Jennifer Steck's (jsteck) Blog

It's amazing how quickly this year is passing. August is here and fall is right around the corner. The leaves will begin turning in the next month or two. The lucky people who bought one of the houses in the Bonnie Brae and Belcaro neighborhoods will have a great view of our fall colors right in ...

Here is a quick summary of July 2007 home sales in the Lowry neighborhood. The area is generally located between Yosemite Street (east) and Quebec Street (west), E. 11th Avenue (north) and Alameda Avenue (south). There is a small pocket that juts out to the west side. The Lowry neighborhood was d...

One of my favorite Denver bloggers is Ken Schroeppel. Ken describes himself as an urban planner, downtown enthusiast and Denver booster. Ken has been blogging about Denver downtown projects for the last two years. He not only has the answers about what is being discussed and planned, but the curr...

Here is a brief summary of July 2007 sales in the Denver Country Club and North Country Club neighborhoods. The east and west boundaries are University Boulevard and Downing Street and the north and south streets are 6th Avenue and 1st Avenue. It is a beautiful neighborhood with historical homes ...

 It's the time of year to grab your lawn chair, fill the cooler and head to any one of the many free events occurring in parks and shopping centers across the Denver metropolitan area. Feel free to add any events I may have missed to your comments. Don't forget the date, time and location. Severa...

Whether it is your parent's fiftieth wedding anniversary, your wedding or a birthday party for your skating teenager, having just the right location for a party sets the stage. With 205 parks, Denver has the nations largest park system and amazing settings for a host of events. Picnic permits are...

I knew it was almost time throughout the winter and then last weekend we needed to take Bailey, my golden retriever, to the vet. She was really struggling with her bad hips. Some pills and steroids and she was back up walking with that wagging tail of hers. Bailey was with us from the time I firs...

I admit it. I bought the latest book yesterday morning and spent all day on the couch enjoying every moment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows. It was a day off of work to read the last of a series that has become classic.  I can tell you, I wasn't the only adult who spent their weekend read...

 From the Lawn Chair is a regular feature. This current post covers free neighborhood events scheduled for the second half of July. It's the time of year where you get to grab your lawn chair, fill the cooler and head to any one of the many free events occurring in parks and shopping centers acro...

Due to recent changes, I am eligible for a new lending program with payments based on a 1.25% mortgage rate. How about that? While the rest of you are paying a little over 6%, I'm special, so I only have to pay less than a quarter of that rate. Today I received an offer in the mail to refinance m...