Digging Out
Dear readers, We have held off sending our regular newsletter until more of us dig our way out. In the mean time here is a snow man to make you[...]
Red Oak Flooring at Lowest Prices of the Decade!
Just off the phone with my flooring pro who gave me some news to get excited about! There is so much red oak in clear/select (the best) on[...]
Who Wouldn’t Want to Use This?
Whatever happened to water fountains? Look at these beauties! You would feel like royalty using these. I did when I happened upon them at the Parkway Administration Building, a beautiful,[...]
Myers Constructs Joins Philadelphia’s Neighborhood Stabilization Effort
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A Serendipitous Find at The Philadelphia Home Show
At the Home Show last week, we saw some nice, new products, including energy-efficient heating plants. These new hot water boiler systems can make hot water for heat and for[...]
A Helpline for Homebuyers
We often get phone calls from folks who are have recently purchased an older home and want to make some renovations or upgrades to it. Typical homes in our area[...]
At the NSP Event Yesterday
We attended the Neighborhood Stabilization Project (your stimulus dollars at work!) press event yesterday. More NSP news to come.
Mayor Nutter Showing Some Love to The City’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)
Under this program, the city of Philadelphia will receive $16.8 million from The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to turn vacant, foreclosed properties into owner-occupied homes. Today, Mayor[...]
Ice Sculptor Roger Wing
Roger Wing competes in the 4th Annual Ice Sculpture Competition in Poznań, Poland. In just eight hours Wing and teammate Kirk 'the Sand Guy' Rademaker created 'Fortune Teller'[...]
Drawing on a Grand Scale at the Philadelphia Art Museum
I was out of town when this drawing was lit, but luckily Will Brown did one of his great panoramic shots. The piece, called Fallen Blossoms, was drawn with gunpowder[...]