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Here’s a favorite of mine that I’ve only ever found in the part of  Paradise Palms that’s north of Desert Inn. Pattern Number 33 In the series of Mid Century Modern Decorative Block Designs     I know it’s not really American Indian, but I’m reminded of an Indian Blanket pattern, though I’m not sure why it invokes [...]

MSN has a handy feature for finding out gas prices. Simply enter your zip code and a list of pump prices are listed. This is similar to Gas Buddy, if you’ve ever seen that site. From what I read in the newspaper over the weekend, Gas Buddy relies on users to report the gas prices [...]

Nutley Police Department AlertNUTLEY — A Regents Drive resident has told police an unidentified man came to her door May 16 at around 7 p.m., and a 7-year-old boy answered it.A white man, age 30-40, wearing a white shirt and black slacks asked the child if his parents were home. The child told the man they were not home, but would be home from work at 8 p.m. The man then left the area and return

New from Neighborhood is a pair of Vulture glasses from their Eyeworks department.  Come correct with either a black/black or black/yellow colorway.  The NH initials are placed on the lense and a Neighborhood label is placed on the inside of the side frames. Images\Info: SlamxHype via Firmament   Tags: Neighborhood, Vulture, Sunglasses

Yesterday was the annual Regent Square Neighborhood Yard Sale, and the weather was fine and the competition fierce. I put on my comfiest walking shoes, hooded sweatshirt and jacket to protect against the morning damp and parked in a central location, so carting treasures might be just a bit easier.With this good early start in the morning, you'd think I'd have been alone in my quest. Ah, but a hom

Neighborhood’s 2008 spring/summer collection includes a full range of Medium Straight denim to release, in varying levels from the relatively unscathed level 1 all the way to the full out level 4 savage.  Each level is available in indigo and black. Not sure what denim heads will think about this release, but at least there [...]

Parents can get so absorbed in the tasks they do everyday that they fail to spend quality time with their kids. They turn to bowling in neighborhood alleys because this environment is low key and far away from the rush that is going on in the world just outside its doors. A bowling alley can be a noisy place but one that is filled with children who have a chance to be competitive with parents. Som

A few weeks ago we got a first look at the Terminator and Blazer that will be in the Stussy x Neighborhood Boneyards collection that will be dropping soon. As a part of this collaboration the two have chosen to work with NIke on two sneakers and it turns out that there will be 3 [...]

This past Mothers Day I had the chance to shop at the new Safeway on Kapahulu. As I drove to the convenient rooftop parking, I considered that this store is going to positively change the face of this desirable Honolulu neighborhood. Not only is this one of the nicest super markets I have [...]

We’re pleased to have been chosen as the listing agent for 1013 Francis Ave. We’re starting to see some of the really nice homes in the vintage and historic neighborhoods come on the market. Now that prices seem to have stabilized, we can actually figure out what a home is worth, and what it will sell [...]

The U.S. House of Representatives acted today to help communities hit hardest by the housing foreclosure crisis, passing legislation introduced by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35), the Chairwoman of the Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee. By a vote of 239-188, the House passed The Neighborhood Stabilization Act (H.R. 5818), which authorizes a $15 billion federal grant and [...]

My tulips are blooming and I just had to take a picture of them. When the yellow blossoms are finished the orange will start blooming and then the pink and the red. I thought they would look nice with this...

*I know this looks like a paid ad, but it isn't! LOL*About two months ago my husband and I were discussing the cost of groceries in the many different area's of the country where we have lived and/or vacationed. Once I get a wild hair idea I usually run with it so I found myself setting up an excel spreadsheet of 40 'typical' or 'easy to find' items and then painstakingly searching for grocery stores in different parts of the county and then to find their online ads and finally, to jot down and compare prices. I never did find a site that did my work for me, so after I got three different stores in 3 different cities/states I called it 'good enough' and was able to let that crazy thought process go. (Yes I do odd things like this... it's probably not surprising I actually liked school

Is Your Neighborhood Making You Fat?Parkside Market in Astoria, New York. The neighborhood grocery store is becoming an endangered species in many parts of the country, from New York to Seattle. Now, U.C.L.A. researchers have uncovered a link between the grocery gap and rising obesity, the Los Angeles Times reports. The study found that neighborhoods with dramatically more fast-food restaurants and [...] Link - Tue, 06 May 2008 08:42:21 GMT - Feed (1 subs) Sent using SendMeRss.com. Visit here to unsubscribe from "2-business" via X2 in Google. Recommended Feeds/Actions Subscribe DealMeRSS.com - Great Deals Delivered Every Day

One of the goals of Very Vintage Vegas is to try to increase the awareness of the current and future homeowners about the significance of the architecture and the original elements of the homes. Theres a neighborhood in Denver that has it’s act together. In similar fashion to the Eichler neighborhoods of California, they’ve succeeded in [...]

