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2008 

The construction of the Lancaster, PA Convention Center and Marriott Hotel is really picking up momentum! The tower emerges from behind the original art nouveau facade of the Watt & Shand building it is preserving.                                 The front entrance of the Convention Center is tak...
05/31/2008
For a long time Lancaster County, PA home sales had been slowing, but with increased median prices.  However, for the latest available report from the Lancaster County Association of REALTORS, the average sales price in April was $181,510, down 8.9% from the average price of $199,250 in April 200...
05/30/2008
Mortgage insurance will be harder to get after June 1, 2008, now that MGIC, the Mortgage Guarantee Insurance Corporation, will stop insuring certain classes of loans. Underwriting changes mean that the following classes of applications will no longer be eligible for mortgage insurance after June ...
05/30/2008
Bucher Elementary School, 450 Candlewyck Rd. in Manheim Township, is planning a major renovation in order to bring the school up to a LEED Silver Rating. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a non-profit organization which developed the rating system to encourage environmentall...
05/28/2008
Ever since 1963, Funk's Farm Market, on South Duke Street, Millersville, PA, has been a landmark for Lancaster County locals. Funk's Farm was founded 135 years ago in 1873 by Amos G. Funk.  Forty-five years ago the farm market was established.  Every spring a wonderful selection of annual and per...
05/26/2008
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day.  In 1865, following the Civil War, Henry Welles, a druggist in Waterloo, New York, suggested that the graves of fallen soldiers from the war be decorated in honor of their service to their country.  The town embraced the idea, and wreaths, crosse...
05/25/2008
Who do you see when you look in the mirror in the morning?  Do you like the person looking back at you? You're experiencing "cognitive dissonance" if the person looking back at you isn't the person inside you, who you know you could and should be. I'm not talking about discovering gray hairs or n...
05/24/2008
Of the many parks in Lancaster County, PA, one of the prettiest but less well known is the East Lampeter Township Community Park.   Although the park is located between Route 340 and the outlets area of Route 30, it's off Hobson Road, a country road, and it has a quiet, private atmosphere.   Ther...
05/23/2008
Purchasing a home, especially for the first time, is an exciting experience - but it can be stressful, too!  Buyers often worry that they will make the wrong choice of houses, or that they will pay too much, or that something will be wrong with the house that they don't yet know about. Sometimes...
05/22/2008
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Don't misunderstand me!  I come from a sales background, and I believe that honest sales is a noble, useful and necessary profession. Having said that, buying or selling a home is one of the most complex transactions that most individuals get involved with.  It's not comparable to a barker sellin...
05/20/2008
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