Janice Roosevelt's Neighborhood Blog

  SPICE, is an Indian Thai Bistro in Newtown Square that has been voted best all round Indian kitchen by the Philadelphia Inquirer and that accolade is well deserved. Thanks Susan Manners for suggesting this incredible eatery this weekend! The owners also have another SPICE in downtown West Chest...

We've had a mild winder in the Mid-Atlantic region, but the rain this past week brings a good reminder of the spring showers and flowers ahead. Here are some great tips to check to see that your house is ready, http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20120223_condensation.htm   janice.roosevelt@gmail.com

With  light and airy touch, the complicated relationships in which  everyday people  enmesh themselves finds rich and humorous  expression in  Alexander Payne’s The Descendents.     George Clooney,  the odds-on favorite to win the Oscars tonight, delivers a deeply-satisfying  and  understated per...

As we progress through the year, I want to thank you for your educational e-mails over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery.I can no longer open a bathroom door without using a paper towel, nor let the waitress put lemon slices in my ice water without worr...

Agents and Brokers (only), don't miss this opportunity to preview three great Chadds Ford homes for your clients. Tuesday, February 28th - 12 (noon) -2 p.m AND win a $100 gift certificate to the new WHOLE FOODS opening in  Glen Mills on  3/14/12!   Enjoy a progressive lunch catered by Sovano Bist...

Realtor and author Pat Kennett offers some great advice to sellers in her wonderfully humorous style. Sellers do need a but of education unless they've been out lookng at houses with their realtor. Some of the "instructions" for showing come from bad experiences. I remember once seller who accuse...

Not to “wish” an end to this mild winter we are having  in and around Philadelphia and northern Delaware, but something inside me led me to buy a big bag of de-icer this week . It  got me to thinking about snow shoveling. My driveway seems to be the worst in my development so it takes Superwoman ...

The beautiful holiday that celebrates the gift of love on February 14, originated in 270 A.D with  an amazing man named Valentine. The humble Christian Valentinus lived under the oppressive rule of  Roman Emperor Claudius II. Claudis had ordered all Romans to worship state idols, and ordered deat...

With only 21 homes in the  North Hills neighborhood of Wilmington, Delaware, it's no wonder these homes are sought-after. Location reigns as the community is surrounded by 463 acres of parkland. You can walk to Bellevue State Park and Rockwood. Minutes to I95, Wilmington and convenient to Philade...

A  recent daily message I receive has me thinking about "helping others." It's certainly what we do in real estate, helping people buy and sell homes, investment properties, and vacation real estate. In this shifted market, sellers have had to come to the realization that prices just are what the...