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• Fair-weather fans... it’s a new tradition

  Created: Monday, 13 April 2015 14:42

  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 women leaders to hold panel discussion at UNCA on March 18

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:34

  "An Evening with Asheville’s Women Leaders: Past, Present and Future," a panel discussion featuring established local leaders, as well as UNC Asheville student leaders, will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 18 in UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center, Mission Hea...

• Whitewater park feasible, study shows

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:32

  From Staff Reports The recent unveiling of a feasibility study for a proposed $1.78 million whitewater park on the French Broad River in Asheville’s River Arts District constituted a step forward for the long-time dream of its proponents. The 60-page ...

• Sheriff predicts marijuana will be legal in Buncombe

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:31

  From Staff Reports Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan repeated his opinion that North Carolina ultimately would legalize marijuana at the Council of Independent Business Owners’ Feb. 6 meeting. Duncan said he does not support pot legalization, but tha...

• The Advice Goddess: Hope fiend Once a cheater always a cheater?

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:28

  By AMY ALKON Q: — I met this man a few years ago, and it was like a thunderbolt struck us — the stuff movies are made of. He told me that his female roommate was just a friend. We went on a few dates before I realized she was actually his girl...

• Buncombe’s I-26 projects on course, DOT official tells local business group

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:26

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com   ENKA — Construction funding and planning for improvements to the I-26 corridor in the Asheville area are on track, an official with the North Carolina Department of Transportaton told the Council of ...

• ‘Coolest’ city in USA? It’s Asheville, website finds

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:25

  From Staff Reports  Asheville has been declared the No. 1 coolest city in America, according to the website Matador. “Visitors strolling around the cool art deco buildings or finding farm-to-table cuisine and craft beer everywhere they turn may p...

• Remembering Dean Smith’s legacy

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:22

  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, reporter and afternoon producer. This column f...

• The Daily Planet's Opinion: Series return worth celebrating

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:20

  After a five-year hiatus, one of our favorite local warm-season entertainment series, UNC Asheville’s Concerts on the Quad, will return this summer. The concerts ended in 2010 following a 28-year run canceled because of a lack of funding. Fortunately,...

• letters to the Editor: March 2015

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:19

  Appreciation expressed for CTS ‘love’ campaign  Thank you to everyone in Asheville, and our new allies in Elkhart, Indiana, who participated in POWER Action Group’s successful “Show a Little Love” Campaign!  On Feb. 13th, Elkhar...

• The Candid Conservative: The Candy Man can’t

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:14

  By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet “The art of pleasing is the art of deception.” — Luc de Clapiers   The Problem lease don’t jump out of the recliner, but have you noticed America’s culture is on a downhill run? Per tena...

• 2 stories about the iconic ‘57 Chevy

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:13

  CHAPEL HILL — What is it about a 1957 Chevrolet? Like The New York Times offering on its store page a “1957 Bel Air 50th Anniversary Edition $99.95. Numbered, limited edition of 1,957.” Before you order, let me tell you about the North Carolina co...

• Conservatives always look silly ... later

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:10

  By LEE BALLARD Special to the Daily Planet The word “conservative” doesn’t mean what it used to mean. And 20 years from now, it won’t mean what it means today. Let me give an example.  A photograph came in my email.  It had “gone...

• SHOCKER: Obama lied about gay marriage views to get elected

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:06

  Pete Kaliner is the host of a daily radio talk show on Asheville’s WWNC (570-AM) that airs from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. This column features posts from his daily blog. • By PETE KALINER Special to the Daily Planet The following was po...

• ‘Venus if you will....’ Ex-teen idol Frankie Avalon still charms

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:04

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com    FRANKLIN — Former teen idol Frankie Avalon, now 75, still can rattle the rafters, as he showed with his music, choreography and joke-telling, coupled with his uncanny ability to connect with th...

• Local ‘Star Trek’ club praises Spock

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:00

  Smart, ‘cute’ star not gone, remains alive (in her heart), officer-fan says By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com   Following the Feb. 27 death of Leonard Nimoy, best known for his role as Mr. Spock on television’s 1960s�...

• Arlo Guthrie sparkles (still)

  Created: Thursday, 12 March 2015 00:59

  By DAVE ROWE Special to the Daily Planet  Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr performed together to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The Rolling Stones went on tour to commemorate the...

• ‘Sketchy’ RAD comments trigger uproar

  Created: Thursday, 19 February 2015 00:42

  From Staff Reports The new year started out with a bang for Asheville’s River Arts District, as the publisher of Frommer’s travel guide outraged a number of local residents when she largely attributed the revitalization of the area to the still-under...

• It may take a bus to ride the rails

  Created: Thursday, 19 February 2015 00:41

  From Staff Reports The success of a bus service from Asheville to Salisbury could be the determinant on whether passenger rail service resumes in the near future in Asheville for the first time since 1975. Amtrak is studying establishing a dedicated bus...

• ADVICE Goddess: Playing with mismatches

  Created: Thursday, 19 February 2015 00:38

  Q: — I like this woman I’ve been seeing, but she’s really in love with me. I’ve been clear that I’m not ready to get more serious and that I’m really never going to be up for that with her. She’s chosen to stick around, but her best friend c...