [NCTU files lawsuit against HUD to preserve 30-day rule](https://nctenantsunion.org/2026/03/08/nctu-joins-hud-lawsuit-to-preserve-30-day-rule/) _2026-03-09 · Tenant Union · NC Tenants Union_ NCTU and pro-tenant partners have filed suit in federal court to stop the rollback of a critical rule that gives tenants in HUD-assisted properties more notice in eviction filings. ## [Crystal Towers Tenants Demand Binding Protections Amid Potential Sale](https://nctenantsunion.org/2026/02/22/crystal-towers-tenants-demand-binding-protections-amid-potential-sale/) _2026-02-22 · Phillip Murillas · NC Tenants Union_ More than half of Crystal Towers households have signed off on a demand letter to ASPIRE calling for binding protections for residents in the event of a sale or redevelopment of the public housing complex. ## [Evergreen Ridge Residents Go Public With Massive Mold Complaint](https://nctenantsunion.org/2025/12/02/evergreen-ridge-mold-investigation/) _2025-12-02 · Phillip Murillas · NC Tenants Union_ Tenants at Evergreen Ridge Apartments are going public with concerns about the mold infestation at the Asheville complex.Tenant organizers with the Asheville Area Tenant Union have been knocking doors and making connections so that residents dealing with the conditions can join together. ## [Crystal Towers and Healy Towers Tenants Take Stand As ASPIRE Ramps Up Retaliation](https://nctenantsunion.org/2025/12/02/winston-salem-tenants-face-aspire-retaliation/) _2025-12-02 · Phillip Murillas · NC Tenants Union_ ASPIRE has prevented residents from meeting in common areas, threatened invited external organizers with bans from the property, dissolved the Crystal Towers Resident Council, and initiated eviction proceedings that are clearly retaliatory against a union leader. ## [In-depth story on the stunning extent and lasting impact of urban renewal in Asheville](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/in-depth-story-on-the-stunning-extent) _2025-10-26 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ How did the city become a place where ambitious young Black people want to leave? A lot of it has to do with the ravages of urban renewal. ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5T9bpNlgEQPC) _2025-10-26 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Triangle Tenant Union Wins Tenant Defense ordinance in Durham](https://nctenantsunion.org/2025/10/21/triangle-tenant-union-wins-tenant-defense-ordinance-in-durham/) _2025-10-21 · Phillip Murillas · NC Tenants Union_ Tenants claimed a major victory Monday as the Durham City Council unanimously voted in favor of a new ordinance that would criminalize the collection of rent by landlords overseeing dangerous and unlivable conditions. TTU members have been working for several months to secure this ordinance; attending multiple work sessions, gathering stories from their neighbors, driving a city-wide petition… ## [New Investigative Story about FEMA and an Inquiry about Interest in Asheville Watchdog](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/new-investigative-story-about-fema) _2025-07-30 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ How many of you NewsBeat subscribers would like to receive free news alerts from Asheville Watchdog? ## [First Watchdog Story: What We Should Learn from Cycling Tragedy](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/first-watchdog-story-what-we-should) _2025-07-15 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ Though the deaths of two young cyclists in a head-on collision with a dump truck on July 1 highlights the reputation of the city as a dangerous and uninviting place to ride, despite marketing itself as a marketing paradise. ## [Why is Interstate 40 such a Mess? Because it Never Should Have Been Built There](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/why-is-interstate-40-such-a-mess) _2025-07-14 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ The geography of I-40 along the Pigeon River helps creates serious landslides, including the one resulting in a long-term closure after Tropical Storm Helene. The risk was known from the start. ## [Nutrition, Hospital Funding in Jeopardy as State Faces "Big, Beautiful" Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/nutrition-hospital-funding-in-jeopardy) _2025-07-11 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ When I took the job with Asheville Watchdog last week, I promised to let you know when it posted major stories relevant to Transylvania. ## [I'm Taking a New Job, but Budget Shows the Need to Keep an Eye on Transylvania](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/im-taking-a-new-job-but-budget-shows) _2025-07-03 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ As excited as I am about my new post with Asheville Watchdog, an outstanding and inspired effort to revive local journalism, I worry about leaving my old one. ## [Helene, FEMA and the Long Wait for Home Fixes](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/helene-fema-and-the-long-wait-for) _2025-07-01 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ The good news: The total number of flood-damaged homes that need to be rebuilt, elevated or demolished is less than it might have been. The bad news: it's going to take a long