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read moreStarry Nights Downtown: Don’t Miss Out on the Big, Bright Light Show
If you’ve somehow avoided downtown Rochester Hills for the last eighteen days, then not only are you missing out on all of the great gift-shopping—you’re also missing out on a holiday light display that could give the night...
read moreShow Off Your Holiday Spirit: Deck Your House and Win $100,000 for Rochester Schools
No, that number in the title isn’t a mistake. In her Patch.com article from last night, writer Kristin Bull announced the start of Patch.com’s “Deck the House” contest, the grand prize of which is a $100,000 donation to...
read moreWinter Landscaping: Making Your Yard a Songbird’s Winter Wonderland
In a season when most of the usual landscaping elements, like flowerbeds, are unavailable, your options for landscaping can seem a little sparse. For most people, just finding a good place to hang lights and keeping the walkways...
read moreAn Early Start To The Season of Giving
Last week, I posted about the more festive things to do around Rochester Hills, so, for this week, I’d thought I’d talk about the other half of the holiday season kickoff: Black Friday, and the gift-buying bonanza that...
read moreRing in the Holiday Season Downtown in the Village of Rochester Hills
A home is more than just the physical sum of its parts—the house, the lawn, the garage, and so on. It’s also the memories and experiences you share with your loved ones in that house; that’s what truly makes it your home....
read moreAround the Village: Fighting the Cold with Coffee and Crepes
As the weather finally starts to catch up with us and we survive our first snowfall of the season, Hepburn’s Crepes and Coffee opens just in time to give shoppers in the Village of Rochester Hills a cozy shelter to sit out the...
read moreRochester Hills Announces the “Community First” Award Series
While there are certainly lots of communities in Michigan filled with great neighbors, the residents of Rochester Hills have decided that these stand-out citizens deserve to get some recognition for their efforts within the...
read moreLast Day of Fun at the Rochester Farmer’s Market
As the holiday season edges closer and closer, the Rochester Farmers’ Market is nearing the end of its five-month stay on the corner of Water St. and East Third, just a stone’s throw off Main street. In fact, this...
read moreWeekend Fun In Rochester Hills
Last week I posted about the magnificent pumpkin fest at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. This weekend the fun continues. The town will be putting on a slew of ‘spooky’ events to keep up with the spine-tingling...
read morePumpkin Festival in Rochester Hills
Rochester Hills has already begun to get into the Halloween spirit. Last Saturday, the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm put on an elaborate celebration. The 16-acre complex hosted its very own Stonewall Pumpkin Festival....
read moreCommunity Offerings–Book Discussions at the Troy Public Library
In my previous post, I spoke of the amenities and activities that are available and provided by the Rochester Hills Public Library. This week, I discovered one of the many benefits offered at the Troy Public Library—in-house...
read moreIn My Neighborhood: The Rochester Hills Public Library
One of Rochester’s treasures is the Rochester Hills Public Library, a beautiful, educational, and innovative aspect of our community. Rochester has a long history of valuing information and the pursuit of knowledge, and a...
read moreFire Prevention Week in Rochester Hills
Safety first! Fire Prevention Week is coming up in Rochester Hills, happening 10/7-10/15. On October 7, from 7-9pm, stop by the Lowes parking lot at 3277 Rochester Rd. to see fire trucks, ambulances, and other rescue vehicles and...
read moreRochester’s First Annual Harvest Festival
Today is the first annual Rochester Harvest Festival, a celebration of the Rochester Community Garden. The event is from 2:30 to 7:30pm at the Rochester Eagles club, and there will be food, music, and kids’ crafts and...
read moreFall Activities–The Yates Cider Mill
As temperatures drop and the days start getting a little shorter, the changing colors of the leaves remind us that the time of pumpkins and harvest moons is coming. Now that fall is here, many of us look forward to traditional...
read moreWhy Do I Need A Real Estate Agent?
It’s a valid question. After all, isn’t there such a thing as “for sale by owner”? For many home sellers, the idea of doing it on their own and saving money by not hiring an agent may seem smart, but it’s not that...
read moreWhat’s The Difference Between Interior Staging, Yard Staging, and Curb Appeal?
Home staging is a crucial part of selling a home. It’s not all feng shui—while a professional home stager will try to capitalize on the features and the character of the home, there are tactics that are proven to help sell a...
read moreTake Care Of Your Home While You’re Away
If you’re lucky enough to be planning a vacation for an extended amount of time, you want to make sure that your house is going to be safe and sound while you’re gone. Luckily, there are many ways to make sure your house is...
read moreNegotiating the Sale Price of a Home
The list price and the sale price of a home aren’t always the same, and the process of finding a price both buyer and seller agree on is impacted by several factors. How is the original list price determined? Ideally, the...
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