Filter  MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Year20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 5101520253050100All Filter

• The Advice Goddess: January 2020

  Created: Wednesday, 01 January 2020 13:53

  Ghoul, interrupted By AMY ALKON Syndicated Columnist A good friend’s mom just died. Out of nowhere, he told me that his mom never liked me very much. Frankly, the feeling was mutual, but I of course never said anything. While I donâ€...

• FRP promises 2020 season will ‘rock you’

  Created: Wednesday, 01 January 2020 13:51

  From Staff Reports FLAT ROCK –  Flat Rock Playhouse recently unveiled its 2020 season with the theme “Puttin’ on the Hits.” This year will feature a collection of beloved productions that are tried-and-true succ...

• Veteran journalist to give keynote talk at UNCA’s MLK Jr. tribute

  Created: Wednesday, 01 January 2020 13:49

  From Staff Reports UNC Asheville’s annual commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. will feature a keynote address by the award-winning journalist, author and civil rights pioneer Charlayne Hunter-Gault — free and open to everyone — at...

• SMCPA aims to make sparks fly with 4 sizzling Jan.-Feb. shows

  Created: Wednesday, 01 January 2020 13:47

  From Staff Reports  FRANKLIN — The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts is launching its 2020 season with four red-hot shows to heat up the frigid January and February mountain nights. The SMCPA, which features a dazzling ...

• UNCA, BMC Museum to convene inaugural Faith in Arts Institute in May

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 22:41

  From Staff Reports UNC Asheville and Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center will convene Inaugural Faith in Arts Institute, May 13-17, 2020. This four-day event will bring together acclaimed artists and scholars to explore the intersections of fa...

• W. Asheville crime wave alleged

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 22:33

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com    A presentation on an alleged major crime wave besieging West Asheville was made to the Council of Independent Business Owners on Nov. 15 during its breakfast meeting at UNC Asheville’s She...

• ‘Downton Abbey’ exhibit opens just in time for the holidays at Biltmore

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 22:31

  By MALLORY FLYNN Biltmore Estate    Just in time for the holiday season, “Downton Abbey: The Exhibition” opened Nov. 8 at Biltmore and will remain on view through April 7, 2020.  The immersive exhibition offers a c...

• Huge Christmas tree arrives at Biltmore

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 22:27

  Marching band processional (with horses and Santa) signals the start of annual Christmas celebration By MALLORY FLYNN Biltmore Estate Christmas at Biltmore began with a celebratory start ...

• Voters opt for new leadership in Henderson elections

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 22:24

  From Staff Reports  Henderson County voters — almost across-the-board — chose newcomers in the Nov. 5 municipal elections in Hendersonville, Flat Rock, Fletcher and Mills River. In Hendersonville, two young moms and business-owners â...

• Incumbents sweep Buncombe town races in low turnout

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 22:21

  From Staff Reports  Incumbents for governing bodies in Buncombe County’s towns of Woodfin and Weaverville swept the Nov. 5 elections, which had low turnouts and a scarcity of challengers. About 5.1 percent of the registered voters for the ra...

• Asheville’s U.S. attorney rips sheriff for release of detainee

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 22:19

  From Staff Reports Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller’s decision to release from jail 26-year-old Marvin Orlando Ramirez Torres — without notifying federal immigration officials — endangered the community and Torres’ child...

• Letters to the Editor: December 2019

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 22:13

  Happy birthday, Ol’ Blue Eyes! December 12th is a day to celebrate the 104th birthday of singer/actor/entertainer Frank Sinatra. His music and acting are still with us and, as far as I am concerned, they’ll be here fore...

• The Daily Planet's Opinion: December 2019

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 22:08

  Thanks to the last shelter for homeless men on cold nights We heartily salute the ABBCM and its military veteran residents as the only place in all of Buncombe County that has been willing to continue to ...

• Can love of country coexist with dishonor?

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 22:06

  By LEE BALLARD Special to the Daily Planet   Patriotism” has more than one definition in various dictionaries. And so it is in America today. When I think about my personal patriotism, I remember a powerful experience I had 50 years ago in ...

• THE CANDID CONSERVATIVE: Myth-busting 101

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 22:03

  By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet Myth [n. miTH] A widely held but false belief or idea: legend, tale, fantasy....     The problem Though we live in the age of information, we most assuredly do not live in the age of tr...

• Downtown AVL’s Benne listed as one of best U.S. eateries

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 22:02

  From Staff Reports Benne on Eagle, located at 35 Eagle St. in downtown Asheville, recently was ranked No. 5 on Esquire magazine’s listing of the “Best New Restaurants in America.” The list was composed by Jeff Gordinier, Esquire�...

• Ager gives redistricting update; gets CIBO grilling

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 21:59

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com  North Carolina legislature and county commissioner redistricting report was presented by N.C. Rep. John Ager, D-Fairview, during the Nov. 15 meeting of the Council of Independent Business Owners at UNC...

• Insurance commissioner/fire marshal outlines his goals

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 21:57

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com   Mike Causey, who is North Carolina’s insurance commissioner as well as its state fire marshal, spoke of his goals as commissioner during an address to the Council of Independent Business Owners ...

• Vicious recycle

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 21:54

  By AMY ALKON Syndicated Columnist I‘ve started dating a guy that an estranged friend of mine was engaged to and dumped 25 years ago. She completely broke his heart. She’s been engaged eight times, married five, so I hardly think he was sp...

• Text of Warren Haynes’ press release

  Created: Monday, 02 December 2019 21:51

  Following is the text of the press release issued by musician Warren Haynes regarding the cancelation of this year’s Christmas Jam in Asheville: • “This break will enable the team to build even further upon Christmas Jam’s char...