It's been awhile since I posted about The Residence at Park Avenue, one of my favorite townhouse communities on the West Bank of New Orleans.  Boy, has the market changed!    Back in January, there were only 3 available units for sale.  Since the last sale in this gem of a neighborhood was in 2006, it looked like a great buying opportunity for some lucky somebody.  Well, now there are 9 available units, including 3 that are brand new construction.  At least one of the available units has been discounted over $30,000 since the initial listing!    Priced from the low $300s to the upper $500s, there are more choices available to buyers than since the community was initially developed in 2003.  Now is the time to consider living

On last night’s news and on page one of today’s Dispatch, there is news about turning the Cooper Stadium site on the near South-West side into a half-mile track facility for cars and possibly a seperate track for drag racing.  We’ve all heard of similar plans since the Clippers announced they were moving to a [...]

Watching the recent activity on my previous posts, it seems that lots of folks are interested in the Barkley Estates sales information, so I thought it would be a good time to do a neighborhood update.                      First, some current statistics in Barkley Estates as of 4/28/2008:Active listings = 14 Under contract listings = 2 High list price = $589,900 Low list price = $305,900 Average list price = $434,507 All information is from the Gulf South Real Estate Information Network and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.And a look at the recent homes sales in Barkley Estates:              Not only has the number of

So my printer is still not...well printing because I did not know that I needed a USB cord to make this work and of course it was not included in the box. So tomorrow I will be heading to the Apple Store to get one and rectify this situation since Best Buy thinks $30 for a cord is "reasonable." But dad did replace the string on the light in my closet, so I no longer have to use a flashlight when digging for clothes. So that is a plus.And even though I did a 4.5 mile walk this morning, I decided to walk back from Best Buy (but with a Bobtail smoothie to make it manageable) and found the below billboard. Actually Ryan and I saw it last night and found it hilarious, but my Baby Buddha needed to get home and in the fridge so I couldn't take a picture of it then. I find it amusing, mostly beca

Just 8 miles from the New Orleans Central Business District, there is an exclusive golf community that offers the opportunity to live an enviable, quiet lifestyle within the city limits.  English Turn, located in Algiers, is one of the gems of the New Orleans West Bank, a magnificent gated community with all of the amenities you would expect in a luxury subdivision.                         What Does English Turn Have to Offer? Golf - Designed by Jack Nicklaus, the award winning Par 72 Championship course was the site of  the 2006 Zurich Classic PGA Tournament.   Beautiful greens, stunning lakes and a plantation-style clubhouse are the centerpieces of the English Turn course.  Membership in the English Turn Golf Club is limited and is not guaranteed to all home

As I’ve been pointing out in recent the Rants and Raves columns, there’s a really brave and bold group of buyers who are in the market right now. Karl and Lorraine are the latest to get keys to their new home. They’re the buyers of our listing at 1821 14th street. Congratulations on grabbing one of the best [...]

As mentioned before, I grew up in the country. Our nearest neighbors had an egg farm. They were about 1/4 mile away, so it wasn't noisy, and I can't remember there ever being an odor problem. They were good neighbors, and we always had fresh eggs. I worked for some of those eggs, now and again. This was in the old days of egg farming, so the chickens lived in large, multi-floor barns, with lots of boxes built in for laying. Each large flock had the run of an entire floor of the barn, making that one coop. There was one rooster in each coop, apparently to induce the hens into greater fecunditiy. Harvesting the eggs was interesting: I would grab a round, plastic-coated wire basket from a stack near the door, then slip into the coop and start walking up and down the aisles, checkin

Have you told anyone at the City of College Station how you feel about “Neighborhood Integrity?” What exactly does that mean? Are you willing to take a few minutes and complete the City’s Survey about the neighborhood effects of rental properties, students, zoning, neighborhood events, neighborhood welcome groups & code violations. Do you believe in zero tolerance for [...]

Sugar Land, Texas (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Jon Jeffrey Jones, a 39 year old assistant principal at Garcia Middle School who resigned his position after he was caught peeping into the window of a single mom's home, has been found GUILTY.Jones who's teaching license is now under scrutiny, first came to the attention of authorities when a neighbor reported the principal peeping into the window of a single mother who resides in Sugar Land, Texas.After the report, police patrolled the neighborhood, keeping a watch on the woman's home. That's when they caught Jones peeping once again."He indicated that he had watched a woman there at the house get dressed," said Capt. Gary Cox said.According to police, Jones also admitted to peeping on another home in the area. He told police that he peeped a

There’s only one house EVER that I’ve found with this mid century modern block design. I don’t even know if we can call them blocks at all. I call them the stalagmites. Or is that Stalactites? Or both? Is there a word for when a stalagmite touches a stalactite?       Regardless of what you call them, you can’t [...]

