Interesting town with a very bohemian flair to it. There is an area with a lot of fun shops, great restaurants. I had my best ever latte there. It was incredible. Perfect. Moog Music's factory is about a block away. The Moog Museum is in the heart (run by Bob's daughter and her foundation). Unfortunately, this has attracted a bad element - looks like Portland, OR was getting to rough for these basement-dwellers.
From FOX News:
Democrat-run tourist town in North Carolina sees violent crime spike as police dwindle: 'Perfect storm'
Multiple local law enforcement sources who spoke to Fox News Digital laid partial blame for the deteriorating condition of a North Carolina tourist town on the city's liberal political leadership and on left-wing activists who undermine police.
"I think what you're seeing in Asheville right now is a culmination of the last several years of pulling police back and not letting them do their jobs like they're able to do," former Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan told Fox News Digital in a phone interview.
Asheville, a city of approximately 90,000 people nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Buncombe County, North Carolina, has seen a 31% surge in violent crime per 100,000 people from 2016 to 2020, according to statistics released in the spring. Asheville's growth in violent crime is nearly double that of the national average and ranks among the highest in North Carolina, where violent crime has increased 13% statewide.
Looks like I'll be doing my shopping in Atlanta, GA - I am about two hours from there too. There are two cities in Tennesee that are relatively close but there is no income tax in TN so I will need to see about out-of-state purchases as the sales tax is a bit high. A fun place to visit but... Pity... Why do the spoiled little children always ruin things for other people?
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