ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2009
5
Comments
For the last 2 weeks I have been showing properties in downtown DC to a couple who want a balcony for morning coffee or a roof terrace for dinner parties. The thing that I have been struck by time and time again as we go around the city is how incredible the views are from so many condos in down...
04/30/2009
2
Comments
Open Sunday from 2 to 5 - a completely updated colonial in Potomac for $599,000. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, an updated kitchen with corian counters and high end cabinets, large dining room, family room, den, master bedroom with sitting room, newly renovated basement play room, beautiful deck and a ...
04/29/2009
6
Comments
I have been doing Market Leader for a little less than a month, and I am delighted to report that I am working with one very active buyer and am actively emailing a young doctor in Florida who will be moving to DC this summer. I am happy with the results so far, even though I don't seem to be mee...
04/27/2009
A huge new mixed-use project is coming to Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle area,thanks to the Donohoe Corportation and WDG Architecture. The new project, Woodmont Central, will be a multi-phase, mixed-use project office with office, retail and apartments along Wisconsin Ave. The first part of the ...
04/20/2009
I am furious about Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a report that warned law enforcement officials that the recession, the election of the first black president and the return of war veterans could lead to a rise in "rightwing extre...
04/16/2009
On spring break with my 15 year old, I tried to race one of her friends on the slalom course and it ended predictably - My daughter's friend won and I fell and fractured my leg - at least I didn't tear my ACL. Instead, I spent the rest of my spring break recuperating on the sofa in the condo wh...
04/16/2009
3
Comments
After months of secrecy (that really wasn't a secret), the new Apple store has opened on Bethesda Ave in Bethesda. The new space is directly across from the old Apple store, but easily three times as big as the old location. I ducked in to the new location today to retrieve my 15 year old daught...
04/15/2009
0
Comments
I want to brag about Bethesda, Maryland, my home town. Bethesda now ranks number two on Forbes.com's list of America's Most Livable Cities, right behind Portland, Oregon, which got top honors. The financial magazine makes its annual list on the basis of quality of life, including five-year incom...
04/15/2009
1
Comments
The long winter is finally coming to a close and the cherry trees exploded last week in a cloud of pale pink and white blossoms. Spring is finally returning to Washington as the peak blooming period for Washington's beloved and oh-so-delicate cherry trees took place in the first week in April. T...
04/14/2009
8
Comments
A young blonde was on vacation in the depths of Louisiana. She wanted a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the worst way, but was very reluctant to pay the high prices the local vendors were asking. After becoming very frustrated with the "no haggle" attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the blonde...
04/10/2009