Allen Norwood

If you're interested in a “green” home, John Ring can help. You just have to attend classes he teaches beginning later this month.

When HomeArama opened at The Palisades back in 2005, the neighborhood was so new that the entrance road asphalt was still warm and the mortar in the entry monument was still wet.

Occasionally, I take my own advice about the timing of regular household chores. I discovered this week why I should do that more often: I won a small skirmish in the war against ants.

The good news is, that break in a massive 54-inch water pipe just off Providence Road – and the smaller water line breaks it spawned – are repaired. Utility officials said early this week that things should be close to normal by week's end.

The good news is, that break in a massive 54-inch water pipe just off Providence Road – and the smaller water line breaks it spawned – are repaired. Utility officials said early this week that things should be close to normal by week's end.

Can you sell your own home yourself? You can try, and you might succeed.

This is a goodbye, of sorts. After 12 years as home editor – and 33 years in this building on South Tryon Street – I'm retiring.