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• Be sure to try on clothes before purchasing them

  Created: Tuesday, 05 January 2016 12:51

  By AMANDA SWAFFORD  Special to the Daily Planet One thing that happens frequently while shopping is the devastatingly false representation of extremely flattering garments on the hanger.  You love the fabric, the colour  the texture, but...

• Elvis’ guitar left in Asheville in 1975 to be auctioned off

  Created: Tuesday, 05 January 2016 12:50

  From Staff Reports The Gibson Ebony Dove guitar that Elvis Presley gave to a fan in Asheville 40 years ago will be up for auction Jan. 7 through Graceland Auctions of Memphis, Tenn., which is associated with Elvis’ estate  The guitar is expected ...

• Lead actor Baby named in remake of ‘Dirty Dancing’

  Created: Tuesday, 05 January 2016 12:48

  From Staff Reports  Abigail Breslin will portray Baby in the television remake of “Dirty Dancing” that was scheduled to be filmed in Western North Carolina earlier this year, Entertainment Weekly announced on Dec. 8. Breslin, who starred in “...

• Duke Energy drops plan for 45-mi. line, substation

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:43

  From Staff Reports SKYLAND — Duke Energy officials announced Nov. 4 that the utility is dropping plans to build a 45-mile high-voltage transmission line that would have run from its Lake Julian plant in Skyland, near Asheville, to a substation in Campo...

• Connect Buncombe unveils trail, greenway brand

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:43

  From Staff Reports The nonprofit Friends of Connect Buncombe unveiled the first countywide trail and greenway brand on Nov. 5 during a celebration at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Asheville. The soiree drew an eclectic mix of local elected officials, busi...

• Buncombe TDA OKs $3.9M in grants for tourism projects

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:40

  From Staff Reports The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority awarded six projects about $3.9 million in grants on Oct. 29. The funding was approved unanimously by the TDA board. Eighty percent of the grants went to the City of Asheville for gree...

• The Advice Goddess: December 2015

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:30

  Fawn Juan I’m a 31-year-old single guy with a problematic pattern. Women I ask out seem to love how I’m open and very complimentary from the start, but then, suddenly, they get cold feet. It seems that once women know they’re desired, they’r...

• Young, Haynes, Mayfield win seats

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:22

  3 new faces, seeking change, to join  4 holdovers on City Council From Staff Reports Keith Young, the first African-American elected to an Asheville City Council seat since 2009, led the voting on Nov. 3. He...

• N.C. appeals court declines rehearing of city water ruling

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:21

  From Staff Reports  The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently declined to reconsider its Oct. 6 decision that would uphold a state law to end city control of its water system, leaving the case for the Supreme Court to rule on it, if it chooses. ...

• Beat to go on for city’s drum circle (indoor for winter) for the winter

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:19

  From Staff Reports  The Asheville Drum Circle, a fixture of downtown life during the warm months, will have a winter home for the first door, rather than end with the advent of cold weather. Pritchard Park, the usual home of the drum circle, become...

• Obamacare reporting rules outlined

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:18

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com Reporting rules for the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) were reviewed with the Council of Independent Business Owners on Nov. 6 at Chick-fil-A restaurant in North Asheville. About 55 people attended. On ...

• I-26 Connector plans draw hundreds to debate

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:17

  From Staff Reports  A public meeting on state plans for the Interestate 26 Connector, which would be the Asheville area’s largest highway project in a generation, drew more than 400 people on Nov. 16 to downtown’s Reinaissance Asheville Hotel. ...

• 22-year-old man charged in deaths of 2 young women

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:15

  From Staff Reports  A man connected to the disappearance of two Asheville women whose bodies were found in the French Broad River was charged Nov. 9 with killing both of them. Pierre Lamont Griffin II fatally shot Titianna Diz, 20, and Alexandra Ki...

• Bothwell withdraws from county commissioners’ race

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:14

  From Staff Reports  Asheville City Councilman Cecil Bothwell announced on Nov. 19 that he has decided to pull out of the race for the District 1 seat on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Three months ago, Bothwell announced his intent to ...

• Duo triumphs in arguing blacks disenfranchised

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:13

  From Staff Reports  The resolution “Asheville has disenfranchised its African-American population” was discussed during a 90-minute debate Nov. 13 in the auditorium at Asheville High School. After the debate, the judges voted 5-0 in favor of th...

• America’s new team: Carolina Panthers

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:11

  By TANK SPENCER Special to the Daily Planet Tank Spencer is the host of a weekly sports talk show, “The Sports Tank,” on Asheville’s News Radio WWNC (570-AM) that airs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Spencer also serves as WWNC’s news anchor, ...

• Asheville to host 2016 BSC tourney

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:10

  From Staff Reports The Big South Conference announced in early November that it will hold its annual basketball tournament in Asheville during March 2016. Specifically, the league’s women’s tournament will be held March 10-13 at Kimmel Arena on the ...

• Mission heart program rated among the top 50 in nation

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:09

  From Staff Reports  Mission Health has one of the nation’s top 50 cardiovascular hospitals, according to rankings by Truven Health Analytics, a leading authority on clinical quality. Mission Hospital’s heart program is one of two in the Carolin...

• Letters to the editor: December 2015

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 12:00

  Demand smarter, greener plans for transportation It’s said that trying to cure traffic jams by building bigger roads is like trying to cure obesity by buying bigger pants. Thanks to the endless feedback loop highway experts call “induced demand,” ...

• The Daily Planet's Opinion: December 2015

  Created: Sunday, 06 December 2015 11:58

  Let’s turn the beat around  We congratulate the winners of the three seats up for grabs on Asheville City Council  — and look forward to the new ideas and energy they will bring with them.  Winning in the Nov. 3 ge...