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The Asheville Blade
@AvlBladeTracked since May 2026
creating hard-hitting journalism.
Observed Aug 23, 2026 · stalePublic earnings
Paid members
137
−0.8% · 30-day rate from 26 observed days
Total audience
390
incl. free followers
Observed monthly earnings
$1.2K
Starting price
$3/mo
4 membership tiers
Where the 374 observed tier members sit
Membership tiers$067.6%$318.2%
Largest observed tier is $0 Free. Tier totals include free-tier members and come from the Aug 23, 2026 public snapshot, so they do not reconcile to the paid-member total.
$0/moFree25367.6% of observed tier members
$3/moTier6818.2% of observed tier members
$10/moTier3910.4% of observed tier members
$15/moTier143.7% of observed tier members
Growth signals: The Asheville Blade
−0.8%
Membership137 paid members · 30-day rate from 26 observed days
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May 202618 weeks trackedNow
The Asheville Blade137 members · $1.2K/mo
The chart only uses The Asheville Blade's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.
Where The Asheville Blade ranks
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Paid members in Recommended cohort
A focused cohort chosen from content relevance, category, audience, pricing, and cadence. Changing the rank metric does not change who belongs in this cohort.
Ranking data · includes stale rows| Rank | Creator and why included | Paid members | Gap vs The Asheville Blade | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 |  Kaitlin Byrd - GothamGirlBlueNewsContent relevance + business context | 171 | 34 more | Aug 28, 2026 |
| #4 |  Liberal CurrentsVideoContent relevance + business context | 150 | 13 more | Aug 28, 2026 |
| #5 |  The Asheville BladeProfileNewsPaid members position in Recommended cohort | 137 | Reference | Aug 23, 2026Stale |
| #6 |  Amelia RaynoCommunityContent relevance + business context | 98 | 39 fewer | Aug 23, 2026 |
| #7 |  Aaron CynicPodcastsContent relevance + business context | 6 | 131 fewer | Aug 29, 2026 |
The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around The Asheville Blade; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.
Recent posts
What they publish467Profile posts3 postsLast month0%Members-only
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Article Latest postPublicAnalysis reveals Asheville officials lied about surveillance networksYesterday
Yesterday at Aug 23 crawl 0 likes 0 commentsdefending FlockAsheville city hall chaotically backpedals on Flock 4 days agoArticle4 days ago at Aug 23 crawlPublic 0 0massive expansionCity hall is lying about surveillance — again May 11ArticleMay 11Public 0 0In NC-11 congressional race, both candidates go for anti-trans hatredAugust 11ArticleAugust 11Public 0 0previously reportedNC-11 candidate Jamie Ager signs on to conservative 'Promise to America' led by anti-trans, pro-ICE Dems June 27ArticleJune 27Public 0 2Tax chaos in Asheville city hallJuly 15ArticleJuly 15Public 0 0getting deja vuIf you're getting deja vu I don't blame you, and not just because damn near every budget year goes like this. Asheville city council passed a budget June 9, with a 14.5 percent tax hike, service cuts, cash for 24 new cops and a nearly $11,500 raise for a city manager who already makes more than the mayor of New York.ArticleJune 9Public 0 0proposed budgetAfter facing an angry public at the May 26 public hearing on the proposed budget — locals didn't like the massive tax hikes, extravagant raises for the city manager and other higher-ups and hiring way more cops while cutting services — city council came back with some last minute budget changes.ArticleMay 26Public 0 0massively increase surveillanceCity hall is lying about surveillance — again May 11ArticleMay 12Public 0 0A racket for the gentry: Asheville city budget hikes taxes for less services, more cops and corruptionMay 25ArticleMay 25Public 0 0sneak it throughIf you're getting deja vu, it's because this was also before Council about a month ago, when they tried to sneak it through in the consent agenda but failed due to a major public backlash. At the time council members suddenly seemed more cautious and skeptical of expanding surveillance.ArticleApril 13Public 0 0COVID WAVE ALERT LIFTED — May 7May 7ArticleMay 7Public 0 0
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