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2014
The Washington DC Cherry Blossom Festival is just 141 days away! On Sunday morning as we all turn our clocks back, I will need something sunny to think of when we get ready to sink into the dark days of winter! What will make me smile is the thought of the Washington DC Cherry Blossom Festival ...
10/31/2014
Some houses are identical to fifty others in the neighborhood, and you know exactly what you will find inside - Maybe the carpet is blue rather than green, or the hardwoods are golden oak rather than mahoghany - but they are essentially the same. Then along comes the Mushroom House at 4929 Alla...
10/30/2014
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My tenant mentioned to me yesterday morning that the toilet in her master bedroom was running and she had called a plumber. I told her that was great and apologized for the inconvenience. I have to say - I love my tenant- she is awesome. My tenant lives down the street from me in the house tha...
10/28/2014
Leisure World of Maryland is a private, age-restricted community located in Montgomery County, Maryland. The Community was started in September of 1966 and encompasses a fenced, 610-acre parcel, with entry limited to residents and guests by using any of the three staffed gatehouses. There are app...
10/28/2014
Hands down, my favorite community in the Bethesda/Chevy Chase area is Kenwood Forest. With a variety of floorplans and facades, there are studio and one bedroom garden style condos, and two, three or four bedroom townhomes on two or three levels. Some of the town houses have brick facades, wh...
10/27/2014
We may not truly be smalltown America since we are on the edge of the nation's capital, but Bethesda merchants are working hard to create that feeling. Downtown Bethesda is changing rapidly from local mom and pop stores like Bruce's Variety and the Tastee Diner to the Pottery Barn and the Silver...
10/23/2014
As you get ready for an open house, you make sure that your directional signs are clean and straight, your balloons are bright and perky, your cookies are warm and crisp and your bottles of water properly branded and cold. What is missing? The scent in the house that makes buyers bond with their ...
10/22/2014
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My favorite pizza in Bethesda is Mia's at 4926 Cordell Avenue. I love the carmelized onion and pancetta with gruyere and thyme - the Alsatian. Another one my daughter and I can NEVER pass up is the fig and prosciutto. When the weather is warm I love to sit outside and drink a glass of Chianti ...
10/22/2014
Is there anything more fun than the urban lifestyle of a cool pied a terre in the hear of a vibrant city? This stylish one bedroom with sleek Euro kitchen w/ granite and stainless in the heart of Kalorama is perfect for the busy professional! Open floor plan. Tall ceilings, big windows. The Wyom...
10/18/2014
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Open Sun 1-4. Finally, a Kenwood Forest TH that backs to Norwood Park! 1110 sq feet of sunshine in an open floor plan - table space updated kitchen, large dining room with French doors to patio overlooking the park, 2 big bedrooms upstairs and 2.5 baths! Walk to the pool, Crescent Trail, and al...
10/18/2014
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Lise Howe
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As an full time and very active Realtor in the DC metro area, I love to write about the DC market, special communities within the market, and new listings, and to connect with other agents in ActiveRain on ways to improve our service to the public and our marketing abilities.