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RECENT BLOG POSTS
I've been following some of the discussions going on about Localism, what should and should not be posted, and whether or not Localism is going to help generate business for real estate professionals and I have to say that I think Localism is a bit misunderstood.  I'm relatively new to ActiveRain...
08/24/2008
About a week or so ago I wrote a post regarding mortgage marketing, or the lack thereof in the current marketplace.   The discussion also touched on the fact that many lenders have closed their wholesale lending divisions meaning they will no longer offer their loan products through mortgage brok...
08/19/2008
  (Yes, this is a rhetorical question.)   I received a sales letter last week from Wachovia Bank.  I normally, do not pay much attention to my junk mail except that Wachovia is the institution that I use for banking so I opened it up because I thought the letter may have been in regard to my acco...
08/05/2008
  One thing my family and I look forward to each summer are the Summer Stage performances at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center.   If you are not familiar with Summer Stage, it is a wonderful program which entertains the community each summer with children's shows and Broadway musicals in add...
08/01/2008
Delaware County Council will join Upper Darby Township in the "unleashing" of the county's first official dog park on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 1pm.  A ceremony will take place at the 10 acre, multi-use recreational facility at Kent Park, in Upper Darby on the Clifton Heights border.   At the ne...
07/19/2008
Primos-Secane, PA is located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania in Upper Darby Township.  Primos-Secane is the name of the post office which serves the area an is not an actual town.  The area could be known as Primos, Secane, or Primos-Secane depending upon who you ask since the borders between wh...
07/19/2008
What would you say if you were shopping at your local home center, looking to purchase a certain type of light bulb.  You ask the first clerk you see where the light bulbs could be located and he replies "Not my department.  I work in Plumbing".  Maybe you are at a local supermarket and one of th...
07/15/2008
Many people have never heard of Secane.  Some would guess that it is a shore town in New Jersey, or somewhere else near the "sea".   In fact, the area known as Secane is roughly 6 miles west of Philadelphia and lies in both Upper Darby Township and Ridley Township.   The closest thing to the sea ...
07/15/2008
With gas prices over $4.00 per gallon and rising and the cost of everything else rising faster than the mercury in your thermometer who needs to travel to the Shore or other vacation destinations when there is plenty of fun right in your own backyard?  Delaware County has lots going on the summe...
07/11/2008
Has anyone else checked out the new Localism site?  Coming July 31 there is going to be an option where you can sponsor a community for a monthly fee.  As anyone who lives/work in Delco knows drawing the line at the boundaries of communities can be confusing.  I guess it is ok if your town is Spr...
07/09/2008