Mountain Xpress is an independent newspaper located in Asheville, North Carolina.

Mountain Xpress mission

To build community and strengthen democracy by serving an active, thoughtful readership at the local level – where the impact of citizen action is greatest.

• We report independently, fairly and in-depth on local news and issues affecting Asheville and the surrounding region.

• We chronicle the area’s vibrant arts-and-culture scene.

• We treat our readers as participants in an ongoing civic dialogue.

• We honor diversity.

• We encourage excellent and innovative work in an equitable, respectful and collegial environment.

• We offer exceptional and affordable media opportunities for local businesses, professionals and nonprofit groups to promote their goods and services.

Local matters!

Mountain Xpress privacy policy

Mountainx.com Terms of Service

Mountainx.com is a privately owned Web site that offers (through its blogs and other features) a forum that is offered for your entertainment, information and edification. This site may include a variety of features such as bulletin boards, blogs, forums and social networking, which help us keep in communication with our community of users. In addition to helping us, the site also keeps users in communication with one another.

Please be aware that the responsibility for the content of user-generated contributions lies with the user. This means that you—and you alone—are responsible for the material you post. In other words, we don’t control the information you provide. Specific conditions also apply for the use of this Web site:

• Do not attempt to restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Web site and its features. This includes attempting to disrupt the servers or networks used to provide this Web site, and attempting to gain unauthorized access to the accounts, systems, restricted files, passwords or other non-public content on this Web site through any means.

• Do not use the Web site to impersonate any person, group, business or other entity. Likewise, do not falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person, group, business or other entity.

• Do not use mountainx.com to incite or encourage others to commit illegal acts, or to cause harm to any person, group, business or entity. This includes the use of all forms of hate speech.

• Do not use this Web site to post libelous, pornographic, obscene, defamatory or otherwise illegal or offensive material of any kind. This includes the posting or transmission of any illegal software, or software of a malicious nature.

• Do not use this Web site to transmit or post any content which violates the protected intellectual property rights of another person, group, business or other entity. This includes the posting of personal information about other users without their express consent.

• Do not post unauthorized advertising, solicit the buying or selling of products or services, request donations of any sort or post information regarding other commercial promotions in any form. (An exception to this rule is our free, online classifieds, which have a seperate user agreement.)

Termination
MountainX.com reserves the ability to cancel or terminate your right to use any part of our Web site at any time and without notice.

Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances shall the Mountain Xpress or MountainX.com be liable for any damages resulting from the use (or inability to use) this Web site or any of its features. By using this Web site, you acknowledge and agree that we are not liable for the conduct of any user of the site, or for any user-generated content. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, your sole option is to discontinue using this Web site and all of its features.

Takedown Policy for User-Generated Content
MountainX.com reserves the right to remove any user-generated content for any reason. This includes, but is not limited to, postings of libelous, defamatory or personally hostile nature. Users who post messages of this nature are subject to having their accounts suspended or terminated without notice.