Japanese streetwear giant, Neighborhood is set to release their Spring/Summer collection, 1st Ex Delta Series, this weekend.  Known for their simplistic style and quality garments, pieces will includes the Stripe Tie Two button-up, Plaids PW button-up, Gresco Swing jacket and Black Icon Savage Narrow denim.  Keep in mind that this the just the 1st release [...]

Several months ago, my spouse and I were taking a jog around the subdivision. As we sometimes do, we talked about all the houses and what we like and don’t like about each one. Even tho’ we see the same houses each time we take a stroll, we always find something new to talk [...]

The Hamptons in Aliso Viejo is a neighborhood of detached condos that was built right around the bottom of the 1990s real estate downturn in Orange County. The original owners paid anywhere from about $145,000 to $175,000 to buy in when these properties were offered new.The upsides of the tract include the fact that many of the houses are visually appealing from the exterior, and they feel like single family homes even though they are officially classified as detached condos.Downsides are the lack of driveways, and the development's narrow streets; typical Aliso Viejo packed-in feel as well in parts. And, the address numbering system is a joke (what is with the 1 Ryley Ct #15 thing?) . We've actually asked real estate agents before about this, and some aren't even sure what the deal is, ot

Hopkinton Highlands is a luxury development in Hopkinton Massachusettsthat was built and developed by National Builder Toll Brothers. The Highlands neighborhood are characterized by large colonials with mostly brick front facades and dramatic interiors with large open spaces. The home shown below in the slide show presentation is located on a cul-de-sac in this neighborhood at 4 Everett Circle. The home has 4616 sq ft with four bedrooms and 3.5 baths. There is a three car attached garage. This Hopkinton Massachusetts home has an abundance of terrific amenities including a gorgeous kitchen with Maple cabinetry, center island, GRANITE counters, and stainless appliances. There is a bonus Breakfast/Sun room off the kitchen that extends the kitchen living space. The entry to the home features a

A few weeks ago, we went ahead and put 1700 Chapman on the Market. I really thought the new front yard landscape was going to be done within just a few days. Unfortunately, it took a few weeks. But it’s in place now, and WHAT A DIFFERENCE!      This is the “BEFORE” shot with the weeds, and [...]

I just wrote an article for the Middle East Times on recent developments in Syria. You can read the whole piece here . Here is an excerpt: Syria has been regularly popping up in the news. In fact, recent events point to the importance of that country for the future of the Middle East. Syria's political situation may indeed have an important impact on a few countries: first of course Lebanon, second Iraq, third Israel, and finally Iran. First, one should not underestimate Syria's potential for creating...(read more)

At this point, I’m not sure there are many or any people from my neighborhood that read this, which isn’t a big deal, but it also mean this might not be that relevant here. I think I’m going to start a Wiki for my neighborhood. Mostly, the benefit will be for myself, sort of an online [...]

Pelo jeito, os leitores do blog não se esqueceram das aulas de biologia porque acertaram na mosca o teste da semana passada. Agradeço a participação de todos. A solução está aqui. Participe da atividade (veja exemplo) abaixo votando em uma das alternativas. A resposta será publicada na próxima semana. Note: There is a poll embedded within [...]

Developed in late 1990s by Willow Homes, Village Green is yet another exclusive gated community on the West Bank of New Orleans.Located in Harvey, LA, Village Green is a small community of well kept homes within an easy commute to the Central Business District or NAS JRB New Orleans.   Low Village Green home owners association dues of $360 per year help maintain the attractive entrance to the subdivision, the front and rear access gates and the streets and lighting through the community.What's nearby?With it's terrific location facing Manhattan Blvd., Village Green is just minutes from shopping, dining, public libraries, golf courses and more.  The explosion of retail development along the northern part of Manhattan Blvd. gives you easy access to stores like Lowe's, Sam's Club, WalMart

Megan’s Law does not require that law enforcement authorities actively announce to the community in general that registered sex offenders have moved in. As a matter of fact - the main method of notification, is that they have a website that you can access that shows the name, address, and sometimes location on a [...]

Developed in late 1990s by Willow Homes, Village Green is yet another exclusive gated community on the West Bank of New Orleans. Located in Harvey, LA, Village Green is a small community of well kept homes within an easy commute to the Central Business District or NAS JRB New Orleans.   Low Village Green home owners association [...]

The following information was sent from Captain Golding of the CMPD South Division:At approximately 1:30 pm, a burglary occurred on Providence Country Club Drive. The burglars first broke into the resident's SUV which was parked at Providence Country Club. The burglars took the garage door opener and some bills from the vehicle.The suspects were able to get the victim's address from one of the bills and went to the victim's residence and used the victim's garage door opener to gain entry to his house. Meanwhile, the victim had reached the first green when he noticed his dog in the yard. Since the victim had not left his dog outside, he went to check on his house. He saw the burglars’ van parked in his driveway with the engine running and he could see the burglars in his house.The victim

When I was just eight years old, my mother informed me of a hula hoop competition that was being held on a playground not two blocks from my house. Having recently discovered the wonders that could be had with a tube bent into a circle, (You know - for kids.) and having recently spent [...]

