John Boyle, CITIZEN-TIMES.com

John Boyle

CITIZEN-TIMES.com

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Past articles by John:

Answer Man: Enka clock tower preservation? Plastic paper bags recyclable?

Answer Man: Enka clock tower preserved? Plastic paper bags recyclable? → Read More

Donald Ross-designed golf course in North Carolina granted $1.6 million from tourism fund

The “Muni”, as it’s often called, opened in 1927 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. → Read More

Answer Man: Plastic bags required for trash pickup? Pit of Despair plans?

Readers ask why plastic trash bags are required for pickup in Black Mountain, and if there's a plan for Asheville's notorious "Pit of Despair." → Read More

Answer Man: Airport handicapped accessibility? Answer Man MIA?

Readers ask about handicapped accessibility at Asheville Regional Airport, and where the Answer Man has been. → Read More

Classic Answer Man fesses up to his failures, mysteries

Answer Man in 2014 delved into a mystery theme: questions he couldn't get completely satisfying answers to. → Read More

Classic Answer Man: Move Downtown After 5? Red Robin coming?

A reader in 2014 asked why Downtown After 5 is not held at Pack Square Park. → Read More

Classic Answer Man: Outside food, beverage ban at Biltmore? Puzzle pin?

Readers asked about Biltmore Estate's food and beverage policy at Antler Hill Village and what a pin worn by Thom Tillis signified. → Read More

Classic Answer Man: Guns near library? Truck skirts? Cast iron sleeves?

A reader in 2012 wanted to know if guns were permitted in Pack Memorial Library or the corridor next to it. → Read More

Classic Answer Man: Snail mail delays? Dunkin' delay?

Answer Man fields questions in 2008 about slow mail and the progress of a Dunkin' Donuts store. → Read More

Classic Answer Man: Spaceship above Biltmore Park? Abandoned goat? Unused highway signs?

Readers in 2012 ask about green and red blinking lights above Biltmore Park, a goat that was abandoned in a dumpster and rarely used highway signs. → Read More

Classic Answer Man: 'Ashevillean,' 'Ashevillain,' 'Ashevillian' or what?

A reader in 2011 wonders how to refer to residents of Asheville. → Read More

Answer Man: Why is the French Broad River so muddy lately?

Readers ask why the French Broad River seems so muddy lately. Here is the batch of burning questions, Answer Man has. → Read More

Answer Man: What's up with Innsbruck Mall? Any plans for old Sears site?

Readers ask about what's happening with the Innsbruck Mall site and the old Sears at the Asheville Mall. → Read More

Answer Man: Do Tourists' pitchers hit 100mph? Strikeouts per game?

A reader asks about data on pitching at Asheville Tourists games. → Read More

Answer Man: How are bears killed by vehicles disposed of? Do some go to the landfill?

A reader asks how dead bears are disposed of, and if some go to the landfill. → Read More

Answer Man: Sierra Nevada taproom closure rumor? Odd electrical outages?

Readers ask about a rumor that Sierra Nevada may close or curtail operations at its taproom, and about odd, short power outages recently. → Read More

Answer Man: Splasheville water feature down again? Mission, AdventHealth pricing info?

Answer Man John Boyle has the Asheville answers: Splasheville water feature down? Hospital pricing info? → Read More

Classic Answer Man: What of Pack's Tavern truck? Darcel Grimes' wardrobe?

Readers in 2010 ask Answer Man about the truck at Pack's Tavern and Darcel Grimes' attire on WLOS. → Read More

'It was very funny to see': Bear cubs play with hammock at North Asheville residence

A North Asheville resident caught three adorable bear cubs frolicking on her backyard hammock over the weekend. → Read More

Answer Man: Where are the hummingbirds? Short McDowell Street issue?

Readers ask Answer Man if hummingbirds have gone missing this summer, and if Short McDowell Street will ever get repaved. → Read More