Gentle reminder today that curb appeal makes all the difference when selling your home. You know the curb appeal trifecta: mulch, seasonal color, and a pressure-sprayed driveway. But you’re going to need to add these three if you want to level up your outdoor game: 1) Illuminate walkways. Would-be buyers are sure to do a…
Jamestown Rediscovered was the Robert Woodson Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century subject for the February-Valentine chapter meeting. Excavations at Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, have been going on for 140 years. In 1994 Preservation Virginia which acquired 22.5 acres on Jamestown Island in 1893, launched a project called Jamestown Rediscovery.…
photo credit: ESPN By: James M. Rankin, Sportswriter Montgomery County NewsNew Orleans, Louisiana:It was the biggest game of the season that pitted the AFC Champions and Super Bowl 58 Champions Kansas City Chiefs against the tough gritty NFC Champions the Philadelphia Eagles. Also, two young talented starting quarterbacks in the game grew up in Texas…
January market review By Kent Pendleton• January market review Despite uncertainty surrounding inflation, interest rates, the political landscape and a new disruptor in the artificial intelligence (AI) race, domestic equities ended the first month of 2025 broadly positive, reflecting a continuing optimism for the U.S. economy. AI-themed stocks were shaken by a new entrant into…
This week’s Veteran is William ‘Billy’ Miller IV, who served in the U.S. Marine Corp from 2001-2022. Miller was an Infantryman and in his over 20 years of service was posted domestically and was deployed overseas. He trained at Parris Island, South Carolina, and was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he rotated multiple…
By Cheryl ConleyLake Creek Nature PreserveIn Mother Nature’s world where only the most cunning survive, the masters of disguise hold the winning hand. Insects and animals alike depend on their ability to remain unseen to ensure their continued existence. Take frogs and toads as an example. Their skin is often mottled with browns, greens and…
With the title of ‘Great Expectations,’ you would expect Charles Dickens would be involved, but wipe that thought from your mind. The great American composers of the 20th Century, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and George Gerswhin, were powerhouses that started to fuel the American musical psyche in the early 1920’s; writing with the same vim…
I haven’t seen this much fun in politics since The Soviet Union imploded in 1991, giving The World a great Christmas present that year. Donald Trump is giving marching orders to Make America Great Again, and we are quickly finding out that the Democrat Party is as hollow as the KGB, the Soviet secret police,…
With immigration a current hot-button issue, Stages in Houston has made a bold choice with its presentation of ‘The Heart Sellers,’ a play about two immigrant wives whose doctor husbands are in training in their unknown mid-size city. Don’t worry, no one is gonna be deported, these ladies did it the right way, legally; but…
Announcement – Southern Luxury By Megan Stultz• I am thrilled to share some exciting news—our brokerage is stepping into a fresh new chapter. Since 2013, our boutique real estate firm has been a trusted name in Montgomery County. Originally founded as Fairwater Westmont Real Estate by Megan Stultz and Bob Boyles, our team has always…