The Greater Sacramento Area is fortunate to have several 4th of July fireworks exhibitions in our communities. For times and places of these explosive displays, check the community venues below:~*~*~*~ The City and County of Sacramento At Cal Expo will fire off their large display of fireworks b
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06/30/2010
Sacramento is HOT today - 104 degrees to be precise. It will be COOL food this evening, no hot dishes, AND for desert Raspberry Tiramisu!This is a nice version of the popular Italian pick-me-up dessert. Where traditional tiramisu uses coffee, in this version raspberries are used. In this versi
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06/28/2010
(Slide Show contains 11 images)I have shuffled around this planet long enough to know a gal needs to always have a "Plan B" simmering on the back burner. Because as John Lennon said, "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans."I've often wondered what I would do at this stage in
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06/26/2010
Earlier this morning, I was visiting the Sacramento Bee online (www.sacbee.com) and found a really valuable resource for homebuyers or homeowners interested in the demographics of a particular community in the Greater Sacramento area.You can plug in a zip code to any community, and be provid
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06/25/2010
Last evening I was reading Jeff Dowler's blog, titled, "I Can Save Your Credit - Not." Jeff shared a story about his hearing a real estate professional proclaim they could save another's credit by selling their home via short-sale. Most of us know the reality is far less exuberant, than us
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06/24/2010
It is certainly no secret that many states and communities have struggled with budgetary constraints in the last few years. Police and Fire departments have been especially hit.However, I found possible evidence, on the streets of one Greater Sacramento Community, that a local fire department is
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06/23/2010
Like Sacramento home sale statistics reported last month for April, there is continued encouragement in sales prices of single family homes in May. They squeeked out a small jump from a year ago. The number of sales were also slightly increased.Condominium sales experienced a 9.5% bump in media
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06/22/2010
Several news agencies today report that the Obama mortgage assistance program is failing to provide help for many troubled homeowners.Of the 1.24 million borrowers that had enrolled in the mortgage modification program, more than a third have dropped out. 155,000 borrowers left the program i
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06/21/2010
Increasingly, we are seeing news segments, where security experts demonstrate striking examples of how tech gadgets kept in your car can make you a victim for car theft, and even home burglary. One of the main targets seem to be the GPS gadgets left firmly mounted on the dashboard. This can b
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06/20/2010
My dog, Kodi Bear is a very lucky pooch. I say that, because he shares a "good neighbor" fence with Jack, the homeowner, who lives next door. I think both Jack and Kodi Bear will admit they weren't very good neighbors in the beginning of their relationship. Every time Jack would go out in his
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06/17/2010
