Between Denver and Boulder

If you told me your credit cards are maxed out, and asked it you can still get a mortgage, I'd advise you to speak with a lender.  I'm not qualified to give loan advice, but lenders such as the one who recently answered this question in their 'Mortgage Tips' series certainly are!  Read on for the...

Gardening Classes Announced at Echter's and O'Tooles' Nurseries Echters Upcoming Events & Classes The info below was available on Echters' website on February 26, 2013.  Click this link for any updated info:  Echter's Nursery & Garden Center Meet the Experts - Saturdays in March Free Admission –...

The Festival Playhouse in Olde Town Arvada - offering community theater since the mid-1970s.  Four decades and still going, what a charming way to spend an evening. A 160-seat venue is just the place if you want some 'community' in your theater. It's true that Arvada also boasts the well-known Ar...

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Olde Town Arvada on March 16, 2013.  From noon until 6 pm Grandview Ave. between Webster and Olde Wadsworth will be flush with music, food, arts & crafts booths, family entertainment, Irish Spirit contest, beer & wine. Come join the fun!  Parking is still free in Ol...

I'm not sure if we have many 'zombies' around here, but once in a while someone mentions a home that's been vacant for an awfully long time.  Maybe this is the explanation? No, it's not the latest remake of "Night of The Living Dead" and it certainly hasn't been nominated for an Academy Award.  I...

When I tour homes for sale that are advertised as 'remodeled', then I see the remodeling is 'fresh' out of the 1980s or 1990s, I think of this quote from Pam Kueber of Retro Renovation: "Big projects are ... going to be “dated” no matter what you think; they might as well be “dated” to their “ori...

It's interesting to see homes that sell exceedingly fast, then to notice that they previously had been on the market for a long time, unsold.  I'm curious about such events - could it be a lower price? the changing market?  So once in a while I take the time to see if I can figure out what made t...

This is the story of my boomerang countertop surprise, when visiting an Arvada home recently. The owners of a mid-century modest home in Arvada called on me to give my opinion on how much their home would sell for.  They told me on the phone about many updates, including a remodeled kitchen.   I ...

     Need info about Denver's northwestern suburbs?  This post provides links to several neighborhoods in Arvada, a historic town between Denver and Boulder.        On this map you can see where Arvada is located relative to Denver, Denver International Airport, the Rocky Mountains, and the Inter...

Joetta’s Neighborhood Newsletter February 2013 To All My Friends & Neighbors –   I Hope You’re Having a Wonderful 2013 So Far!                            It's February already, and a lot of folks are glad January is over, with its flu epidemics and lack of snow.  If you're one of the unfortunate ...