Many people are familiar with the efforts of Habitat for Humanity, working in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. But you may not be as familiar with Rebuilding Together Hartford. RTH’s purpose is to help low-income homeowners through home renovation and repair, which results in warmth, safety, and independence, while building better neighborhoods in Hartford. Once a year, on the last Saturday in April, they organize a major Rebuilding
Gosh, it took me a really long time to find a positive article about the economy. Finally, I unearthed one in the Wall Street Journal. It’s a few days old and the Fed has since dropped the federal funds rate another 50 basis points, but maybe it will make you feel the tiniest bit releaved to hear something positive for once. When it comes to the economy, I am a firm believer that perception is
This Thursday, the residents of Farmington have an important decision to make regarding the future of the Krell Farm. The town is holding a special referendum vote, allowing residents to decide if the town should buy 90 of the farm’s 98 acres for $6.75 million, which will preserve the land as open space. If Farmington’s residents decide against buying the acreage, a developer will most likely step in and buy the land, at a much
By age 24, most people have settled into the “9 to 5†and have an initial experience with working life. Every so often you find someone who has taken a non-traditional path and seems to be blazing new ones. This week I met with one of these refreshing individuals, real estate developer Pete Marsele. His first major project, Woodland Lofts, was announced earlier this week in the Hartford Business Journal. So how did Marsele, who
I was hunkered down in my house in Hartford today, catching up on some reading for the week. Here are some interesting articles I found related to the real estate/housing market. We’ll start with the micro-economic and move to the macro-economic… The Hartford Business Journal addresses the fact that the West Farms Mall seems to be doing just fine, even with the opening of Blue Back Square. Tiffany & Co. will be opening a 6,000