Around 100 gathered Saturday to mark the anniversary of the Fukushima disaster and protest a proposed nuclear facility near Asheville.
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Protesters March Downtown
Around two dozen protesters marched downtown Friday afternoon, chanting slogans and carrying signs and banners. Affiliated with the Occupy Asheville movement, the protest called for an end to mountaintop removal and other practices the protesters claimed were harmful to the environment.
Photos: Asheville Blogger Society kickoff meeting
Over two dozen local bloggers gathered at Asheville Pizza & Brewing Company Tuesday night to kick off the Asheville Blogger Society. Founded by local bloggers Sarah Giavedoni and Jim MacKenzie, the new organization will serve as a local network for bloggers of all types. In attendance were many notable Asheville bloggers, including photographers Micah Mackenzie […]
Lexington Ave. x 4
Trench coat, rainbow belt, hoodie, moccasins.
Habitat for Humanity dedicates five homes
Over 150 people gathered to celebrate the dedication of five new homes by the Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity.
It’s official: Bellamy files paperwork for congressional run
Speaking to a crowd of around 20 supporters and staff in her campaign headquarters, Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy announced this morning that she has officially filed the paperwork to run for US Congress.
Asheville Argus: The Leader
You have to shoot quick in this town, because things disappear. Going forward, it will be easier to date the photos by which establishments were still in business rather than the clothes people were wearing.
Photos: Black History Expo
Asheville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts observed Black History Month with an expo Saturday afternoon at the Stephens-Lee Recreation Center.
Asheville Argus: The Asylum
A news photographer should remain completely unattached; a documentary photographer should be always be just about to cry. Or, in the case of the asylum, just about to scream and run away.
Greenpeace activists raise banner on Progress plant smokestack; arrests ensue
Progress Energy and Greenpeace report that all protesters have been arrested
UPDATED: Greenpeace activists breach security at Progress Energy power plant, unfurl protest banner
Greenpeace activists breached Progress Energy security this morning, Feb. 13. First, they unfurled a banner to a coal conveyor, then they scaled one of the facility’s three smoke towers, where they hung a banner that read, “The climate needs real progress.”
Photos: Downtown Closings and Relocations
The winter has been full of downtown business shake-ups.
Zombies, art, and romance at ZaPow!
Valentine Masquerade fuses zombies, art, and lusty ladies.
Asheville celebs and officials take Polar Bear Plunge
Celebs and politicos plunge into frigid water, raising more than $20,000 for Meals on Wheels.
Labor Secretary Harris Visits AvL Technologies
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor Seth Harris tours local satellite antenna manufacturer.
Asheville Argus: Signs
In the street, my job is to wring out of an ordinary moment details that will raise questions. But sometimes I am lazy, and on those days I photograph signs.
Red and black
Leather and patterned stockings.
Stephens-Lee Rec Center Hosts Black History Expo on Saturday, Feb 25.
FROM ASHEVILLE’S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT Asheville, NC – Asheville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts will celebrate Black History Month on Saturday, February 25 from 2-4 p.m. at the Stephens-Lee Recreation Center, 30 George Washington Carver. Presented in partnership with the Stephens Lee Advisory Board, the Stephens Lee Alumni, and the East End Community Association, […]
Extra high tops
The slouchy top, the drapey scarf, the purple aviators, the folded down plaid-inside Converse.
Asheville Argus: The lay of the land
For the new year: Aggregated photos of Asheville’s topography.
Merry Christmas from the Asheville Argus
Consider that bell ringer. He represented maybe half a percent of the population of that scene. In the face of those numbers, where does he get the conviction to believe he can do good in the world? I mean, doesn’t he have any decency?