Monthly Archives: April 2014

These Houston houses are the total package

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It's hard to find the "perfect home," but you just might be in luck with these awesome Houston properties.  These houses and townhomes have beautiful exteriors to come home to, updated kitchens and bathrooms, modern finishes, cozy fireplaces, lots of natural light, and outdoor spaces that would be great for entertaining. Basically, they have it all. If you see something you like in the slideshow above, it will be easy to take a closer look this weekend when all of Read more [...]

Our listed building guilty secret is out

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Question: My wife and I have done a lot of work over the years to our Grade II-listed mews house, almost always with planning permission and listed building consents. Two years ago we wanted to knock down some internal walls and were warned we would not get consent but we did it anyway. Now we have to move to be near our daughter and don't know what to do about not having got listed building consent. Please help.Answer: Instruct a surveyor with experience of listed buildings to advise whether you Read more [...]

Asheville area community calendar – Asheville Citizen

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Carmen Johnston, garden lifestyle expert, will lead guests in creating magazine-worthy container gardens and other spring decorations during the Southern Living garden event April 6. The event will be 10:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. at Omni Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave., Asheville. Guests are asked to bring an 18-inch garden container and gloves. Call 800-869-1790 to purchase tickets.(Photo: Special to Citizen-Times)GET LISTED: Share your events at CITIZEN-TIMES.com/events at least two weeks in advance of Read more [...]

eBay sale attempt led to penny farthing thief’s arrest

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4 April 2014 Last updated at 04:01 A man who stole a penny farthing bicycle to ride home was only caught when he tried to sell it on eBay, a court was told. Robert Bastin was arrested after police investigating the theft spotted the old-fashioned bike online and "bought" it, Exeter magistrates heard. Bastin, 20, took it from a garden in Honiton last Christmas Day in order to cycle to his then home Read more [...]

Legendary Beverly House, Where ‘Godfather’ Was Filmed, Up For Sale For $135M

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Top Features For iPhone and Android CBSLA Text Alerts Follow Us On TwitterBEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA.com) — The Beverly House, the former home of publishing mogul William Randolph Hearst, is up for sale for $135 million. The $135 million price tag makes the property the highest-priced residence for sale in California, according to its listing agency. According to Bloomberg.net, the home has been up for sale several times since 2007. At that time, it was being offered for $165 million. The Read more [...]

Things to do in Phoenix: 12 events happening around the Valley (4/4) – ABC15.com (KNXV

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PHOENIX - It's springtime and that means people across the Valley will be planting their vegetable gardens and flower gardens before the summer hits.Baker Nursery is hosting its Orchid show and flower sale this weekend. If you have questions about gardening or protecting your plants, this would be a great place to get those answers.Space Oddity, A tribute to David Bowie, will take place at Casino Arizona on Friday. And the Arizona Rattlers take on Read more [...]

Nearly a Fifth of LA Homes For Sale Are More Than $1 Million

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Click here to view the full photogallery. An unbelievable 18.4 percent of residences for sale in the Los Angeles metro area right now are priced at or above $1 million. Trulia took a look at the million-dollar-or-more listings in each of the 100 largest metros, and, amazingly, LA is only number nine on the list of areas with the largest share of $1-million-plus houses (of course that is only asking price, not selling price, but it's still a good guide). What are you getting for a million dollars? Read more [...]