A Wintry, Holiday Celebration

November 28th, 2011

A carol sing and torchlight parade is scheduled to take place this Sunday, Dec. 4.

The parade will begin at 6 p.m. at the Enfield Street School and end at the town green. The carol sing will begin at 7 p.m. in front of the town gazebo, accompanied by a tree lighting and Santa’s arrival.

New Phase, Floor Plans at Lakestone

November 22nd, 2011

Sharp Residential has exciting news for people interested in lake living in Cherokee County. We are building a new phase of 67 homes with 27 premium lake lots at Lakestone. You and your family can enjoy the peace and serenity that comes with living right on the lake.

The first homes will be available in early 2012. You’ll be able to choose from a number of our popular floor plans, including the Rosehill II, Highcroft II, Thornberry and others. Y

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New homes make the most of winter rays

November 20th, 2011

Yvonne Wagoner has every reason to feel more tired than usual. With fall rapidly fading into winter, short days and long, dark nights are becoming the norm again, something she has noticed more since turning the clock back this month.

Add to that the sleep deprivation she and her husband, Josh, are experiencing as parents of a 3-month-old and it might be difficult to stay alert if it weren’t for the sun’s rays streaming into her town house in Lexington Homes’ Lexington Square community in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood.

“The sunlight pours in so intensely at different times of day that the hallway almost glows,” said Wagoner. Read full article…

Tags: Winter, Winter Rays

High hopes for hip hotel

November 8th, 2011

A development team including Hub restaurateur Darryl Settles is planning to build a small hotel with an upscale restaurant on Arlington Street next to the former Renaissance Charter School in what is now a vacant brick building.

Construction of the 19-room Boston Boutique Hotel is expected to start next spring with an opening planned for 2013. Settles, owner of Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen, the Columbus Avenue eatery known for its Southern food and live jazz, is collaborating on the $7 million project with David Schwartz of Barkley Investments in Boston.

“A boutique hotel seems like the perfect use for the building,” said Schwartz. “It just didn’t lend itself well to condominiums. The desig

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Tags: Hotel

Do research before voting down budget

November 3rd, 2011

Q: I live in a small, 70-unit condominium project, and we are having terrible money problems, mainly steming from the misappropriation of funds from the management company.

We are having a meeting where our homeowners’ association board is expected to ask for its third assessment in two years.

A group of residents sent letters to homeowners asking them to vote down the proposed new assessments and increased dues, and to get a new management company. What is the percentage of votes needed to stop the board from increasing our costs?

A: You always want to be careful when making statements that the management company has misappropriated funds from the association.

Such a statement needs to be made from actual facts that came be obtained from an audit.

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