Preserving Austin

Austin is a city of great historical significance. Residents here adore the older homes and many wish to make at least part of Austin a historical ... to have an 1100 home district deemed worthy of historic preservation. There are no plans to stop ... that began with the destruction of this Victorian-era neighborhood. Martinez, along with several [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 05:03:23

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Presidential Fun Facts! I'm Geeky For President Number 8!

Good Chilly Morning, Blogland Friends!~~~As you can imagine living here in the Washington, DC area, we are deluged with Inauguration info ... that day too. We plan to watch the historical proceedings like we always have, from the warm cozy comfort of our home. I love history. I love to visit historical places. This summer we are planning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:13:23

Serenbe, Luxe Conservation Community

Serenbe is located in Palmetto, Georgia, about 30-45 minutes southwest of Atlanta. The 900 acre community will preserve 70% of it's land and eventual plans include about 600 homes ... and is often inspired by historical buildings. There's a Dwell Home being built (see below), and the above [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 06:17:34

Jumbo Prime: ‘Walk Away’ Loans - More Downgrades Coming

This weekend a top reporter, Teri Buhl at the New York Post, picked one of my weekly research reports to clients I put out a couple of weeks ago ... of their life as the present mortgage modification plans do e) allow home prices to fall to historic [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 10:51:12

Obama-Biden Thanksgiving Guidance and Early Radio Address Release

Good morning. Nearly 150 years ago, in one of the darkest years of our nation’s history, ... with such dignity and resolve. At home, we face an economic crisis of historic proportions ... from policies and plans alone – it will take the hard work, innovation, service, and strength [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 20:22:22

Historic Jefferson

Historic Jefferson January 16, 2009 – 4:34 pm Jefferson, Texas has a population of 2,000, a historic downtown, a famous ghost walk, ... I’m home, but in the meantime, tell me what you’re doing and if you’ve got any plans ... is historic and I can’t get over the wealth of beautifully preserved houses, hotels, and stores.  Many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:34:59

McCain has to defend Arizona

The polls in Arizona have tightened to the point where John McCain is spending resources into his home state -- and has even planned a campaign stop ... . He plans to attend the party's annual Victory Rally at approximately 9 p.m. Monday on the historic ... from around the state. Presidential candidates don't go events in their home state before election [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 12:18:12

More on the whirl of gaity

Last week's ball was in MD on the totally opposite side of the beltway from where I live ... , you have fun with that. I'll be home watching it on TV." MS and I nodded and told of our plans ... .)We all toasted Obama - his historic win, this historic moment. And then I turned to the three women [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:01:00

Obama’s Thanksgiving Day Message

He talks about the origins of Thanksgiving and tries to give everybody a little hope on this decidedly American holiday ... who endure their absence with such dignity and resolve. At home, we face an economic crisis of historic ... of our economy won’t come from policies and plans alone [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 16:18:17

A Thanksgiving Message From Barack Obama

“Nearly 150 years ago, in one of the darkest years of our nation’s history, ... their absence with such dignity and resolve. “At home, we face an economic crisis of historic ... of our economy won’t come from policies and plans alone — it will take the hard work, innovation, service [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 22:36:01

Inauguration Drink Recipes

If you plan on celebrating this historic event from the comfort of your own home, here are some drink recipes to get the party going. Celebrate Obama’s Hawaiian heritage with this Blue Hawaiian [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:35:44

White House Rejects Obama Request To Move Into Blair House 10 Days Early

I'll assume this was not meant as a slight, but it doesn't sound good: ... House officials to move into the historic house across Pennsylvania Avenue about two weeks earlier than ... had plans for the government home. ...A White House spokeswoman says Blair House is available [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 00:28:00

Weekend Financial Blog Posts

I am trying to get a cross section of good financial bloggers - leave me a link with any blogs you would recommend (especially your own): Historical Federal Tax Rates by Income Group 2008 Federal Tax Brackets Explained Obama’ ... , Issue 12 Zillow Plans to Add Home Search By Zestimate Do It Yourself Debt Consolidation I Quit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 01:01:38

SDK Millbridge Gardens, 1341 Blackwood-Clementon Rd. NJ 08021

Living at the SDK Millbridge Gardens is unlike living anyplace else. It is just like living in your own home. SDK Millbridge Gardens is a place where thoughtfully designed spacious floor plans provide ... historic Township of Gloucester makes a unique place to live. An array of amenities including two swimming [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:20:30

Obamamania!

