Support The Troops - Thursday, December 1st, 2011 - 11/28/11 08:16 PM
Hey, Livingston County! One of the Brighton Optimists, Donna Campbell, is helping a friend collect items to send over to the troops in Afghanistan.  She'll be collecting items Thursday morning at the Bauery Restaurant at Mt. Brighton, during the weekly Brighton Optimist Club Meeting.  An excerpted list of items that are wanted are:
 
lotion, sunscreen, deodorant - all travel size; chap stick, soap, eye drops, disposable razors; individual packets of trail mix, beef jerky, and general munchies; disposable cameras, small toys like beanie babies that the troops can hand out to the kids over there; zip lock bags and holiday … (5 comments)

Ypsilanti One Of Least Expensive College Towns for Home Buying - 11/28/11 03:07 PM
An Inman News article released today listed the top 10 cheapest and top 10 most expensive college towns in the USA.  Michigan had two entries in the least expensive category - Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti at number 3 with an average list price of $107,458, and Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo at number 5 with an average market list price of $116,455.
The least expensive college town listed was the University of Memphis, in Tennessee at $89,244. They were also the only town where the average listing price was below $100,000.
Eight of the ten most expensive towns were in … (0 comments)

Holiday Fundraiser Gives Both Ways - 11/28/11 07:32 AM
I’ve been an active member of the Brighton Optimist Club for many years.  They are a community service group under the Optimist International umbrella and their motto is, “Bringing Out The Best In Kids.”  Over their 35 years of existence, they’ve done a lot of great things for the community and its youth.
But these projects take money, so fundraising is needed.  Their annual Holiday fundraiser is called Green2Green, in partnership with Dutchman Tree Farms in Michigan.  Dutchman sells container grown evergreens, balled and burlap trees, holiday wreaths, and both 7’ cut and 3’ tabletop Christmas trees. 
We’ve been getting … (0 comments)

7061 Braun, Howell MI 48843 - Hartland Schools - 11/25/11 01:59 PM
This great newer 3100 sq ft home sits on 10 acres. The 4 car attached garage features individual doors, each with opener (no remotes included). Patio from walkout basement sits adjacent to a small landscaping type pond.  There is a creek that runs through the acreage and ends up in a natural pond near the front of the property.  A fenced dog run is also present.The master suite has a two-sided fireplace shared by the bedroom and master bath, which has a jetted tub, a bidet and a multi-head shower that includes an instant steam feature.  There is a motor-operated chandelier that … (2 comments)

Shop Local Video – Brighton Michigan - 11/21/11 11:51 AM
A group of business owners got together to write, rehearse, and shoot a little video on patronizing businesses in their town - Brighton Michigan.  The narrator is George Moses of George Moses Company, publisher of the Marketeer.  Many other business are featured.  What a great idea!  My wife and I do almost all of our Holiday gift shopping in either downtown Brighton or downtown Howell. We do a lot of other shopping in the downtowns, too.  We like to keep our dollars local as much as possible.  Oh, and if you want to buy a Brighton home for sale, or a … (0 comments)

12 Days of Gleaners - 11/20/11 09:58 AM
Last year, local radio station WHMI (93.5 FM) in Howell, Michigan, began a program to raise money for Gleaners Food Bank of SE Michigan.  WHMI partners with the Howell Soft Cloth Car Wash for the 12 days prior to Thanksgiving to raise funds.  With Gleaners’ buying power, $1 will feed 1 person for 1 day.
Volunteer organizations each take a day and solicit change from the customers at the carwash.  Today is the day that I help out with the rest of the Brighton Optimist Club.  We’ll be on site from 10am to 6pm.  My shift is from noon to 1pm.  … (0 comments)

To Hell And Back - 11/16/11 04:04 PM
Yup, and it only took a little over an hour.
I had to preview a bank owned property today.  It was what I euphemistically call ‘a Purell (R)‡ house’.  You know, the kind that you can’t wait to get back to your car to wash your hands with Purell (R)?  This kind of property has made me an expert and turning lights on and off with my elbows, by the way, so my wife will be pleased to learn that you can teach an old dog new tricks.  The house was in the Pinckney zip code, but really it was just … (2 comments)

Brighton Michigan Housing Market Snapshot-Nov 2011 - 11/14/11 04:30 PM
Brighton, Michigan is located in Livingston County, roughly at the crossroads of US-23 and I-96. It is between Flint and Ann Arbor on a north-south line, and between Lansing and Detroit on an east-west line.  The Brighton area consists of the City of Brighton as well as parts of the surrounding Townships of Green Oak, Hamburg, Genoa, Hartland and Brighton Township.  Homes in Brighton Michigan seem to consistently be more desirable than many other homes in Livingston County.
Brighton has a vibrant downtown area with a number of restaurants serving a variety of cuisines, small specialty shops, a large children’s play … (0 comments)