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Edwards Ave
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Edwards Ave

Around daylight last Friday, Swannanoa began flooding. In the Beacon community of former mill houses, Edwards Avenue was the hardest hit. Of the few dozen houses there, we had old friends in three of them.

maxcooperavlOctober 6, 2024October 1, 2025
we are safe
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we are safe

maxcooperavlOctober 2, 2024October 1, 2025
Photos: Trump Rally in Asheville, NC
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Photos: Trump Rally in Asheville, NC

13 Aug 2024. Asheville, NC. Photos from this afternoon’s rally. Big takeaways: As far as I know there was no…

maxcooperavlAugust 14, 2024August 31, 2024
Photos: Yancey library supporters rally against anti-LGBTQ takeover by county commission
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Photos: Yancey library supporters rally against anti-LGBTQ takeover by county commission

Burnsville, NC. TL;DR: The Yancey County Public Library is the target of an anti-LGBTQ takeover by the county commission. —…

maxcooperavlAugust 12, 2024September 2, 2024
Photos: Mission Nurses Rally
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Photos: Mission Nurses Rally

Nurses rally during negotiations between their union and HCA, which owns Asheville’s Mission Hospital system.

maxcooperavlAugust 6, 2024August 31, 2024
Asheville Crossroads: Photos from Condemned Land
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Asheville Crossroads: Photos from Condemned Land

One year ago today my coverage of the Crossroads development was a small fraction of the public outcry that went…

maxcooperavlDecember 11, 2020September 1, 2024

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