Rewards! Gift subscriptions! Journalism! All that and more as the Blade launches its winter fund drive so we can keep bringing you the independent journalism our city deserves Season’s greetings, readers. Since our founding last year, the Asheville Blade has brought in-depth journalism, hard-hitting investigations, sharp perspectives and more to

A look at how the Asheville Blade came to be, what we did in 2014 and a thank you to the community that’s made it possible. Above: Fireworks outside City Hall. Photo by Bill Rhodes. I initially hesitated about writing this post. For all that I love my profession, journalism

Logo designed by Wendy Lou I want to thank everyone for the immense support you’ve given the Asheville Blade over the past weeks and months. I believe it shows a real hunger for hard-hitting news and sharp perspectives on our city and its times. Now I’m asking you to back