Looking for something outdoors, interesting and fun to do this beautifully warm, sunny weekend? Well, pack up your rain boots and head to Hunt Valley to the Oregon Ridge Nature Center where a Naturalist will take you around and show you which "critters" laid which eggs around Oregon Ridge Park! Amphibians have laid their eggs [...]
On Monday, March 8, the Kooper's Chowhound Burger Wagon was back in Hunt Valley in the parking lot behind the Verizon building. I challenged a few friends from Twitter to meet me there, and it became a large, fairly impromptu "tweet-up" ending with a large group breaking bread in a nearby Hunt Valley office building! [...]
Last week, I blogged about the new Cockeysville Five Guys Burgers and Fries in the York Marketplace just north of Cranbrook Road, and how excited a few people I know are about the new location. A funny thing happened after that post. I was just reviewing my Google Analytics, and saw a number of visits [...]
Cockeysville and Hunt Valley home sales in 2009 statistically were very stable. There were consistently over 100 houses on the market for sale in Hunt Valley. December 2009 was a slow month with only 4 houses going under contract, but other months on average 10-16 did. That same average applies for properties that settled. From [...]
Koopers Tavern on Thames Street in Fells Point is very well known for their terrific burgers. They decided to take their famous burgers on the road in the form of the Kooper's Chowhound Burger Wagon so people all over Baltimore can enjoy their award winning tastes! The burgers are for everyone -- they have angus, [...]
My compilation of the 21030 real estate market statistics for the last six months are here! The full chart includes data on sales, contract, and active homes from June 22-December 6, 2009. What the full chart shows is that prices and inventory really have stabilized in the Cockeysville and Hunt Valley real estate market. There are a [...]
The Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville is ready to celebrate the holiday season with a wreath making party this weekend! From 2-4 pm both Saturday and Sunday, adults, bring your gloves and your clippers, and make a fresh evergreen wreath for only $8 per wreath. Kids -- you come too and in the auditorium [...]
This weekend's nutty series at Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville is all about the American Chestnut! The one session series, called "American Chestnut -- the Myth" discusses the incorrect thought that they are extinct -- they're not! Enjoy a hike through the forest and see this beautiful & "iconic" tree -- and sample some delicious [...]
Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville, MD, has so much to offer for people of all ages. This Saturday and Sunday they will be hosting the "Spooky Forest Fact Frolic", a free event, where you explore the park to find clues and win prizes! Start off at the center to pick up your booklet, romp [...]
According to the Associated Press, per their article of 8 pm October 28, 2009, the Senate agreed to extend the Homebuyer Tax Credit for people writing contracts through the end of April, 2010, and settling by the end of June, 2010. They are also including a reduced credit of up to $6,500 for repeat buyers [...]