Hi Everyone,Zuni, the Real Estate Dog, and I just made a run to Whataburger and discovered the 2010 Spring Break exodus from College Station has begun. Texas & University is backed-up several blocks and there are a long line of cars on SH-6 (going both ways).Back in my day, the mid-1980's, we'd u
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03/12/2010
Happy Saturday, A couple of times per year the Texas A&M University American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers hold a lawnmower tune-up in the Sear's parking lot at Post Oak Mall. Today's event is from 8am - 4pm. Push mowers or small riding mowes are welcome. All lawnmowers will ha
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03/05/2010
Dear Readers, A friend of mine almost died riding his bike to campus last week. I'm not sure whether to blame the kid in the big pick-up truck or the lack of bike lanes in Bryan & College Station. Increasing the infrastructure for bikers in the Brazos Valley, like many "green" initiatives, just m
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02/27/2010
Dear readers, I have a couple of green items of note for Bryan & College Station... ----- Bryan - Free Compost for Residential Users March 1-6 Residents can pick up the compost at the City of Bryan Compost Facility, 2988 Pleasant Hill Road. It’s open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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02/26/2010
Dear readers, I'm going to spend a couple of minutes in the crisp Sunday morning to write about one of my favorite local businesses. About 14 months ago one of my friends decided to pursue his passion for coffee and opened What's the Buzz Coffee Company in College Station, Texas. John leased spa
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02/14/2010
Dear readers, Woof! The Brazos Animal Shelter is offering half-price adoptions this Valentine's weekend. Saturday - 10am to 2pm - Brazos Animal Shelter - Half-price adoptions on animals already spayed or neutered. 11am to 5pm - Petsmart - Pets on display Sunday - 1pm-6pm Adoptions at Petsmart in
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02/12/2010
Dear readers,Tomorrow night is the second of College Station's Green Mini-Seminars, and it's your chance to ask that important question, "Why doesn't College Station recycle green glass and other items. The seminar is called "Recycling Markets and Economics," and will be held in the Public Works
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02/11/2010
Dear readers,I've published the Bryan & College Station residential real estate charts and statisitcs for January 2010 on my Market Reports Website. Again, the results are mixed as our market wallows slightly through the winter. The good news remains that there really isn't any bad news. Rememb
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02/11/2010
Dear readers, A couple of green items came up today worth mentioning. First is a news release from The Texas A&M System yesterday titled "A&M System Saves $4 Million With “Green” Utility Contract." It goes on to say that "the estimated value of the contract, which also includes Stephen F. Austin
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02/03/2010
Dear readers,Everyone (all of the Texas A&M kids) is headed back to Bryan and College Station to begin another semester at Texas A&M University and Blinn College. Football's behind us and we have a great spring semester to look forward to.There's a lot of housekeeping going on since the dorms op
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01/15/2010