December 19, 2010

Houston #2 on Forbes List

Houston Texas holds the #2 spot on Forbes list of “Best Cities for Young Adults”. Three other Texas cities also made it into the top 10 including Austin #1, Dallas #6, and San Antonio #9. Forbes compiled their Best Cities list by defining young adults as those ages 20 to 29 and then narrowed their search […]

December 16, 2010

If only I had a dollar for every time ….

How would you complete the blanks … “If only I had a dollar for every time ____ _____ _____, I would be rich!” Mine would be … “If only I had a dollar for every time I was asked will the seller take less, I would be rich! If I included the times I was asked […]

December 14, 2010

Spring Texas Real Estate: Market Report November 2010

What’s going on with the Spring Texas Real Estate Market? To compare last November’s sales numbers to this November’s sales numbers doesn’t seem quite fair. As last November, first time home buyers were scrambling to get homes under contract before the expiration of the home buyers tax credit resulting in a spike in sales. This November the government […]

December 12, 2010

No snow

The recent winter storm that barreled through the Midwest and dumped 14 inches of snow on Minneapolis reminded me of the one of the reasons I love living in Spring Texas. No snow. I shouldn’t say we don’t get any snow in Spring Texas because that wouldn’t be entirely true. Just last year on December 4th, we were […]

December 11, 2010

Best place to view Christmas lights in Northwest Houston

Prestonwood Forest’s traditional “Nite of Lites” festival continues in 2018. Link to updated dates, hours, and map of the award winning homes and blocks of the 2011 “Nite of Lites” festival. Our pick for the best place to view Christmas Lights in Northwest Houston is the Prestonwood Forest subdivision. Known as the “Christmas Lights Neighborhood”, its […]

December 7, 2010

Cash in on FREE reward cards from Spring Texas restaurants

Reward yourself this holiday season by cashing in on FREE reward cards. Numerous Spring Texas area restaurants are offering a free reward card with the purchase of a gift card. The majority of the reward cards are valid only for the first couple of months of 2011 so you will want to use them quickly to avoid losing them. Pappas Restaurants […]

December 2, 2010

FM 1960 disappears from Google maps

The popular and heavily traveled Farm to Market 1960 (F.M. 1960) has gone through a name change or should I say name designation. Last summer, the section of F.M. 1960 from SH 249 a.k.a. Tomball Parkway east to Aldine Westfield was designated the Cypress Creek Parkway. Local community leaders believed the area lacked a clear identify and thought it would benefit […]

November 30, 2010

Holiday concerts and theater performances in Spring Texas

Are you having difficulty getting in the holiday spirit this year? Are you feeling a little too much like “the Grinch” and not enough like jolly old St. Nick? Then why don’t you try to shake off those holiday blues by attending a holiday concert or a theater performance. 2010 holiday concerts and theater performances in the Spring Texas area: Concerts: […]

November 26, 2010

Woodlands and Willowbrook Malls have new shopping app

Before you head out to the Woodlands Mall or the Willowbrook Mall this holiday season, you will want to download their new mobile shopping app called, “The Club Shopping Mall”. The shopping app which is available on the iPhone and Android lists sales, real-time navigation of the mall, and games. I downloaded the app on my […]

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