Golden Agers: One resident’s quest to keep her neighborhood clean

Call it an obsession, but Denise King has a knack for noticing every blemish in her neighborhood — be it stray trash, discarded furniture, abandoned cars, piles of dead leaves or fresh graffiti.

“The City of Asheville hires workers to pick up trash in downtown Asheville,” King notes, “but I’ve noticed that what’s often missing from their schedules are the outlining areas, such as my East End neighborhood.”

That’s where King steps in…

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