The Boneyards Nike Terminator costs 12600 Yen. The Nike Terminator will come in these colorways - black/blue, black/white and black/red. The Boneyards Nike Blazer costs 15750 Yen. The Niker Blazer will have these colorways - black/black, black/blue and black/white. These shoes are available from Secretbase website. The picture shows a sneaker with a black/white colorway. Some parts of [...]

Since leaving the City, Actor John Corbett, who portrayed everyone’s (or at least my) favorite boyfriend of Carrie Bradshaw on HBO’s hit show Sex and the City, has moved on from Bradshaw…to coleslaw. He is the new voice over guy for Applebee’s Bar & Grill, replacing comedian Wanda Sykes. I

The weekly blogburst from Blogger4Borders. This week’s subjects include: * Where’s the roughest neighborhood in Mexico? Los Angeles! * Reconquista the musical! * Mexican rapper demands amnesty, makes threats! by Mondoreb image: Sources: * B4B Blogburst 040708

The weekly blogburst from Blogger4Borders. This week's subjects include:* Where's the roughest neighborhood in Mexico?Los Angeles!* Reconquista the musical! * Mexican rapper demands amnesty, makes threats!by Mondorebimage:Sources: * B4B Blogburst 040708* Roughest Neighborhood in Mexico in Los AngelesDBKP.com - Bigger, Better!.Back to DBKP at Blogger Front Page

Click on the chart to make it larger. These numbers were made using data from the MLS*, for homes sales for the month of March 2008. The data includes all homes and condominiums sold through the MLS in the city...

On the heels of the Stussy x Neighborhood “Boneyards” Collection release, Nike has stepped in with a triple collaboration Blazer and Terminator. Nice patterned accents with a customized look. More information and pics as they come. Image\Info: SecretBase Tags: Nike, x, Stussy, x, Neighborhood, -, Boneyards, Collection

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Do You Want to be Told When a Sex Offender Moves in to Your Neighborhood? - Megan's Law does not require that law enforcement authorities actively announce to the community in general that registered sex offenders have moved in. As a matter of fact - the main method of notification, is that they have a website that you can access that shows the name, address, and sometimes location on a map, the addresses of registered sex offenders. You have to ask for the information. More: continued here Other Review: On Becoming Baby Wise: Book II (Parenting Your Pretoddler Five to Fifteen Months) (Paperback)

On Stussy’s creative director, Paul Mittleman blog, word first broke about the Stussy x Neighborhood “Boneyards” Collection. Now in the latest Stussy Spring/Summer 2008 catalog and Neighborhood MAG 5 we finally get a look at the upcoming collection. Several tees, button ups, denim jeans, jackets and shorts round out this collab. Release info [...]

Tallahassee and Leon County, Florida, offers a big variety of neighborhoods, in all price ranges and with various architectural styles. One of my favorites is Killearn Lakes Neighborhood in the north end of Leon County, with Lake Iamonia, one of the areas largest lakes, bordering the northern boundary of this community. Killearn Lakes is a popular community with [...]

When people call me, typically one of the first requests they make is for a house in a "nice" neighborhood. And this makes sense to want a neighborhood that is safe and enjoyable. But there are some benefits to buying real estate in the rough part of town or on the wrong side of the tracks. This article highlights some of them.- There is less worry of your neighborhood going downhill because it is already downhill. Good neighborhoods can get bad and bad neighborhoods can get better. Since the price usually reflects the current condition, buying in a neighborhood that has room for improvement might be a good idea.- If you are buying a rental, you usually get better cash flow in rough neighborhoods. If you are renting your property, there are more renters and they are more long term. It's di

We’ve done lots of posts over the last year where we’ve talked about the John S. Park Historic Neighborhood. There’s posts about it on this blog, as well as on our old original blog.  John S. Park Historic Neighborhood is north of Oakey to Charleston, and from Las Vegas Blvd to 9th Street. There’s a walking tour, [...]

Portland Neighborhood with a Twist Funky. Fresh. Offbeat. Hip.These are just a few of the terms used to describe the Historic Mississippi District area found in Portland, Oregon. Located in the Boise neighborhood, a.k.a. Boise Eliot, it has blossomed over the past few years from a run-down, “I don’t have a reason to go there” kind [...]

For this week’s neighborhood of the week, I took a drive through the winding streets of Plantation Estates in Marrero, LA. Originally developed in 1979 by Marrero Land and Development, Plantation Estates is located off of Barataria Blvd., just south of Lapalco Blvd..  The location provides a quick commute to employees at West Jeff Medical Center [...]

