tucson: Relocating To Tucson? Check Your Cell Phone Coverage Map Here - 10/29/09 11:43 PM
Details, details, details - relocating is a real exercise in attention to them. One frequently overlooked (but quickly frustrating) thing is learning where your cell phone will or will not work in a new area.
In the Tucson area, cell coverage is generally pretty good, but given the fact that our … (5 comments)
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tucson: Downpayment Assistance For Tucson, Arizona - Yes...It's For Real! - 10/02/09 10:31 PM
Do you have good credit, but just can't come up with the 3.5% down payment that FHA loans require?
Can't use a USDA Rural loan because you don't want to live out in the areas that qualify for that program?
In Arizona there's a solution that just might work for you: … (4 comments)
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tucson: Bargains On The Links: Foreclosures on Tucson Golf Homes - 08/13/09 11:50 PM
With most of the action happening on the lower end of the market in Tucson - the luxury market is still in a slump.This fact leads to opportunities for buyers looking to take advantage of their strong position and pick up the home of their dreams or make an investment in … (5 comments)
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tucson: First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit (Video Clip) - So Simple Even TucsonKent Can Understand It! - 05/10/09 01:13 AM
I've read a lot of great information on the $8000 Tax Credit for first-time homebuyers, most of it from ActiveRain members. Even with the quality explanations from intelligent people, I still got questions from people to explain it again & again.
So - I figured that making it simple enough that … (4 comments)
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tucson: Sam Hughes Restaurant - Championship Dining - 04/19/09 10:33 PM
One of the benefits of living in Sam Hughes neighborhood in Tucson is that there are an incredible array of places to eat and have a little fun.
Located on the corner of Campbell Avenue & 6th Street, in the Sam Hughes Place shopping center, Championship Dining is a great … (6 comments)
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tucson: Chances Are... - 04/10/09 10:35 PM
...according to quite a few indicators (including my phone & email inbox) by market experts, economists and respected figures in the industry, the real estate market is starting to wake up across the country.
A couple of days ago, I heard on the radio during the drive to my office that … (12 comments)
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tucson: "Gonna Get My Picture On The Cover...Gonna Buy 5 Copies For My Mother!" - AR Blogger On Cover of Rolling Stone! - 04/08/09 07:01 PM
Well, maybe not the cover....and it wasn't Rolling Stone either. (Gotta be honest here - disclosure, you know) But I did get an article about real estate published. In a magazine. With pages & everything...real ads even!
Back in January, Arizona Gourmet Living magazine asked me to write an article about … (15 comments)
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tucson: Photo Tour 1 of Historic Sam Hughes Neighborhood Homes In Tucson Arizona - 04/01/09 09:20 PM
The past few days I have written about the Sam Hughes Historic Neighborhood in Tucson, Arizona - don't you think its high time I showed you some of the homes?
Sit back, relax - and enjoy a little music while you take a look at some of these interesting homes. Make … (8 comments)
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tucson: SolarRock 3 - Solar Powered Concert In Tucson, AZ - 03/30/09 11:35 PM
How do you have a little fun and show off the possibilities of solar power at the same time? With a concert, of course! But not just any old concert...one with all of the power provided by solar panels. This is the 3rd year for SolarRock in Himmel Park, right in … (8 comments)
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tucson: El Encanto Condos - History & Beauty In Sam Hughes Historic Neighborhood - Tucson, Arizona - 03/30/09 01:58 AM
When one thinks of a condominium, rarely does the thought of an elegant piece of history come to mind. The El Encanto Condos of Sam Hughes Historic Neighborhood is just that and more. Originally built in 1940 to house officers at what now is Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, the meticulously groomed … (2 comments)
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tucson: Arizona Bicycle Experts: Sam Hughes Neighborhood Business (Tucson, Arizona0 - 03/30/09 12:36 AM
Close to a university, you'd expect to have a few bicycle shops, wouldn't you? How about one that is passionate about their business? Not always.
Enter Arizona Bicycle Experts. Located within walking, excuse me...biking distance of the University of Arizona, ABE has been advising, tuning, repairing and promoting the love of … (1 comments)
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tucson: Photo Study: Decorative Gates of Sam Hughes Historic Neighborhood in Tucson - 03/30/09 12:01 AM
Sam Hughes, the neighborhood just east of University of Arizona's campus is one of Tucson's signature areas. While many of the homes were built in the 1930s bungalow style, the 1940s & '50s brought different influences. Through the decades, additions and remodels have added their own distinctive marks on the neighborhood … (3 comments)
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tucson: Eller College of Management at University of Arizona Ranked Among Best In World - 02/05/09 10:32 PM
One of the things that Tucson is most proud of is its educational opportunities & offerings. We've got highly competitive public schools (including BASIS Charter - consistently one of the nation's best ranked), highly selective private schools & specialized academies, Pima Community College - one of the largest in the west, … (3 comments)
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tucson: Got A Lead Foot? Watch Out!!!! - 02/04/09 10:41 PM
I know I've got a lead foot sometimes, but I'm not crazy about it...rarely go over the limit by more than 5 MPH. Nevertheless, when I need to get somewhere in a hurry, sometimes the traffic just seems to go so slow...and I know just the streets to travel where I … (25 comments)
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tucson: 3D TV? Holography? U of Arizona Optical Lab May Be The Center of The Universe In Field - 02/01/09 11:40 PM
Remember watching the holograph of Princess Leia in the first Star Wars movie? Think it'd be pretty cool to watch the Super Bowl in 3D (and not have to wear those funky, annoying glasses)? It may be a reality sooner than you think.
In stories reported by the Arizona Daily Star … (3 comments)
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tucson: Tucson Gets Recognized As A Great Place For Baby-Boomers - 01/31/09 11:41 PM
Tell us something we don't know! (But thanks for the recognition)
BestBoomerTowns, a website specifically aimed at highlighting the best places in the USA for the Baby Boomer Generation to live, has named Tucson as one of its top 21.
Now those of us who already live here have known … (3 comments)
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tucson: No Trespassing...& I Mean It! - 10/03/08 04:49 PM
Yesterday while driving through the Picture Rocks area to the west of Tucson, I noticed some interesting things here & there. One of which I wrote about last night, a whimsical Air Conditioner Repair sign featuring a mannequin "deep into his work" on an AC unit.
Another thing I saw made … (6 comments)
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tucson: Pima County Bond Program Update (For 1st Time Homebuyers) - 10/01/08 10:43 PM
In the Tucson Metro area, we are fortunate to have a program designed for First-Time Homebuyers of modest means to finance home purchases at low interest rates using FHA & VA loan programs - without having to come up with a huge downpayment OR relying on grants or seller assistance: … (8 comments)
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tucson: Mars Lander Party In Tucson Saturday Night--Open To Public! - 05/21/08 11:09 PM
To most people, the words Tucson and space exploration don't necessarily go together. Nevertheless, the University of Arizona and Tucson have a rich history of contribution to NASA and the field of space exploration that dates to the 1960s. (NASA Artist Rendering)
Memorial Weekend, the Phoenix Mars Mission is scheduled to land … (2 comments)
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tucson: You Won't BELIEVE This One! - 04/04/08 11:52 PM
The other day while driving to preview some property--I noticed that there was a slight "rumble" from my rear tire that hadn't been there before. Thinking that perhaps I had knocked a weight off of the rim while bouncing around some dirt roads, I made a mental note to take it … (10 comments)
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