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• Affordable housing crisis? It must be fixed, panel says

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 10:36

  From Staff Reports  Asheville’s affordable housing crisis could shackle economic growth and the city’s ability to retain workers, community leaders said during an Aug. 24 meeting at downtown Asheville’s Renaissance Asheville Hotel.  Publ...

• The Advice Goddess: September 2016

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 10:32

  Duck face the nation Q: I’m a woman in my late 20s. Guys don’t have car crashes looking at me, but I am pretty and have a nice boyfriend. I have three drop-dead gorgeous girlfriends who are perpetually single, but not by choice. I realized that they ...

• Sheriff calls heroin addiction county’s top deadly drug issue

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 10:30

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com Heroin addiction “has become Buncombe County’s most deadly drug issue, Sheriff Van Duncan told the Council of Independent Business Owners during a breakfast meeting Aug. 5 at Chick-fil-A restaurant in Nort...

• Differences emerge in 1st debate

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 10:23

  From Staff Reports The first debate featuring the candidates for the chairmanship and regular seats on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners focused especially on issues of traffic, schools and spending. The candidates’ debate — part of a serie...

• The Daily Planet's Opinion: September 2016

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 10:19

  Heroin epidemic requires collaboration on all fronts We agree with the assessment of Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan — and other local leaders — that the best likely answer to reverse the heroin epidemic besieging the...

• letters to the editor: September 2016

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 10:11

  Clinton vs. Trump? Maybe consider a write-in vote? Addressing the nation with their acceptance speeches, one presidential candidate took a sane approach while the other took an insane approach.  If the election we...

• The Candid Conservative: Conservatives are the real free spirits – Part I

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 10:06

  By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet “The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.” —  William F. Buckley Jr.   The Problem  n the ‘70s, thanks in great part to the folly of Vietnam, two ...

• The Minotaur and today’s politics

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 10:04

  By D.G. MARTIN Special to the Daily Planet CHAPEL HILL — Do you think that the Greek legendary half-bull, half-man called the Minotaur could help us understand what is going on in American politics this year? In case you do not remember the Minotaur,...

• 1860 shouldn’t carry into 2016

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 10:02

  By LEE BALLARD Special to the Daily Planet “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s mouths get the biting taste.”   – Ancient Hebrew proverb (cited in the Bible) I grew up on the white side of Jim Crow.  My family moc...

• Fashion Week showcases city’s styles

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 10:00

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com Asheville Fashion Week, a four-night celebration of the fashion arts in Asheville, scored a hit as it featured a good mix of local designers and between 100 to 200 models strutted down the runways in the event...

• Pet Sounds: a stellar show

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 09:52

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com The outpouring of love — in both directions — was palpable Aug. 18 during Brian Wilson’s Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary Tour featuring nearly flawless performances of the songs from, arguably, the...

• Despite rainstorms, festival delivers ‘time of your life’

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 09:51

  From Staff Reports  LAKE LURE — Despite at least three major downpours during the seventh annual Dirty Dancing Festival, the Aug. 19-20 event drew more than 2,000 fans to Lake Lure, where many scenes from the popular 1987 film of the same title we...

• Buddy Holly tribute? Rockin’ fun

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 09:48

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com HENDERSONVILLE — “The Music of Buddy Holly” show served up a rockin’ blast from the past on Aug. 13 at Flat Rock Playhouse’s downtown Hendersonville venue. The show built to a crescendo, w...

• Voodoo dolls: The 5 stages of cursed grief

  Created: Thursday, 08 September 2016 09:45

  By SHELLEY WRIGHT Special to the Daily Planet   A few months ago, my friend Kane and I were sent voodoo dolls from another friend who visited New Orleans. The dolls were beautiful in their hideousness.  Both were elegantly dressed in silk br...

• ‘Importance of Being Earnest:’ Oscar Wilde satire soars at FRP

  Created: Thursday, 04 August 2016 11:39

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com HENDERSONVILLE — The Flat Rock Playhouse production of  Oscar Wilde’s satirical masterpiece, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” was entertaining — and thought-provoking — on July 9 at the...

• Ouija boards: Portal to Hell or power of the mind?

  Created: Thursday, 04 August 2016 11:37

  By SHELLEY WRIGHT Special to the Daily Planet When I open my own occult shoppe, I will carry Ouija boards. All kinds. I’ll carry the classic board that everyone remembers. I’ll even have one that glows in the dark! As if contacting the dead isn’t ...

• Wilcox revs up Black Mtn. audience x

  Created: Thursday, 04 August 2016 11:35

  From Staff Reports BLACK MOUNTAIN — David Wilcox, joined by acclaimed guitarist Peppino D’Agostino, drew a near full-house turnout for a July 22 appearance at White Horse music hall here. Among the highlights of their two-set, two-plus-hour performa...

• Asheville Fashion Week to strut stuff Aug. 3-6

  Created: Thursday, 04 August 2016 11:34

  From Staff Reports Asheville Fashion Week will be held Aug. 3-6, with early events at Altamont Theatre — and later events at Crowne Plaza Resort. The Aug. 3 “kickoff event,” featuring a runway with local designers, artists and models, will be held...

• UNCA rated 1st nationally for 'Making an Impact' list

  Created: Thursday, 04 August 2016 11:31

  From Staff Reports UNC Asheville recently earned top marks in the Colleges that Pay You Back: 2016 Edition, ranking No. 1 in the nation for “Best Schools for Making an Impact.”The category recognizes schools with the best community service oppor...

• Refugee resettlement in Asheville?

  Created: Thursday, 04 August 2016 11:29

  From Staff Reports Western North Carolina is being considered as a resettlement site for refugees by the International Rescue Committee, a global aid and humanitarian organization. IRC representatives met on June 29 with local residents at the Unitarian...