For this week's neighborhood of the week, I took a drive through the winding streets of Plantation Estates in Marrero, LA. Originally developed in 1979 by Marrero Land and Development, Plantation Estates is located off of Barataria Blvd., just south of Lapalco Blvd..  The location provides a quick commute to employees at West Jeff Medical Center and is a short distance from Highway 90 B (West Bank Expressway) with easy access to downtown New Orleans and the Central Business District. The Plantation Estates Civic Association is charged with enforcing the neighborhood covenants and restrictions, including collection of the $60 per year home owners fee and the $280 per year security fee for community security patrols by Jefferson Parish Sheriff's officers. Membership in the civic associatio

Riverside Cafe Deli* Bucktown 1656 W Cortland St Chicago, IL 60622 (773) 278-3354 *(not to be confused with the Riverside Cafe in downtown that serves low carb and is located in a hotel)Atmosphere: Adorable (perhaps a bit too adorable) Service: Rude Food: Mediocre Okay, now that I've given away the punch line, let me tell you about the unfulfilled promise of an adorable little cafe discovery in

La Vista is a 280-unit condo neighborhood in Laguna Niguel, located near El Niguel Country Club and Laguna Niguel Racquet Club. The units were built as apartments in 1989 and later converted to condos during the boom.Obviously, the timing was bad, and we're assuming that more than a few investors/speculators bought in considering there are currently 18 properties up for sale (or 6.42% of the entire neighborhood). And, a bunch are also up for rent, though there is certainly some overlap as a few of the same units are probably up for both sale and rent.30902 Clubhouse Drive #27C is one of those seeking renters and is asking $1,695. It has 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, and is about 1,100 square feet. If we were to apply a GRM of 120, the property is worth about $203,400 for a cashflow investor.The

This is not going to be a pleasant experience so brace yourself. This is about finding out information that you really don’t want to know about your neighborhood, but trust me this is important and worth doing. Thanks to technology you are now able to perform a search for all registered sex offenders in your [...]

I often get the question of what movers, Storage, utilities, phone, internet and TV offers are available on a specific home. I came across a great new free service that will not only tell you what services and products are available, but what it will cost and if there are any special deals from a specific company. The [...]

By Gabriel Gache, Science News EditorMarch 25, SoftpediaMore than 42 years ago, Kenneth Greisen from Cornell University, Grorgiy Zatsepin and Vadim Kuzmin from Mascow Lebedev Institute of Physics independently predicted that cosmic rays emitted throughout the universe would never hit the Earth at their full strength due to collision with the Cosmic Microwave Background, remnant of the Big Bang event that led to the birth of the universe. This is called Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin (GZK) suppression of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.Now, University of Utah's High-Resolution Fly's Eye cosmic ray observatory studies the GZK limit for energetic particles originating in remote areas of the universe. The basic idea is that cosmic rays pack energy much higher than the GZK limit during emission, however,

We walked to the easter egg hunt on Saturday morning as it started hailing and sleeting. The flyer said rain or shine so we went for it. We were meeting Randy as Woodrow had soccer until 10:45am. Cooper and I walked to the field and met our new neighbors as we walked and talked. Cooper [...]

Stretching from Belle Chasse Highway to the south side of Lapalco Boulevard, Timberlane Estates is one of the shining stars of Gretna, LA real estate.    Originally developed in 1959, Timberlane has continued to grow with new homes still being constructed in this prestigious golf community today.Life in Timberlane Estates provides easy access to Timberlane Country Club, the oldest country club on the West Bank, with an 18 hole golf course, tennis courts and an Olympic size swimming pool offering year round outdoor activities for the entire family.  The clubhouse is available for private events and has an onsite catering and wait staff to take care of all of your needs.            The driving range at Timberlane Country ClubWith such a convenient location, Timberlane Estates

By Erik Hare What makes every neighborhood more than just a spot on a map are the people. It’s not just about the individuals, but the stories and challenges they met together. Saint Paul is a city full of neighborhoods...

Stretching from Belle Chasse Highway to the south side of Lapalco Boulevard, Timberlane Estates is one of the shining stars of Gretna, LA real estate.    Originally developed in 1959, Timberlane has continued to grow through the years with new homes still being constructed in this prestigious golf community today. Living in Timberlane Estates provides easy access [...]

As my neighborhood is now overrun with heterosexual women who have been abusing fertility treatments (seriously, how many perimenopausal women are squeezing out twins?), I often miss the various on-street tragedies of the American gayborhood.I did overhear this today on the street...which made me think that camp is back on the rise:"You know that's all well and good for a thirteen-year-old girl, but for Christ's Sake. He's fifty. We need to stage an intervention."If only I had intercepted this snippet sooner.

