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• Sunday morning alcohol sales OK’d for Asheville, Buncombe

  Created: Monday, 04 September 2017 15:49

  From Staff Reports Asheville City Council voted unanimously on July 25 to allow local businesses to sell alcohol in the city at 10 a.m. — rather than the previous noon start time — on Sundays. Meanwhile, the Buncombe County Board of Commis...

• Biltmore Estate rated 14th on top trending U.S. attractions list

  Created: Monday, 04 September 2017 15:47

  From Staff Reports Biltmore Estate was named a “Top Trending U.S. Attraction” during this summer by TripAdvisor on July 26. The Asheville landmark ranked No. 14 out of 25 sites listed by the travel site in its “Seasonal Attractions Trend Index.”...

• Letters to the editor: September 2017

  Created: Monday, 04 September 2017 15:42

  Trump needs support to handle nation’s issues Listening to the NPR “news” report on the impaneling of a grand jury to determine why and how Hillary (Clinton) could have possibly lost the 2016 election, it is hard not t...

• The Daily Planet's Opinion: September 2017

  Created: Monday, 04 September 2017 15:39

  Keep Vance Monument; add recognition of blacks The future of the centerpiece of Asheville, the Vance Monument (located in Pack Square), is up in limbo, as of this writing. We think it is vitally important to preserve the ...

• The Candid Conservative: The progressive passion for fake love

  Created: Monday, 04 September 2017 15:31

  By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet “False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.” — Socrates The Problem Earlier this summer, the Buncombe County Republican Party tendered a friendly challenge to ...

• ‘Cold Mountain’ 20 years later

  Created: Monday, 04 September 2017 15:29

  By D.G MARTIN Special to the Daily Planet   CHAPEL HILL — “It was not a book that required following from front to back, and Inman simply opened it at random, as he had done night after night in the hospital to read until he was calm enough fo...

• Beware of N.C.’s slippery GOP-led General Assembly

  Created: Monday, 04 September 2017 15:28

  By LEE BALLARD Special to the Daily Planet   This column asks one multiple-choice question: Are Republicans in Raleigh:  (a) cynical, (b) ideologically berserk, (c) stupid, (d) pathetic, or (e) all of the above?  Before you answer, read ...

• Plug-in electric vehicles beset by deceit 2 opportunities offered to fight back, learn the truth

  Created: Monday, 04 September 2017 15:26

  By DAVE ERB Special to the Daily Planet Most media these days contain fake news about plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), such as:  “Each Chevy Volt costs $75K to build, so GM loses over $40K on every unit. The resale value of PEVs will be atroc...

• REVIEW: Tribute joyfully showcased Motown’s music, moves

  Created: Monday, 04 September 2017 15:23

  By JOHN NORTH john@ashevilledailyplanet.com   HENDERSONVILLE — The performance of “The Music of Motown Summer Nights” showed that Flat Rock Playhouse has soul — including the iconic spirited call-and-response vocals and silky-smooth group ...

• The saga of a cursed coin

  Created: Monday, 04 September 2017 15:20

  By SHELLEY WRIGHT Special to the Daily Planet   My friend, Greg Capps, has a friend who lives near Seattle with whom he has sold and traded coins for years. It’s always fun to see what you get in the mail and, in this particular package, his fr...

• REVIEW: Andrew Lloyd Webber salute features 2 knockouts

  Created: Monday, 04 September 2017 15:17

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com FLAT ROCK — The show “The Music of the Night: The Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber” demonstrated the amazing depth and breadth of Webber’s musical legacy during an Aug. 26 performance on the mainstage at...

• UNCA featured in The Princeton Review’s “The Best 382 Colleges

  Created: Wednesday, 02 August 2017 13:06

  UNC Asheville is featured in the 2018 edition of The Princeton Review’s “The Best 382 Colleges,” earning a spot on two of the top 20 lists, coming in at No. 18 for “Town-Gown Relations are Great” and No. 20 for “College City Gets High Marks.�...

• State passes district elections for council seats

  Created: Wednesday, 02 August 2017 13:00

  From Staff Reports The North Carolina General Assembly on June 29 passed Senate Bill 285, an act requiring Asheville City Council members to be elected by district. Because the bill was strictly local, no gubernatorial signature was required. The...

• Legislature’s actions rated terrific, horrific

  Created: Wednesday, 02 August 2017 12:56

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com Sharply contrasting reports on the just completed “long session” of the North Carolina General Assembly were presented by two local legislators representing the two major political parties during the July ...

• RAD budget shortfall explained; questions fly; mayor catches flak

  Created: Wednesday, 02 August 2017 12:55

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com The budget shortfall for improvements in the River Arts District was explained by Asheville city officials during the Council of Independent Business Owners meeting July 14 at UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center...

• The Advice Goddess: August 2017

  Created: Wednesday, 02 August 2017 12:51

  Jack and Jilted Q:  My boyfriend of three years cheated on me, and when I found out, he dumped me. I’m getting over it, but boy, it’s a slow process. Some days, I’m fine, and others, I feel super sad or really angry. Is there some wa...

• Mission terminating contract with BCBSNC

  Created: Wednesday, 02 August 2017 12:46

    From Staff Reports  Asheville-based Mission Health System announced on July 5 its plans to leave Durham-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s network by Oct. 5. The contract termination makes Mission Health the only system ...

• City hires equity chief for $80K

  Created: Wednesday, 02 August 2017 12:45

  From Staff Reports Asheville City Manager Gary Jackson announced in late July that Kimberlee Archie will serve as the city’s first-ever equity and inclusion manager, effective July 31.  Archie, who will be paid an $80,000 salary, will w...

• Asheville wins No. 3 ranking on ‘Best Small Towns to Visit’ list

  Created: Wednesday, 02 August 2017 12:43

  From Staff Reports Asheville was the only North Carolina city to make the cut in a recent U.S. News & World Report story about the “Best Small Towns to Visit in the USA.” Asheville captured the No. 3 spot on the list —  just behind Sonoma...

• Letters to the editor: August 2017

  Created: Wednesday, 02 August 2017 12:35

  City termed unaffordable after wild spending spree  What most people don’t know is that our (Asheville’s) budget problems didn’t start in 2009 with the Great Recession. We actually had balanced budgets with cautious spending for years.&nb...