The Matthews Alive Festival is a Labor Day weekend celebration dedicated to the support of local non-profit organizations through music, arts and community involvement.

ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE

The festival is made up of three live music stages, a large arts and crafts area made up of over 160 regional artisans, a Family Fun Zone made up of rides, games and amusements, a Kid’s Connection with pony and train rides, a wide array of food vendors, the Southeast’s Largest Labor Day Parade, and much more! The festival attracts more than 200,000 attendees each year and continues to grow.

Please visit: www.matthewsalive.org/schedule for specific details.

FAMILY FUN

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To clarify: A McMansion, as defined by Wikipedia, in the simplest of terms, is a big, dumb house. Build a big, smart house, and you’ll have just that!

It’s also a matter of conformity!

Do I live on a $600K street? $500K?

A 4,000 sq. ft. new construction property on a lovely street of much smaller, older homes is, in my opinion, a little silly. Is it a McMansion? Maybe. Not necessarily.

Most interesting are the qualities that define this monstrosity; cheap building products, ugly façades -- homes that ultimately lack a definitive architectural style.