/tags/joel-burgess Joel Burgess en-US Copyright Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:46:02 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-21/restorative-justice-deal-for-former-asheville-officer-in-felony-assault-case Earlier this month former Asheville police officer Christopher Hickman pled guilty to felony assault in the 2017 case involving black pedestrian Johnny… Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:46:02 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-21/restorative-justice-deal-for-former-asheville-officer-in-felony-assault-case Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /law/2019-08-21/restorative-justice-deal-for-former-asheville-officer-in-felony-assault-case Earlier this month former Asheville police officer Christopher Hickman pled guilty to felony assault in the 2017 case involving black pedestrian Johnny… Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:46:02 GMT /law/2019-08-21/restorative-justice-deal-for-former-asheville-officer-in-felony-assault-case Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-30/why-are-more-african-americans-charged-with-resisting-arrest-in-asheville African-Americans in Asheville are far more likely to be charged with resisting an officer during a police encounter than white people. A five-year… Wed, 30 Jan 2019 17:55:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-30/why-are-more-african-americans-charged-with-resisting-arrest-in-asheville Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /law/2019-01-30/why-are-more-african-americans-charged-with-resisting-arrest-in-asheville African-Americans in Asheville are far more likely to be charged with resisting an officer during a police encounter than white people. A five-year… Wed, 30 Jan 2019 17:55:18 GMT /law/2019-01-30/why-are-more-african-americans-charged-with-resisting-arrest-in-asheville Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2018-10-11/historically-black-community-in-asheville-faces-another-destructive-highway-project A highway expansion project in Asheville is set to destroy several homes in a historically black community for the third time. Parts of the Burton Street… Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:06:38 GMT /arts-culture/2018-10-11/historically-black-community-in-asheville-faces-another-destructive-highway-project Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-11/historically-black-community-in-asheville-faces-another-destructive-highway-project A highway expansion project in Asheville is set to destroy several homes in a historically black community for the third time. Parts of the Burton Street… Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:06:38 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-11/historically-black-community-in-asheville-faces-another-destructive-highway-project Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-04-12/the-problem-with-airbnb The Asheville City Council voted to severely restrict tourist rentals in Asheville earlier this year. The new rules state that rentals that had city… Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:19:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-04-12/the-problem-with-airbnb Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2018-04-12/the-problem-with-airbnb The Asheville City Council voted to severely restrict tourist rentals in Asheville earlier this year. The new rules state that rentals that had city… Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:19:18 GMT /business-economy/2018-04-12/the-problem-with-airbnb Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-04-05/new-bodycam-footage-more-damaging-to-asheville-police Asheville resident Johnnie Jermaine Rush was walking home from work on Aug. 24, 2017 when he was stopped by police for jaywalking. Rush felt he was being… Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:26:58 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-04-05/new-bodycam-footage-more-damaging-to-asheville-police Frank Stasio, Dana Terry /politics/2018-04-05/new-bodycam-footage-more-damaging-to-asheville-police Asheville resident Johnnie Jermaine Rush was walking home from work on Aug. 24, 2017 when he was stopped by police for jaywalking. Rush felt he was being… Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:26:58 GMT /politics/2018-04-05/new-bodycam-footage-more-damaging-to-asheville-police Frank Stasio, Dana Terry