Archive for August 2014
Calabash, NC – Perfectly Placed Paradise
Calabash, NC – Perfectly Placed Paradise Beacon Townes, a Pulte Homes community located in Calabash, NC, can offer you everything you’ve been looking for in a coastal community. From gorgeous townhomes to beautiful beaches, lots of golf and exciting nearby cities, Beacon Townes has it all. Featuring three different floorplans, you’re sure to find the…
Read MoreIt’s National Golf Month!
It’s National Golf Month! August is National Golf Month for the United States, giving men and women everywhere even more of an excuse to get out of the office, enjoy the clean air, and hit the green. After all, it only makes sense that National Golf Month would lie in the hot and humid month…
Read MoreTop 5 Reasons to Buy In the Wilmington, NC Area NOW
Top 5 Reasons to Buy In the Wilmington, NC Area NOW Here’s a list of Compass Pointe‘s top five reason’s to move to the Wilmington, NC area! 1. Home Values Are Appreciating Recent data from CoreLogic InformationSolutions showed that North Carolina home values appreciated 1.0 percent in February and 8.0 percent from February 2013. According…
Read MoreHeritage at St. Charles—Embrace the Possibilities
Located in the unincorporated community of White Plains, Maryland, Heritage at St. Charles is a quaint community designed for active adults. If you are over 55 and fabulous with an active lifestyle, this is the place for you. In this Maryland retirement community, you will find wide range of amenities from a clubhouse to an…
Read MoreNational Simplify Your Life Week
Did you know that the first week of August is National Simplify Your Life week? We’re all familiar with the idea of spring cleaning, but some late-summer simplifying is a great way to keep the clutter to a minimum going into fall. But simplifying your life isn’t just about removing the physical clutter out of…
Read MoreThe Oyster Reef Project: Cleaning Our Waterways & Teaching Local Students
The coastal community of St. James Plantation, near Southport NC, borders the beautiful Intracoastal Waterway where marsh creeks twist and weave through the 6,000 acre neighborhood. Residents here want a better environment – one rich with life: fish and oysters, crabs and birds, even fishermen!
Read MorePreserving Corn and Other August Gardening Tips
Charlie Nardozzi, Horticulturist and Leonard Perry, UVM Extension Horticulturist Preserving corn, freezing berries, and making pesto from basil, are some of the gardening activities for this month. Preserve the fresh-picked (well, almost) flavor of corn on the cob for winter meals. Cook the cobs as usual, then using a special corn scraper or a sharp…
Read MoreMonarch Butterflies Need Our Help
Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor University of Vermont Monarchs—those beautiful orange butterflies we’ve seen all around in late summer in past years—are becoming scarce. This is due in large part to loss of habitat—both where they overwinter in Mexico and summer in the U.S., as well as some recent temperature extremes. While we can’t do…
Read MoreWindRiver – Tennessee’s Best Lake and Mountain Living
WindRiver – Tennessee’s Best Lake and Mountain Living When you picture your ideal life, there are undoubtedly some things you want to make sure you check off your list. For some, that could mean living by the lake in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. If that’s the case, that dream can come true…
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