Word: neighborhooding
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...dance and felt costumes, the tree-dwellers are on their cell phones (charged by a solar-paneled, bio-diesel fueled truck parked outside) battling on several fronts. Since most of the farmers are Latinos who don't actually live right near the farm, and because the largely African-American neighborhood is the only area in Los Angeles to have lost jobs since 1992, the locals are on Horowitz's side: they'd rather raze the farm and build a warehouse. "We don't need some dingdong like Daryl Hannah going on TV and saying people need fresh air," says city...
...generation ago, the fruit aisle at your neighborhood grocery store might have topped out once you got past the apples, bananas and peaches. But more stores are carrying persimmons, kiwi berries, starfruit and other exotic fruits. "Kiwi was rare 20 years ago," says David Feder, dietician and managing editor of Wellness Foods Magazine, "but now they're everywhere." If you're looking for simpler frozen fruit, Lempert recommends Cascadian Farm's organic frozen blueberries as an affordable alternative to $5-a-pint fresh ones. When selecting fruit and veggies, dietician and food expert Melinda Hemmelgarn says the best...
...Casa Camper to have its own restaurant, but there is a ground-floor café serving breakfast and a complimentary all-day snack buffet of sandwiches, soup, and so on. You'll be refueling there frequently if you're going to attempt all the sightseeing possibilities of the neighborhood, which include La Boqueria market, the Opera El Liceo, the Plaza Catalunya and lots of shopping. Of course, if all that walking wears out your soles, you couldn't ask for a better location. The hotel is next door to (what else?) a Camper boutique...
Putting your home on the market used to mean calling up your neighborhood broker and sticking a sign on the lawn. These days the savviest sellers log on to a growing network of real estate sites for help estimating their home's value and maximizing its appeal. Here are five ways to make the best use of the Web to get more for your home...
...fared in the past. If you're seeking out a Web-savvy brokerage, Ziprealty.com has 360° photo tours of interiors and a price-tracking tool to identify sellers who have recently reduced their asking price. The site also features crime stats and school info so you can scout a neighborhood before moving...