Yesterday we were emailed the link to a video created by someone in Paradise Palms. It’s a great idea for how to save the National Golf Course from being re-developed into a 600 home housing tract. We didn’t know who created the video, and until we did, we didn’t want to publish something without having vetted it first. [...]

There is a lot negative information out there concerning the real estate market.  But after researching specific neighborhoods in Loudoun County today I was encouraged to see that things are looking up for sales this month.   I have seen more activity over the last month that I have in a long while, and I am [...]

A view from the center of our apartment building. I was waiting for Curt (hubby) to pick me up for dinner and I looked up to this view. It was just too cool. I was also standing next to a running motorcycles (not a scooter) and it was left unattended the entire five minutes I was waiting. I did think for a moment it would be fun to hop on and take off. Although, I've never been on a motorcycle before but it can't be much harder than a bicycle, right?A little boy, about 10, came up to me while I was waiting and said, "Hi!" I said, "hi" back and then he just stood there so I added, "How are you?" He shrugged his shoulders and walked off saying, "mol-lah-yo." A Korean phrase I know well which translates to "I don't know. " I've walked by this building several times and not until Sunday wh

Pam Hines, one of the “code enforcement” officers from the City of Las Vegas Department of Neighborhood Services will be the guest speaker tonight at the quarterly meeting of the Beverly Green Neighborhood Association. The meeting is tonight, March 17 at 7pm in the Reformation Lutheran Church at the corner of St. Louis and 6th [...]

Do you love the look of historic New Orleans homes, but don’t want the maintenance issues that can come along with them?  On the edge of Algiers Point, there is a community of homes built to reflect the wonderful architecture of Algiers and New Orleans, while providing all of the modern conveniences you want for [...]

Do you love the look of historic New Orleans homes, but don't want the maintenance issues that can come along with them?  On the edge of Algiers Point, there is a community of homes built to reflect the wonderful architecture of Algiers and New Orleans, while providing all of the modern conveniences you want for today's lifestyle.  All of this is rolled up into a gated community tucked between Opelousas Avenue and the Mississippi River.Do you remember sitting on the porch and calling out "Hello" to your neighbors when you were growing up?  Algiers Riverpoint was designed to encourage that old-fashioned community interaction, with 3 parks within the subdivision and a front porch on every home.  Algiers Riverpoint lets you live the laid back, get to know your neighbor, lifestyle of "The

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced this week that the congestion pricing legislation that will be introduced in the City Council and State Legislature in the coming weeks will include a Residential Parking Permit (RPP) program.The program is designed to give local residents priority for on-street parking in residential areas and to discourage park-and-ride activity by commuters. It will be tailored by neighborhood to address specific needs, and restrictions will vary based on neighborhood parking patterns.All neighborhoods will have the opportunity to consider opting into the RPP program including communities where interest has already been expressed such as Brooklyn Heights, Long Island City, and the Upper East and W

Built as a planned garden city, the Forest Hills Gardens is one of the most beautiful / exclusive neighborhoods in all of Queens. Developed in the early 1900's, the neighborhood, of roughly 5,000 residents, is one of the most exclusive areas in the borough. Forest Hills Gardens is a private community, no gates, but with private roads, and lush green spaces. The Forest Hills Gardens Corporation owns the street and sewers, and ensures the buildings are kept to the original designs.Sales in Forest Hills Gardens One-family detached: over $2 million One-family attached: $1-$2 million One-bedroom co-op: $500,000  The neighborhood is simply beautiful, full of winding streets with mini-Mansion like English Garden Style, Tudor, Colonial, and Victorian houses. Forest Hills Gardens feels lik

Imagine if you had to live every day wondering if a random Qassam rocket would drop on your house. Thousands of these rockets have reigned down on Israel over the last year. Once again, Israel is seen as the agressor when they try to stop the indiscriminate rockets, while their citizens have to live every day hoping [...]

Here is my next project; assembling data for the Portland neighborhoods. This graph shows the median sale price using a three-month moving average .I’ll work on adding more specific data for each neighborhood…stay tuned.

Click on the chart to make it larger. These numbers were made using data from the MLS*, for homes sales for the month of February 2008. The data includes all homes and condominiums sold through the MLS in the city...

Bridget Moynahan, 36, takes John, 6-months, for a walk around their Pacific Palisades neighborhood yesterday. Bridget spoke about her pregnancy and baby for the first time since giving birth, in a video that was posted on youtube.com back in February. The nine minute plus video shows Moynahan and her friend Sam Harris (her birth partner) [...]

Tahoe Park is a neighborhood in Sacramento within minutes from Downtown Sacramento. Being an established area, homeowners love Tahoe Park along with home buyers. Close to the University of California, Davis, Medical Center and Shriners Children’s Hospital, Tahoe Park attracts workers who want to live and work in an affordable neighborhood. This neighborhood is loaded with cascading shade trees amongst single family 2 [...]

