By Carly Felton With the real estate market showing signs of life again, we decided to take the pulse of Atlanta’s loft and condo market, which was booming just two years ago before the recession made sales dry up and prices plummet. “In the late 1990s and early 2000s Intown Atlanta was flooded with new […]
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Decatur Old House Fair, March 6
On Saturday, March 6, the City of Decatur, in partnership with the DeKalb History Center and the Decatur Preservation Alliance will present the Decatur Old House Fair, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The day-long event will be held at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, 130 Clairemont Ave. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 […]
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Eco-Briefs
Concrobium Mold Control is an Enviornmental Protection Agency-registered solution that eliminates and prevents mold, contains no bleach, ammonia or VOCs. This earth-friendly technology works to eliminate existing indoor mold and prevents it from coming back. Concrobium Mold Control can be used for spot mold cleanup or fogged to treat large or inaccessible areas such as […]
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Green Insider: Green is the new Red
By Laura Turner Seydel When it comes time to pucker up this Valentine’s Day, think twice about the color you paint your lips. Sure red might be the official hue of February, but instead, this year, go green (not literally, of course!) and treat your body to a toxin-free holiday. For years, the topic of […]
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Atlanta Audubon Society encourages sanctuaries
By SB Williams With more than 5 million living in metro Atlanta, the city vibrates with the roar of motors and engines and resonates with vocal sounds of multiple languages, omnipresent music and ringing phones. Less obvious is a parallel world, whose winged members are equally active in pursuing their lives – meeting responsibilities to […]
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Staging Your Home To Sell
By Shandra Hill Smith You’ve decided to take the leap and put your home on the market. In today’s real estate climate, wooing potential buyers indeed may call for a tried-and-true method to help secure a sale: staging the home. When prepping your home for sale, put yourself in the future homeowners’ shoes, advise staging […]
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Real Estate Briefs
Finding homes for sale in Atlanta just got easier. Using the latest mobile phone app from Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty, you can search for homes for sale anywhere in Atlanta on a phone that offers wireless internet service or GPS capabilities. This means now you can search from your car, a coffee shop, and […]
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Comfort Living
Atlanta designer, consultant and writer Christine Eisner has created Comfort Living Club, a series of online, interactive get-togethers to help bring more balance to the home and quality of life. In other words, you can be in your pj’s in front of a fire, at the kitchen table with a cup of tea, or taking a […]
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Eco-Briefs
On the wings of Oakhurst Community Garden Project’s wildly popular Chicks in the City classes comes a full morning of urban poultry-keeping. On Saturday, Feb. 6, the Chicks in the City Symposium offers attendees a full plate of essentials on backyard chickens. Taught by local experts, the six sessions highlight how-tos from coop design to […]
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Renovation Coach: Trends for 2010
By Jesse Morado The New Year is here and many of us are glad that 2009 is behind us. Optimism is running high this year and homeowners and contractors I have been speaking with lately see 2010 as a great year for improving our homes. This year brings some changes to the home improvement industry […]