There are so many great articles about Obama all over the place that it's impossible to keep track of them, ... went home, to see what tomorrow would bring. Plans were a little unclear.I went back the next day ... to try and renovate a historic old theater in Northeast Washington, the Atlas Theater. I was involved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:47:00

Do you have weekend plans? The Christmas Tours would be a treat to attend!

One weekend offers five tours, 40 stopsThe TennesseanIf you love holiday decorations, historic homes and peeking into others' lives, ... nd Cydney Osborn's three-story Cape Cod, also on King Road, will feature country Christmas d ... isitors will enjoy warm drinks and treats. The living room of the main house will feature a mini-forest o [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 15:51:00

Stop building to help housing prices recover?

So many plans and ideas are being floated to repair the country's economic situation. David Reilly of the Wall St ... Test." There is currently more than 10 months of home inventory. Homeowner vacancy rates are at historic highs of about 2.8%, compared with pre-bubble levels of about 1.7%, according to the U.S. Census [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 19:37:46

Obama’s Progressive, Populist Agenda: “Now Is Not the Time for Small Plans”

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. Posted August 29, 2008 ... new ground. As he has said many times before, the country is at a historic crossroads. “We meet ... more are watching your home values plummet. More of you have cars you can’t afford to drive, credit cards, bills [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 22:27:05

Out-of-Home Joins Inauguration Festivities with Messages of Optimism & Change

January 20 marks the historical inauguration of our 44th president, ... and optimism, Pepsi plans to have a large presence at the inauguration with messages such as “Yes ... furnishings for all.”  For this reason, Ikea has offered to furnish any room in the White House the First [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:05:42

How President Obama can fix health care immediately

How President Obama can fix health care immediately Congratulations to Barack Obama on his historic Presidential victory. He dominated New Hampshire, carrying my home state by over 10 points. I voted with the nominees' health care platforms weighing heavily. Both did not offer plans that I felt would work, as I wrote [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 19:55:14

Tucson Golf Real Estate Delivers Gorgeous Desert Living

Nestled in the beautiful Sonoran desert you’ll find the modern glory of Tucson, Arizona ... well-designed floor plans that make the best use of space without giving up style.   Tucson homes represent the needs of the modern family. From charming, historic Craftsman bungalows [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:21:13

Inauguration Edition

What’s Poppin: By Kevin Jordan Good Morning for all of you who have made it to work, and instead of staying at home, or going to  D.C ... description, this is truly a historic day!!!  If you are stuck at work today, I hope you brought your party clothes, and made plans for the babysitter to keep watch for the night, and you’ve saved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:27:31

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Not Happy About Obama Event At Old Berlin Wall Gate

It would seem as though Merkel would rather Obama left the partisan politics at home ... speech by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama at Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate ... as an election campaign backdrop, as it were, and has expressed skepticism about pursuing such plans,” [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 15:16:23

Go Home Already: Berry Good

Photo by staceyviera >> A civil rights group called the Partnership for Civil Justice filed a federal lawsuit today to halt ... proposing an exemption for churches from the DC Historic Preservation Act has been resurrected by Ward ... its school reuse plans for seven of the D.C. public schools that will be closed this summer. [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 16:24:25

City panel rejects Ken Karl's appeal of house razing

The city’s decision 14 months ago to raze a historic house that building inspectors condemned got the backing Friday of an appeals panel weighing the ... Karl, who owned the 313 Main St. home knocked down under orders from the city, said he plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:37:00

Tommie Smith’s former home to be renovated

This house, formerly home to Tommie Smith, is soon to be renovated by its current owner ... meeting to describe his plans. The house will be moved closer to the street and a second story ... a significant historic structure, the existing facade will be retained, although only as a portion of the face [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 04:22:23

The Heretic: Going Colorblind in a Jewish Nursing Home

Author: Shmarya Rosenberg Posted to Jewcy: September 04, 2008 3: ... liberal, full of fancy talk, elaborate plans and much hot air? No one was concerned about Obama’s skin ... are you understand it was an historic moment for America. I left part way through Obama’s speech [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 20:00:14

No plans to strike, says SAG president

it looks like there isn't going to be a strike (not yet anyway), but both sides are still far apart and one could still happen. 2 ... was a historic one for me. Something happened that has never happened before and it actually happened ... for "Home Is Where The Hate Is," I mentioned how I felt the season so far has all been set-up, set-up, set [more...]