I get asked about the safety of neighborhoods all the time. “What do you think about this neighborhood—is it safe? Would you let your kids live here?” In general, I answer with a few sentences about how everyone has a different comfort level in regard to their surroundings and give a vague [...]

Just far enough away from the hustle and bustle of New Orleans, Bent Tree Estates in Marrero, LA is the neighborhood of the week.            Originally developed in the late 1980s, Bent Tree is located just off of the Lafitte Larose Highway, with easy access to Barataria Boulevard, Lapalco Boulevard and the West Bank Expressway for commutes to anywhere in the metropolitan area.  If you are stationed at NAS JRB New Orleans in Belle Chasse, your commute time will be approximately 20-30 minutes.  Within a short distance of Bent Tree Estates you will find plenty of retail shopping and dining.  Or, travel south just 6 short miles to the Jean Lafitte National Park Barataria Preserve for a day in the great outdoors.  

A Starbucks was set to open on Central Avenue near UNM until an exhaust-weary neighborhood group stepped forward - New Mexico Business Weekly:: "The Salvation Army and a drive-up window are at the heart of a battle between the city, a developer and a neighborhood association. The Salvation Army and a drive-up window are at the heart of a battle between the city, a developer and a neighborhood association."Albuquerque Real EstateRio Rancho Real Estate NewsAlbuquerque Real Estate News

In my continuing review of gated communities on the West Bank, this week's focus is on The Commons in Gretna, LA.  Developed by Willow Builders in 1999, The Commons is centrally located on the West Bank of New Orleans off of Wall Blvd. with easy access to the Central Business District, NAS JRB New Orleans, the Metairie business district and more.  Is your office in one of the new developments on Manhattan Blvd.?  The  Commons offers you a commute time of less than 10 minutes!  Travel time to the Naval Air Station in Belle Chasse is only around 20 minutes.Nearby shopping includes Target, Lowe's, WalMart, Sam's Club and more.  Dining out is close and convenient with the wide selection of local and national chain restaurants within minu

Steelwedge is pleased to announce the first user forum named Steelwedge Solutions Summit.  This gathering will be a unique opportunity for users, partners and prospects to learn about and discuss Steelwedge product evolution & roadmap, best practices in S&OP, demand planning and forecasting.  Presenters will include Steelwedge, client and industry leaders.  Further, participants will have ample opportunities to [...]

Just a few miles away from the hustle and bustle of the city of New Orleans, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, Pleasant Ridge Estates is an exclusive, gated community in Belle Chasse, LA.                                              Developed in 1996, Pleasant Ridge Estates offers upscale, custom homes for discriminating buyers in a secure area with state of the art video camera surveillance that is owner accessible online.  Along with a prime location in Plaquemines Parish, Pleasant Ridge Estates home owners have access to the highly sought after Belle Chasse public schools system.The Pleasant Ridge Estates Home Owner's Association is the sponsor of varied neighborhood activities such as:Garden of the Month awards Annual Christmas dec

I wonder how many of us here in northwest Florida, specifically, Tallahassee, have lived in the same neighborhood for many years, or at least long enough to observe the process of growth that occurs in neighborhoods. When you plant a garden, it is a rewarding experience to observe the baby plants shoot up out of the soil, pass [...]

Hey everybody. There's a new kid on the blog-block. Case is a friend of mine, who happens to have a small predatory animal (aka teething son) a little older than my own Liler'E. He recently started blogging, and so far I've enjoyed his humor. Here are some excerpts.On failed attempts at reverse psychology:#7) "Chase, here's the sharpies, there's the dining room wall. Go be Picaso."#4) "Is that the furthest you can pull the tissue paper off the roll?Go for it! Pretend you're in Cirque du Soleil."#1) "Go play hide and seek with Mommy & Daddy's passports."On being ignored by Queen Elizabeth:It was a neat experience to see a famous person so close up, and it really made Kani's day. I enjoyed it too...the only true royalty that I'd ever been close to before was Andy Rooney on 43rd &

Using the link below you can see a 10 minute video demonstration of the functioning of Local Eyes. Using a neighborhood watch scenario, I captured screen shots of the creation of a Gizmo from scratch using pictures for each menu choice the user will be asked to choose from. Then I filmed my phone as I used it to report on a suspicious truck in my neighborhood. Finally I went back to screen shots to show how that report came in within a second or so and showed my location retrieved from my bluetooth-connected pocket GPS device as I made the report, showed the photo I snapped on my phone of the suspicious truck and finally, showed how the coordinator can directly communicate back to the reporter with directives to help keep the mobile community cohesive and informed.Click on the YouTube logo

They say you are over the hill when you turn 50, but I could have sworn my life took a downward turn after my 30th birthday. My husband, Steve, and I had been fighting constantly, our sex life was none existent and to top everything off, my best friend Jessica had just moved away. Jessica and I had been friends since grade school and her and her husband had lived next door to us for 6 years. When they left, I felt depressed, insecure and alone. “Get over it” and “Find a new friend” were the only condolences my husband could offer.Their home was eventually purchased by an older gentleman, Richard, who appeared to be in his late 40s or early 50s. He was a tall handsome fellow with salt and pepper gray hair and deep blue eyes. Steve and I went over and introduced ourselves to him whil

One interesting fact about proxy servers (The computers that hold proxy web sites) is that they just don't exist in some far off country ending in "stan" or in China.Fact is many kids at school are quite savvy enough to turn for instance their laptop into a proxy web server, and then what? Tell other kids and they will then use this to surf where they're not supposed to.

