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Archive for March, 2009

Not So Much

Monday, March 30th, 2009
[caption id="attachment_537" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Small House"][/caption] You may not be surprised to learn that downsizing homes is the popular thing to do these days. It makes sense in this challenging economic cycle. The Californian (Jan. 17, 2009) ran an article about the trend toward smaller houses. The National Association of ...
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Your Town – March 23rd, 2009

Friday, March 20th, 2009
Tom Carleton has lined up another group of stimulating guests for this month's installment of the Your Town television (Channel 24) and radio (KNRY 1240AM) program from 5-6 PM on Monday, March 23rd, 2009 (and on the 4th Monday of every month). FredĀ Goldsmith, manager of Goldsmith RealĀ Estate, will give us an ...
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Well Designed Landscapes

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
[caption id="attachment_511" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Landscaping by Floravista"][/caption] Coordinating a building project is like fitting together pieces of a complicated puzzle. One piece of the puzzle that is often overlooked is landscape design. For several years, we have turned to Dinah Irino to advise us. She started her own landscape design business, ...
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Our Process: 3D Modeling

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
[caption id="attachment_496" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Plasticville"][/caption] Scaled models are captivating. As a young boy, I spent many hours playing with my Lionel train and O-scaled town. (I started urban planning at an early age.) I still have the collection of Plasticville miniatures to include a church, school, post office, dime store, theater, ...
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