Ilyce's Views You Can Use

Even as home sales fall nationwide, the economy continues to move forward. Year-over-year inflation as measured by Personal Consumption Expenditures registered 1.8%, well within the Fed's tolerance levels of 1-2% and suggesting that the economy is in "Goldilocks" mode -- not too hot and not too c...

What: Experience the excitement of live music, dance, theatre, museums, art classes, living history, and more. All free in Baltimore this Fall. More than 350 FREE unique performances, arts experiences and workshops. Don't miss out.  When:  The Entire Month of OctoberTicket Info: Free admission. R...

Description: Downtown Baltimore’s first Kids Month invites families to experience Downtown Baltimore from a kid’s point of view throughout the month of October. Discover what Downtown attractions have to offer families from special rates to new exhibits, from kid-friendly events to unique opportu...

Description: A community interest in the local environment has led the Parks & People Foundation to extend the dates of the Great Gwynns Falls Trail Hunt into the beginning of fall, with a new end date of October 14. The extended date allows participants more time to discover Baltimore’s history ...

What:  Gathering of Nations Arts & Craft ShowDescription: Featuring a wide variety of Native American arts and crafts including pottery, jewelry, artifacts, flutes, fine art paintings & prints, beadwork and more. Also featuring artists from other nationalities displaying and demonstrating a wide ...

For parents with children in college, or nearing college age, this video from NBC's Today Show is worth watching. Investing in collegiate housing is not for everyone, but if the angle interests you, don't forget to purchase an accompanying personal liability insurance for injuries that may occur ...

Economists worry about rising oil prices because it tends to generate higher pump prices for Americans.  With more money spent on gasoline, there's (theoretically) less money available to spend on goods and services.  Today, GasBuddy.com says that the average price for a gallon of unleaded gasol...

The National Association of Realtors® released its monthly Existing Home Sales report for August 2006 and, as usual, you should be ignoring it.  The report discusses real estate on a national level and we all know that real estate is a local phenomenon. It's not that the report isn't helpful -- i...

In a study of 2,036 U.S. adults commissioned by Visa USA, nearly half of all Americans are losing track of their money.  An average of $45 in cash is "lost" each week in what Visa dubs "mystery spending", Visa's version of "I know I had this money in my wallet but I can't figure out what I spent...

Probably not. So, how do you decide which ones to read? By the headline, of course. The headline first gets you interested, and then you read for more details. And a good headline is exactly how you can increase readership of all your ads. Have an interesting headline in every ad you run, and I g...