Hoboken Dogs Have Something To Cheer About!
Categories: Crazy Ball, Neighborhoods
This is not a political blog – never was, never will be. But I must give credit where credit is due. If you read this blog, or have seen our business cards and flyers, or know us at all, you know how we feel about our dog, Sempai, and how we love all dogs. In fact, we donate 1% of all our commissions to Save U.S. Pets, a charity our Vet introduced us to that helps dog owners who can’t afford medical treatment for their pets.
I read the other day about Teddy Bear, a local dog getting electrocuted while tinkling on a Hoboken light post in Church Square which were missing a face plate. Mayor Zimmer heard about this and several similar incidents and contacted PSE&G about the problem on March 16th. Unless the problem was addressed in an expedited fashion, the City would not pay it’s PSE&G bill. Today, walking down Washington Street on this beautiful Spring morning, I noticed that almost all the lamp posts have new, bolted-on face plates. A few that didn’t, were taped securely shut. Brava, Mayor Zimmer. We and all the dogs of Hoboken thank you!
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Misc. Stuff for a Snowy President’s Day in Hoboken
Categories: Crazy Ball
I don’t know how bad it is in Hoboken today, but Lori, Sempai and are are snowed-in at our weekend house upstate. It may be pretty to look at now, all white and fluffy, but I can’t begin to tell you how DONE we are with this winter crapola. Well, at least Lori and I are done. Sempai couldn’t be happier – so who am I to complain?
We want to make a few changes to the blog to make it easier for followers to find and read older posts. One of the first things we’re going to do is add a “search” function. That should be fairly simple. Another thing we want to do is organize old posts into catagories like “For Buyers” and “For Sellers.” If you have a suggestion on how we can make HREN more user friendly and useful, we’d like to hear it.
Many of you know HREN was one of the very first real estate blogs and remains the only one that always has original content written by Lori and Howie (never “canned” articles from a service.) We were the first to provide weekly market statistics, the first open house google map and the first to offer free comps for your tax appeals. As Casey Stengel used to say “You could look it up.” Here are some links to older posts that still have quite a bit a relevancy. Many of our newer readers may never have seen these, and even long-time followers may enjoy re-reading some of these “classic” HREN posts. Enjoy!
The Secrets to Knowing What to Spend on Your Hoboken Home (Oct 3 ‘07)
The Secret to Making an Offer on a Hoboken Condo (Oct 9 ‘07)
Three Reasons to Get Out of Your Hoboken Condo if You REALLY Want to Sell (Jan 30 ‘08)
Five Familiar Problems (or how to Avoid an “Oh No” Moment (Feb 10 ‘08)
Top Seven Reasons Your Condo or Home is Not Selling That You Can Do Something About (Feb 18 ‘08)
The Key to Hoboken RealEstate (Sept 22, ‘08)
When Selling Hoboken Real Estate, You Must Know YourAudience (Jan 20, ‘09)
Are You Really Sure You’re Not Working With an Agent? (Jul. 12, ‘10)
One last thing – if you’ve never seen it before, On The Waterfront starring Marlon Brando will be on TCM this Fridayat 8PM. Filmed in Hoboken in 1954, this is one one of the greatest films ever committed to celluloid, and even though Hoboken has changed a great deal in the past 56 years, you’ll still see may recognizable places. Set those DVRs and TiVos!
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Wine Tasting Fundraiser Tonight!
Categories: Crazy Ball
Sorry for the short notice, but short notice is better than no notice.
There is a Wine Tasting Fundraiser tonight (Sunday, Feb. 13th) from 7 to 9pm at the Madame Claude Wine Bar (234 Pavonia Ave. at Hamilton Square in Jersey City) to benefit the Liberty Humane Society. There will be delicious cheeses, chocolates and wines, and a raffle to win a wine basket. $25 at the door. Lori and I will be there and we hope to see you there too!
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