Date: 2008-06-29 22:19:05

JustQuotes: Presidio Plans, Proposals, And Preservationist Protests

“Over the past 12 years, the nonprofit has renovated hundreds of historic buildings within the 1,491-acre park, many of which had been ready to crumble. The Presidio Trust now leases out these properties as homes and office... [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 15:05:29

How to spend $825 billion

By Kate Sheppard Enviros are heartened by much of what they see in the newly released summary of the House's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ... buildings to make them more energy efficient." Another section of the bill aims to "modernize roads ... for activities supported by other economic recovery funds, such as retrofitting of buildings, green [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:05:15

Muslim Symphony Orchestra’s Successful Debut

Saudi’s Muslim Symphony Orchestra wraps up triumphant First Season Tour (satire) Originally published by Wake Up America December 30, 2007 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Overwhelmed by jubilant throngs of eager fans, estimated to be in the tens of thousands, many of whom had been patiently waiting since early this morning, [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 04:52:18

America’s Cyborg Warriors by Tom Burghardt

Dandelion Salad Global Research, July 23, 2008 Antifascist Calling… As the costs of imperialist war skyrocket, securocrats find themselves under the gun so to speak, of corporate and Pentagon masters demanding “results.” No matter that the solutions sought are for “smart” weapons–particularly those that “think”–systems they believe capable [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 02:27:20

The Revolution Will Be Tweeted!

Bill Collier The American Communicator There is a revolution underway, building slowly and steadily, growing in power and determination, ... called “The Texas Tea Party” began with the historic rebellion of Republican Representatives refusing to go home after the socialist leadership (Nancy “Lights Out” Pelosi) abruptly “adjourned” [more...]

Date: 2008-08-04 17:02:52

In Depth: Green campuses 3.0 (By Jina Moore)

Forget your grandmother or your mother. This isn’t even your older sister’s environmentalism. Five years ago, green residence halls or organic dining would have seemed like cutting edge improvements of a campus’ environmental impact, but no longer. “Things that would’ve been really impressive three or four years ago are now kind of commonplace, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 15:00:47

Squatters, fuckwits, bums, lowlifes

A reply to John Surname, principally, but also an opportunity to review some of the recent history of squatting in Australia ... buildings for accommodation or other, social purposes. Leaving aside the emergence of a squattocracy in the nineteenth century, “bums and lowlifes” have been occupying buildings in this manner in Melbourne [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:21:20

Is Obama Planning For Battle Against A Looming Depression, Not A Recession?

Anyone else wondering if the true extent of our economic troubles still aren't realized, or not being fully communicated to us? ... House Council of Economic Advisors -- University of California, Berkeley professor Christina Romer ... while Main Street suffers; that in this country, we rise and fall as one nation, as one people [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 16:13:58

Hillary Clinton campaigns in her hometown -- and Obama's

speech/photo op by Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate –- became controversial in recent days when German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman expressed her displeasure over plans to use the monument as a backdrop for a foreign political ... in the house and often times not even knowing their father,” Obama said, “that is a problem. And I’ [more...]

Date: 2008-07-13 03:34:52

Clinton to be put in nomination, campaigns strive for ‘peace in the kingdom’

Hillary Clinton’s recent talk about “catharsis” was in large part about having her name being placed in nomination during the Democratic National ... audience at home, it could create some interesting moments. After the state-by-state roll is tallied ... to go. A Democratic Party operative familiar with convention plans told CNN that the Obama campaign [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 16:35:43

Did Israel Just Blink, Or Win?

