Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
This past Saturday’s electronics recycling event in West Hartford was a big hit. Traffic was at a virtual standstill for blocks around the Public Works facility off Oakwood Ave, where the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA) set up their collection point. People waited for over an hour to get rid of their old tvs, computers, dvd players, and all sorts of other random junk. I made the mistake of trying to sneak in just before
The Senate has overwhelmingly passed an extension to the hotly debated homebuyer tax credit. The updated version of the program has larger scope and is more generous than its predecessors. Note that the extension is not official until it is also passed by the House and signed by President Obama. The new program offers people that have lived in their home for 5 years or more (move-up buyers) a $6,500 credit. It also increases the
For the past 16 years, Lisa Campo has been putting on a Halloween show in her front yard. She spends much of the month of October decorating, with her impressive collection of horrible creatures and terrible scenes. Each year there is something new added to the mix. The whole production comes to life on Halloween as live actors join the props for an evening of scares. Kyle and I joined the cast last year and
The Lexicon is one of the new buildings in Blue Back Square, located at 75 Isham Road. The ground floor is retail, with offices on the upper three levels. Although I had been in the stores and restaurants on many occasions, I had not visited the lobby area that leads to the elevators until recently. There isn’t really that much to the lobby – it’s a relatively narrow corridor that leads to the center of
Putting up signs is a favorite hobby of West Hartford leaders and residents. Colorful campaign signs for the upcoming town elections have been spreading like wildfire throughout the neighborhoods. In the Center, the signs are more focused on announcing events. Here is a sampling… Note that the house tour event advertised on the final sign has already passed, and had passed when I photographed the sign earlier this week. Nevertheless, the Noah Webster House has