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A New Front Entry
For almost seven years, the Hackel’s front entrance sat transparent with a mostly glass patio door front entrance which didn’t exactly fit in with the grandeur of the rest of the home.
“We really wanted to increase the curb appeal of the house and we thought we could do it through a front entry makeover,” says [...]
El Camino de Santiago de Compostela: A Father & Son Journey of Body & Spirit
by Alan Lipka
I do not consider myself the adventurous type. Quite honestly, going to the movies qualifies as a risky venture for me. So how in heaven’s name could I ever have found myself in three different countries in three consecutive days and poised to walk across mountain, meseta (plateau in Spain) and countryside to [...]
The Other Florida: Florida’s Nature Coast
Visions of sun-drenched white-sand beaches permeate thoughts of Florida. Millions flock to Florida each year for vacation or retirement. So many, in fact, that it has changed the perception of Florida into a concrete jungle with congested freeways and beaches. However, you can still experience the Florida of yesteryear in Florida’s “Nature Coast.”
In 1867, World [...]
Pringle Companies Grows to Become Pringle Homebuilding Group
On October 30, 2009, the Pringle Companies completed a long-planned sale of assets to a new company – Pringle Homebuilding Group. The new company was formed and capitalized by a group of investors who believe strongly that the active adult demographic holds great promise and opportunity for the homebuilding industry. Recognizing Pringle’s outstanding reputation and [...]
Greenbrier Breaks Sales Record… In January
($4.1 Million Contracted In One Weekend)
Despite a challenging economy, The Greenbrier Sporting Club experienced a record-breaking weekend in real estate sales for January, a month typically slow in land transactions. The private residential community, located on the grounds of The Greenbrier, contracted $4.1 million in real estate over the course of a single weekend, January [...]
This Fall, Traverse the South on Foot
Be Green, Stay Fit and Save Money with a Vacation to a Pedestrian-Friendly City
It’s no surprise that walking is good for you, on a variety of levels. For one thing, it burns calories and helps to maintain a healthy weight. It gets your heart rate up, lowers your blood pressure, decreases your risk of cardiovascular [...]
‘In the Business of Building Community’—Community Foundatations Help Establish the Legacy that’s Right for You
There are more than 650 of them in the United States—and there’s one in the state where you live. Together, they hold more than $35 billion in combined assets. Each year, they give more than $2.6 billion, collectively, in local grants. The most curious fact: You may have no idea they exist. They’re community foundations, [...]
Delaware—An Affordable Retirement Destination
Chances are you haven’t considered Delaware as a retirement destination—but, maybe you should. U.S. News and World Report recently named Delaware as one of the ten most affordable places to retire on the water. And, it’s closer than you think. When compared to southern retirement hot spots, Delaware is a relatively short drive from the [...]
Condos Can Be the Next Eco-Friendly Homes
All you have to do is look at the advertising from condominium and home builders to see that environmentally friendly housing is the hottest thing in building today. And condominiums, by their very nature, take advantage of almost all of green housing’s possibilities.
Condominiums have the advantage of population density, with a compact physical footprint which [...]
Main Street, U.S.A.—The Charms of Small-Town Life, Southern-Style
We’ve heard a lot in the news lately about Main Street vs. Wall Street. The term “Main Street” evokes visions of Norman Rockwell’s America, a kinder, gentler place of charming small towns, where neighbors watch out for one another and mom-and-pop businesses anchor the local economy. Main Street is such a powerful symbol of old-fashioned [...]