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Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
The Barrett Library was built in 1937 and named after Kate Waller Barrett (185?-1925), to honor her memory as a humanitarian, social crusader, and political reformer. Mrs. Barrett was a very accomplished woman who received her M.D. from the Woman's Medical College of Georgia in 1892. Dr. Barrett opened a home for unwed mothers in... Continue reading→
Northern Virginia Colleges
Northern Virginia has many choices for those seeking higher learning.
For Housing Confidence, Millennials Lead the Way
They might be thought of as a nomadic generation unwilling to settle down, but a recent study by Prudential Real Estate reports millennials are more confident than any other age group that the real estate market will soon recover. “There was a lot of negativity when all the problems in real estate were happening,” says... Continue reading→
Is Buying a Home Together the ‘New Engagement’?
Young couples are more often choosing the mortgage before the marriage, according to a new survey from Coldwell Banker. Twenty-four percent of married couples surveyed aged 18-to-34 said they had purchased a home before they were married. Of married couples aged 45 and up, only 14 percent said they had purchased a house before marriage.... Continue reading→
River Farm — headquarters of the American Horticultural Society
River Farm is on Virginia's side of the Potomac River in Fairfax County just south of Alexandria. Originally together with nearby Collingwood, River Farm was a sprawling farm that was one of five farms that compromised George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate. Today, River Farm is twenty five acres of meadows, woods and landscaped gardens. The... Continue reading→
Homes for Sale Near King St
King St is located in Old Town Alexandria. King St filled with many restaurants (For example Fish Market or Yolove), shops, and other businesses. King St has a free trolley as well as a metro station. King St intersects with Union St. This street in Old Town has colonial charm starting from the ground up... Continue reading→
Homes for Sale near Stone Bridge at Potomac Town Center
Stone Bridge at Potomac Town Center is located at 14900 Potomac Town Place, Woodbridge VA, 22191. Stone Bridge at Potomac Town Center is accessible from I-95. A nearby neighborhood is Port Potomac. Port Potomac town homes were built in 2005.
Survey Suggests Smoking in Home Chips Away at its Value
A survey of Canadian home owners finds that smoking in the home can reduce the home’s value at resale by up to 29 percent. The potential loss on a home could be up to $107,000 on the average home price of $369,000 in Ontario, according to the study sponsored by Pfizer Canada, a pharmaceutical company.... Continue reading→
Home Owners Want More Color in Their Houses
Seventy-four percent of home owners say they want more pops of color in their houses, according to a nationwide survey conducted by Sherwin-Williams. Twenty-nine percent of home owners surveyed say the living room or family room are the areas of a home that they're most looking to spice up with color, according to the survey.... Continue reading→
Downsizing Baby Boomers Head to Urban Areas
Home prices in urban areas have not fallen by as much the last few years as they have in the suburbs. And prices in urban areas are recovering much faster too, according to John McLain of the Urban Land Institute. Why? Some say it’s because of new moving patterns among the baby-boomer generation. An increasing... Continue reading→