Looking for an opportunity to give blood?  Of course you are!  Who isn't?   My office is having a blood drive on Friday, March 4th from 11 am - 4:45 pm. You can schedule an appointment by using the Red Cross Blood Donor app, by scheduling through http://www.redcrossblood.org (use sponsor code PREVIEW), or by calling 800-733-2767. Each donation you make can help or save up to three people. 02/22/2016

Going to be in the Brighton area on Friday, October 30th?  Hey, it's the day before Halloween and you get a great opportunity to do a little reverse-Dracula-ing.  Our office is hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive that day from 11:00 AM to 4:45 PM at 130 W. Grand River, Brighton 48116.Afterwards, forget about the traffic and browse around the downtown businesses or treat yourself to a great lunch or dinner at one of the many restaurants in the area.To schedule an appointment you can log in at redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code: Preview, or call Lisa at 810-220-1505.  Another great way to make an appointment is by using the Red Cross Blood App, available for Apple and Android platforms at the app store or google play, respectively.   09/23/2015

For the fourth year in a row, community volunteers will converge on the downtown Brighton children's park, the Imagination Station.  Situated next to the millpond and easy walking to Main Street shops and restaurants, this is a great way to give back to your community.  Duty is relatively light and all tools needed are available - all that is needed is YOU!The shift starts at 9am and ends at noon.  This main jobs to accomplish on May 9th are spreading 60 yards of mulch, miscellaneous spring clean up, trimming shrubs, pulling weeds, picking up litter and some painting.Volunteers receive a goodie bag with great incentives from downtown merchants, like free ice cream, free custard and much more. Email brightonimaginationstation@gmail.com for more information or visit the group facebook pag... 04/23/2015

Brighton Michigan Community Events Here’s what is coming up for the downtown Brighton Michigan area in the next week (August 25, 2013 – August 31, 2013).  If you haven’t visited downtown Brighton lately, things are really hoppin’! – and poppin’! The Brighton Kiwanis Concert at the Gazebo (Mill pond) series wraps up Sunday night, August 25th, with Steve King and the Dittilies, an annual favorite.  Main Street will be closed at 6pm to allow for parking of classic cars.  150+ are expected, and with the FREE gazebo concert, this is a no-brainer for a great Sunday evening.  Bring some lawn chairs and find a spot.  Have dinner at the Main Street Martini Bar, 440 Main, Ciao Amici’s, Brighton Bar & Grill, Sagano’s Steak House, Buon Gusto, or another great Brighton restaurant before or after the... 08/23/2013

I don’t often have wine that sticks around for more than a few days after being opened, but for those of you that do, you may have struggled with keeping wine fresh.  This is definitely more of a problem with red wine.  White wine can be capped and placed in the refrigerator and seems to ‘keep’ so much easier. A few years ago, I purchased a Vacu-vin for around $10.  Special stoppers and a hand pump that suck the air out of the wine bottle works very well for my short term storage of open bottles.  But I came across an article this morning that reviewed five different wine storage techniques – with varying prices and varying degrees of effectiveness. I know that wine is a much more popular choice for many people than in years past and thought I’d share it with you (the article, not the w... 06/13/2013

Saturday, June 8th, from 8:30-11:00, the Brighton Optimists will hold their annual Free Fishing Derby for Kids in Downtown Brighton, at the Millpond.  Registration starts at 7:30am. Bring your rod and reel and a bucket for the fish. This is a catch and release event. We also have a limited number of loaner poles and buckets.  Free bait while supply lasts.  We will provide free pizza to the kids and the local jump rope team (Jumpin' Allstars) will be performing prior to awards.   While you’re downtown for the fishing derby on Saturday, be sure to check out the Farmer’s Market.  The kids will enjoy the Imagination Station, too.  And if they get warm, you can cool them off at Jack’s Custard, the Dairy Queen, or the Yum Yum Tree.  Plenty of options!  For a complete list of downtown events a... 06/05/2013

Every year the Livingston County Association of Realtors conducts their ‘Fill The Gazebos’ food drive for Gleaners Food Bank in downtown Brighton and Howell .  May 4th is the day for 2013. Cars can drive up and have volunteers take food donations, which are piled under the gazebos. Collectors can also be found at some of the larger grocery stores, piling extra food into pickup trucks for the food drive.  Many local real estate brokerages are collection sites in the weeks leading up to May 4th, also.  We load the food into trucks and it gets taken to the food pantry in Genoa Township, to serve our area’s hungriest families. Please consider participating this year.  You can drop off food at Preview Properties real estate office (130 W. Grand River, Brighton 48116) before the event, or dri... 04/17/2013