Entries from March 2009

March 20, 2009

The Mt. Carmel Festival — It’s That Time of Year Again!

Yes, it’s time again for cavity-inducing cotton candy, stomach-churning rides, and harmless carnies.
Mark your calendars for April 24- 26, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School. You can purchase tickets online here.
I’ll be manning the bar along with some of the other fellow Men’s Club peeps, so stop by and say hi!

March 20, 2009

Recent Sales in Mt. Carmel

Well, I guess ‘recent’ being a relative term. There’s currently a good handful of homes for sale in the Mt. Carmel –15 by my count — really nice ones too, at many different price points — from a comfortable 2/1 for $869K (181 Myrtle), to a gorgeous Craftsman for $1.398M (at 1627 Brewster).
But, so what’s [...]

March 9, 2009

Curing the Housing Crisis with Puppies & Kittens

“Ah, if I’d only followed CNBC’s advice, I’d have a million dollars today — provided I started with a hundred million dollars.”
Hilarious line from Jon Stewart (watch clip below or here).  He lambastes Rick Santelli from CNBC, who think we “shouldn’t bail out loser homeowners”, but rather we should bail out winners like AIG. Hmmm.

The [...]