Today I want to explore a small brick house in Washington, D.C. to see what kind of lessons we can learn on making our own homes here in Glenview a good fit for us. This house is only 12 feet wide at its widest by 26 feet, but it does encompass about 1300 square feet in its three levels. It has 2
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08/30/2012
With a focus on American composers, the Northbrook New Tradition Chorus and the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra will reunite for the second time. After the overwhelming success of last year's performance, they are thrilled to be coming together again to entertain everyone in the area. This year's p
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08/28/2012
When searching for your dream home in the Glenview area, settling for a less-than perfect dream house probably isn't something you want to do. But in the end, it may be the best thing you can do, at least for now! The first question you should ask yourself when starting your dream home search
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08/23/2012
With most Glenview area schools opening this week, I thought this might be a good time to talk about some ways to brighten lunches for those students who carry theirs from home. How about trying some of these ideas! 1. Go Shopping. Any idea that starts with "go shopping" has to be a good one,
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08/21/2012
At last, smart appliances are making their way into our modern Glenview kitchens. Samsung now has a refrigerator featuring a touchscreen on its door where you can load apps to keep track of all sorts of things. With this fridge and some apps, you'll be able to set different temps for different co
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08/16/2012
Something we probably don't like spending money on is homeowner's insurance for your Wilmette home. We all realize, however, that it's something we have to have if we own a home. Finding yourself without homeowner's insurance at the time of a loss is just not acceptable! Thinking about homeow
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08/14/2012
It's a good idea to develop a game plan as to what to do once the selling, buying and moving have ended, and you find yourselves in your Wilmette dream home, surrounded by boxes of your stuff waiting to be unpacked! Hopefully, when you moved in, boxes were put in the appropriate rooms where t
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08/09/2012
If you want to sell your Glenview home and are trying to figure out just what the magic is when it comes to "comps", here are some things to help you understand the world of comparables a little bit better. First, the word “comp” is short for “comparable”, and is simply the value that other nea
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08/08/2012
So you've decided to sell your Glenview house! How exciting! You've got it all de-cluttered, with new paint in just the right colors in all the right spots. You're ready for some prospective homebuyers to come and take a look at it. To get the word out, you'll need to list your house, so let'
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08/02/2012
Shopping is not always a fun activity, but it is when you hit the Glenview Farmers’ Market right across the road from Wagner Farms at 1510 Wagner Road, in Glenview. The Farmers’ Market is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon through October 13th. There are two places you can park: parallel par
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07/31/2012
