It's time to fall back. Daylight saving time will end on Sunday, November 1, 2015.

When local standard time is about to reach 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2015, clocks are turned backwards 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2015, 1 a.m local daylight time instead.

It always feels as if winter is approaching when sunrise and sunset come an hour earlier. In a few days it will be darker much quicker in the evenings! It's a good time to check the outdoor lights on your home, or headlights and tail-lights on your car. This time of year is also a great reminder to change the batteries in your smoke detectors in your home. 

Daylight Savings Time is practiced to conserve energy. In general, energy use and the demand for electricity for lighting our homes is directly connected to when we go to bed and when we get up. Bedtime for most of us is late evening through the year. When we go to bed, we turn off the lights and TV.

In the average home, 25% of all the electricity we use is for lighting and small appliances, such as TVs and stereos. A good percentage of energy consumed by lighting and appliances occurs in the evening when families are home.

Embrace the time change and the extra hour you will have this Sunday, November 1st! Don't forget to turn your clock backwards an hour when you go to bed this Saturday evening. 

When's the next time change?

Spring forward one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 6, 2016.

Condé Nast has named Asheville number seven in a list of the top ten friendliest U.S. cities. It is no secret that Asheville is gaining more national attention than ever before. Movies are being filmed here, restaurants are inspiring the nation, and more hotels are moving in. Asheville is growing by popular demand. The desirable local [...]

New development around Russ Towers' business has spurred development inside his shop. Second Gear, an outdoor consignment shop, has seen record-setting sales in the past three months, since he's welcomed new neighbors King Daddy's Chicken & Waffle and a clothing store, Rhetorical Factory, in the Mardis Building at 444 Haywood Road. "Our sales have climbed consistently through the years," said Towers, who owns the newly renovated Depression-era building with father-and-son team, Sam Walker and Austin Walker. "May, June and July have all been record setting months -- we were up this July 35 percent over last July."

The shop's success in its 10th year of business is "a combination of things," he noted, but he partly credits "other businesses who are bringing in new traffic" and the renovations inside the shop, which has "created a better flow."...more

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Originally published in Citizen Times by Carol Motsinger, cmotsinger@citizen-times.com

Photo: Robert Bradley, rbradley@citizen-times.com

Come join Mosaic Realty and 98.1 the RIVER for HomeGrown in Pritchard, a FREE concert series in Pritchard Park featuring local musicians Thursday nights from 6pm - 8pm. HomeGrown in Pritchard is part of the Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program from the Asheville Downtown Association. Mosaic will have a table set up with an agent, so if you have any questions about buying or selling a house, feel free to find us and ask, or just come by to say Hi and let us know if you've heard our spots on the radio! This week, Alyssa Augustine is our Featured Agent of the Week. Read about Alyssa and Mosaic here.

Check out the concert schedule below:

June 5th - Oso Rey June 12th - Nikki Talley June 19th - The Toothe June 26th - Leigh Glass Band July 3rd - Lyric July 10th - Aaron Lafalce July 17th - Jeff Santiago July 24th - Red Honey July 31st - The Night Trotters August 7th - Ben Wilson August 14th - Kellin Watson August 21st - Aaron Woody Wood/The Sufi Brothers August 28th - Molly Rose (Of Underhill Rose)

Reservation for 12,000, please, for WNCAP's largest fundraiser!

You are cordially invited to join your friends, clients, family and co-workers on Thursday, April 24, 2014, for the 12th annual Dining Out For Life® benefit to support the mission of the Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP). Over 100 of the finest restaurants in WNC have generously agreed to donate 20% of their gross sales on April 24th to help ... needs are greater than ever this year with a reduction in federal funding, and an increasing number of clients who need help. You can do your part by simply dining out for breakfast, lunch or dinner or all three.

We at Mosaic are proud to be ambassadors this year, come see us at Sunny Point in West Asheville, and at Cucina 24 downtown.

Through the efforts of so many giving individuals and businesses, much needed AIDS awareness and education has been provided throughout WNC, while providing case-managed care to those whose lives have already been affected by HIV/AIDS.

Mark your calendars! Thursday, April 24, 2014.

  https://www.diningoutforlife.com/asheville