I've been driving past Boise for years, partly because I grew up in Sun Valley and inherited some of its snobbery, and partly because, from I-84, the city doesn’t beckon—there’s no striking skyline, no great monument, no illuminated tower. At 70 miles per hour, Boise is just a streak of green, an outlet mall, some mountains, and then it’s gone. Hardly a city at all, it seems. But what I learned recently is that Boise happily hides its charms from those of us who happen to be flying past … (1 comments)
Last Saturday night my son and I went to our first Boise Hawks baseball game. Those of you not familiar they are the class “A” short season Affiliate team for the Chicago Cubs. There is not a bad seat in the house and we sat on third base side in box seat. Third base side also happens to be the shady side. The seats where fantastic and my son was captivated throughout the game. Not just with the baseball game, but between every inning we had potatoes races, games, hot dogs shot into the stands and basic family fun … (0 comments)
real estate: One of the most inexpensive ways to maintain your homes value
- 07/15/14 12:25 PM
I was at The Drink just off the Greenbelt having a beer over the Fourth of July weekend. I overheard a table discussing real estate. Of course my ears couldn’t help but listen to what was being said. The spoke about their homes, value, neighbors, cost of remodeling and where trying to figure out the least expensive ways to maintain or improve value.
This may sound simple but one of the best ways to maintain your value is curb appeal. Neighborhoods usually have similar curb appeal among their homes. Of course you have your neighbor who spends all there … (0 comments)
Boise is one of the best cities in the country for raising a family, according to new rankings from Forbes.com.
The City of Trees, no stranger to top 10 lists, was rated seventh out of America's 100 largest metro areas. Forbes ranked cities based on median household income, Cost of Living Index, housing affordability, the percentage of residents who own their homes, average commuting delays, crime rate rankings, and local school quality.
Boise's writeup:
"Not an economic juggernaut, but incomes and cost of … (0 comments)
All things Boise, focusing on Real Estate along the amazing Greenbelt and Golf Course Communities. But we can't live by real estate alone, so there will be many blogs on what is going around town, to reviews of restaurants and who is offering the best deals in town. I will be bringing up the strange, funny and weird things I like to call I tripped over while out and about town.
From: Conde Nast Traveler
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