By Joel C. RosenbergSenior Israeli officials have been signaling all day that they are close to achieving their objectives and thus may soon ... a synagogue and sending a pregnant Israeli mother to the hospital after her home received a direct hit ... safety for the Israelis along the southern border of Gaza.Related LinksReuters: Israel plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:29:00

Desperate Sellers And Buyers With Money To Spend

The Orlando Sentinel reports from Florida. “More than 2,100 homes in Lake County have fallen into foreclosure through the first half of 2008, ... in April, according to RealtyTrac. Every Treasure Coast community has seen a home left neglected ... , for example, cleaned up the home at 11 Cache Cay in Vero Beach early in the year. But by February, the same [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 14:50:06

Breaking: Sarah Palin cleared in Troopergate by independent state panel

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -- She's growing hoarse, no doubt tired, but less than 10 weeks after bursting onto the national political and cultural scene, ... , including an overnight flight back home to Alaska to vote. And then another long flight back down ... on the last day of the historic 2008 presidential race. Aides said Palin was in high spirits [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 01:29:06

Richmond investors plan to cash in on immigrant detainees

by Jeff Winder, Guest Contributor Changing immigration enforcement policy has left federal authorities struggling to cope with rapidly rising ... Enforcement (ICE) has conducted raids of historic proportions, arresting hundreds of undocumented ... Virginia town. Immigration Centers of America - Farmville (ICA) plans to break ground on Oct. 15 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 17:16:53

What’s Happening With The Religion Of Peace Today?

Hey, don’t worry about Iran, cause Obama will take care of it through his one on one chats with Ahmadenijad Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, ... of Australia Plans for building a Muslim cemetery in the ground of a historic Anglican graveyard ... into Western European culture: As they become wealthier and more assimilated, Muslims will shed vestiges [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 20:13:33

While McCain Plays Games, Washington Mutual Falls

From Yahoo: WaMu is largest U.S. bank failure By Elinor Comlay and Jonathan Stempel 1 hour, 37 minutes ago NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) ... . The rescue marks a historic step to clean up a U.S. financial system littered with toxic mortgage ... of the combined company’s branches. He also said JPMorgan plans to issue $8 billion of stock [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 04:02:19

This Land is Your Land: A better way to spend $1 trillion

By Rich Rodgers of Portland, Oregon. For 11 years, Rich was a policy advisor to a Portland city commissioner on housing policy, school funding, ... to construct major public infrastructure in historic African-American neighborhoods in Atlanta. He now works ... money to bail out failing financial institutions. There is no talk of bailing out struggling hom [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 17:52:50

Riddled In Buyer’s Remorse

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Housing clearance rates remained soft across the country over the weekend, ... of recovering from their torpor. The Australian reported many homes continue to sell for well under ... , bought her retirement home in the town of Tolleson, Arizona, in 1996. ‘It was supposed to be my dream [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 22:58:03

Saturday Evening Open Thread

Good Evening. For whatever you did today, I want to thank you. I know time is precious, but this is time well spent ... are Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington. The other two Southern states with early ... Republic Rashid Who? by Ethan Porter Why the Jews finally came home to Obama Post Date Friday [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 01:56:41

While You Were Sleeping VI: The FreeDarko EVERY GAME PREVIEW

My turn to step forward and soothsay 2008-09, specifically the month of March. Two other orders of business first:-The book will be in bookstores on 11/11. This much is true. But we're also looking to get it into other places whose shoppers might be receptive to it: Fancy sneaker spots, record stores that carry printed matter, comics stores [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 00:28:00

DrumBeat: November 16, 2008

Global climate changes could lead to violence: Experts say it will accelerate the race for food, water KANSAS CITY, MO. — A warmer planet could find itself more often at war. The Earth's fast-changing climate has a range of serious thinkers — from military brass to geographers to diplomats — predicting a spate of armed conflicts driven by the [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 13:20:33

Now That's Just Nuts

Permalink | User Comments (28) | TrackBack (0) Hot Mic Catches Jesse Jackson Hammering Obama; Jackson Apologizes July 09, 2008 4: ... not reflect any disparagement on my part for the historic event in which we are involved or my pride ... has no plans to respond as of now. But here's something you don't see every day. Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 13:32:02

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