Organic food is classified as food grown on land that for at least seven years has been untouched by artificial pesticides and fertilizers and processed without any additives.There aren't many vendors in this space. Only a few players like Sresta have organic food that they grow and sell themselves. "This gives us unbeatable advantage of monitoring quality, which in turn, ensures customer satisfaction and loyalty, says RK Misra, director of Sresta.Organized food retail market:RPG Retails Spencers will be stocking an organic range in their fresh produce section and staples in January starting with Kolkata.Max Hypermarkets, which runs Spar, have set aside almost 5% of our space for it, because there’s growing demand for Organic food category.Organic food currently accounts for 2%-3% at Fut

Two lots are available in Citrus Springs at an exceptional price.The first is at 9374 North Akola Way. It is very nice corner lot at Akola Way and Dallas. It is in a neighborhood of newer homes, and is convenient to the bike path and route 41. Most homesites in Citrus Springs are approximately one quarter acre. This lot is just over a quarter acre at .26 acres. Sale contingent upon lender/lienholder(s) approval of price and terms of contract, HUD-1 settlement statement sheet and payment amounts within a specified time period to be determined by lender/lienholder(s) Buyers and agents advised to allow extra time for all steps in sale and closing process.Tom MastrangeloEXIT Realty LeadersBeverly Hills, FloridaCitrus CountyCLICK HERE to Email Technorati Tagscitrus county floridacitrus springsflorida lots for saleTom's Citrus County Real Estate Blog is published by Tom Mastrangelo, Realtor, of Exit Realty Leaders in Beverly Hills, Florida. Please visit our homepage at http://wwww.tommastr

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City of Columbus in the Columbus school district to try to narrow this down a bit.  It’s a mish mash of urban and more suburban areas, Clintonville, Downtown, ItalianVillage, German Village, Victorian Village,  Westgate, Forest Park and more…  Want to do a poll about the best Columbus suburb?  Visit Discover Columbus.   

Last month we reported the partial demolition of a the home on the corner of 7th and Bracken in the Radlick Park Subdivision. We grabbed some photos over the weekend of the framing that’s in process. We’ve talked to the owner, who promises us the finished look will still be in character with the neighborhood. There’s a few other 2 story homes nearby, so it won’t be the only one around, and the turreted entry should be interesting and fun.   Tags: john+s.+park+historic+neighborhood Share This

“It will begin at the corner of 4th and Gay and extend east toward the Columbus College of Art and Design….”  Take a walk around one neighborhood northeast of Capital Square online on the neighborhoodlaunch.com . The site is Edwards Companies  (Duffy Homes Inc., Eclipse Real Estate Group and Multicon Construction)  launch of a new seven acre neighborhood in downtown Columbus.  Take a walk through a home online… First watch parking lots disappear and be replaced by a neighborhood with green space, seven parks.   Pricing will be from $140,000 to $650,000. According to an article in Columbus Business First by Brian Ball  “Gay St. project teams up styles to become neighborhood” :  ”The mix of townhouse styles is what you see in Chicago’s Gold Coast and Georgetown (section of Washington, D.C.) or Boston and Philadelphia. That’s what makes it seem more like a neighborhood than a project.”  The first condos in the n

Seahawks’ cornerback Marcus Trufant was just named one of the eight finalists for The Home Depot NFL Neighborhood MVP program. Marcus is now in the running for the MVP of the Year award, which will recognize the NFL player who has shown the greatest commitment to giving back to his community. Consumers can go online at www.homedepot.com/NFL through Dec. 31, 2007 and vote for Marcus. The national MVP winner will receive a $25,000 donation to the charity of his choice and will be recognized during the week leading up to Super Bowl® XLII, which will be held Feb. 3, 2008 in Arizona. Trufant was selected for his work in founding the Trufant Family Foundation that focuses on supporting scholarships, financial aid, children’s and family centers. The other finalists include: Isaac Bruce, St. Louis Rams; Brian Dawkins, Philadelphia Eagles; Warrick Dunn, Atlanta Falcons; John Lynch, Denver Broncos; Jason Taylor, Miami Dolphins; Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals; and Roy Williams, Dall