North Lexington: Gentrified at last! Whee!

[hauntedheadnc]

Tired of dreadlocks, beads, and hippies? Tired of skinny girls in Birkenstocks and flowing skirts? At last, your prayers have been answered. Luxury condos, courtesy of a Miami developer who has spoken out in favor of chains downtown, will be built in a cluster of historic buildings to be renovated north of Tops for Shoes.

Hooray! Asheville was far too unique, anyway. It made my bowels quiver.

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll...0/1003/ARCHIVES

[voyager12]

We can only hope that he is sincere in his statement about seeking local tenants. Lex Ave is wonderfully funky and the vibe should be nurtured and protected.

[otis-t]

We can only hope that he is sincere in his statement about seeking local tenants. Lex Ave is wonderfully funky and the vibe should be nurtured and protected.

[hauntedheadnc]

Screw addressing it. We need to figure out how to keep this town's vibe alive while it grows. On the Mountain X-Press discussion forums, a poster there summed up the issue very succinctly: Asheville will choke itself on the old and the rich if it continues on this current path. The young, it