time. ## [Bigger Budget Not "Socialism," just Necessary, Commissioners Say](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/bigger-budget-not-socialism-just) _2025-06-20 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ Most County Commissioners support a proposed budget funded by the first property tax increase in recent years and a bigger increase in the county's fire assessment. ## [More Housing on Steep Slopes: City Wants It, Neighbors Don’t](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/more-housing-on-steep-slopes-city) _2025-06-06 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ Changes to Brevard’s law on developing steep hillsides will allow both an affordable project and greater density in the biggest residential developments planned in the city in recent years. ## [Opinion: Larry Chapman and Blurred Line between Patriotism and Militarism](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/opinion-larry-chapman-and-blurred) _2025-05-29 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ Let's honor soldiers and sailors, especially, of course, the ones who died in battle, while being aware that exalting their service above others' can lead to undemocratic and tragic results. ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lCizMy9BPN9v) _2025-05-29 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Market-Based Reassessment Means Higher Taxes for Residents, Big Cuts for Big Businesses](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/market-based-reassessment-means-higher) _2025-05-23 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ Transylvania County’s recent property reappraisal was conducted by the books, but in Brevard is leading to “unfair” tax burden on low-income residents, officials said. ## [Clarification in Column About River Clearance](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/clarification-in-column-about-river) _2025-05-16 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ I got things turned around in one section of the story. ## [Opinion: When it Comes to Clearing Storm Debris Clearance, Less is Better](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/opinion-when-it-comes-to-clearing) _2025-05-16 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ Federal taxpayers could pay as much $66 million for removing debris from county rivers. Let’s think about trying to save money — and river habitat. ## [Opinion: Unlock SAFE. Nonprofit Needs to Open up to Restore Credibility. And I’ll Help](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/opinion-unlock-safe-nonprofit-needs) _2025-05-10 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ The domestic violence organization has made a good first step, hiring a new executive director. Now it needs to show it's serious about getting past its history of dysfunction. ## [Excess Debris Removal in County Rivers Created “Ecological Crisis,” Critics Say, and Could Cost as much as $66 Million](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/excess-debris-removal-in-county-rivers) _2025-05-02 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ The clearance of rivers choked with deadfall from Helene is needed to protect bridges and prevent future flooding. But critics decry its bloated costs and habitat destruction. ## [Community "Hero" Ora Wells' Latest Mission, Preventing Alzheimer's](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/community-hero-ora-wells-latest-mission) _2025-04-21 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ The beloved retired pediatrician looks back on the rewards of his long career and talks about using his Alzheimer's diagnosis to spread the word about the preventative benefits of diet and exercise. ## [Masters Golf and the Argument for Keeping Some Things as They Are](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/masters-golf-and-the-argument-for) _2025-04-16 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ A highly satisfying weekend of watching televised sports got me thinking about the value of tradition. ## [The Fight Against the "Very Real" Threat of the Record-Breaking Table Rock Fire](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/the-fight-against-the-very-real-threat) _2025-04-10 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ The largest fire in Upstate South Carolina history also burned more than 500 acres in Transylvania County. If not for a shift in the weather and the work of fire crews, it could have been a lot worse. ## [“Transformative?” Not so much. New Pisgah Health Leader Talks Scaled-Back Plans](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/transformative-not-so-much-new-pisgah) _2025-04-03 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ Previous spending and ongoing financial burdens have left Pisgah Health Foundation imagining a role much changed from when it was flush with the proceeds of the Mission Health sale. ## [Flames Slow and Protection Efforts Advance, Officials Say, While Urging Caution](https://brevardnewsbeat.substack.com/p/flames-slow-and-protection-efforts) _2025-03-29 · Dan DeWitt · Brevard NewsBeat_ Better weather helped slow the spread of the Table Rock Fire and allowed crews to bolster defenses, but “we’re not out of the woods yet,” a fire chief warned.