Home Flooring Options

If you're shopping for flooring for your home building or updating project, consider the many eco-friendly options available. Read all about them by clicking on the link below. http://www.greenamerica.org/pubs/realgreen/articles/flooring.cfm

Musical Evening

Music of the Night: a Concert Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber, opens tomorrow March 30, 2011, at the Flat Rock Playhouse. http://www.flatrockplayhouse.org/shows-and-events/2011-season.html

Flowers for Spring

Welcome spring with raised flower beds. Check out the instructions provided by Lowe's for building them yourself! http://tinyurl.com/5r5mjwe

Sweet Treats

Support the American Cancer Society and indulge your sweet tooth! Attend the second annual Cupcakes for Cures event this Saturday afternoon, 1:00-3:00, at the Grove Park Inn. To enter your confections, deadline for cupcake entry is Wednesday, March 23, 5:00 p.m. http://www.cupcakesforcures.com/index.php

Quilt Exhibit Saturday

National Quilting Day is this Saturday, March 19, 2011. Stop by the Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville to see quilting demonstrations and vote for your favorite quilt! For more information, click on the following link. http://www.hvllive.com/2011/02/17/wnc-quilters-guild-celebrates-national-quilting-day-with-march-19-exhibit/

Remodeling?

Before you start your remodeling project, check out Asheville's Habitat for Humanity Deconstruction Program. A great way to easily have your unwanted items removed and help the community! http://www.ashevillehabitat.org/home_store

Tag Office Moving

The license tag office on Smokey Park Hwy is moving to a new location next week. The office will be closed on Monday, March 21, 2011 and re-open at the new location in the South Forest/Ingles shopping center, on Hendersonville Road, on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. http://www.buncombecounty.org/visiting/news_Detail.asp?newsID=10682

Before starting that remodeling project...

Check the website below to find out what permits you might need before you start swinging that hammer. http://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/permits/faqs.asp

Daylight Savings Time this Sunday

Don't forget to move your clocks forward one hour for Daylight Savings Time 2011. Officially the time change is set for 2 a.m. Sunday, March 13, 2011. To learn lots of interesting facts and trivia about the event, click on the link below. http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/g.html

Art and Poetry contest for area students...

Riverlink's 4th annual Voices of the River Art and Poetry Contest, for K-12 students, is accepting submissions now through April 6, 2011. For details, click on the following link: http://www.riverlink.org/earthdaycontest.asp

Carpet care tips...

Click on the link below for some handy carpet care and cleaning tips. http://www.home-decorating-reviews.com/pn021/carpet-cleaning-tips.html