David Bowers: “Plastic” Surgeon, But Oh So Real.

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As many of you know, I started 2010 with a diagnosis of breast cancer. Not my first experience with cancer in general or even with breast cancer, but certainly the one that has taken the biggest chunk out of my time – and my body. I’ll write about the overall experience in a different venue, [...]

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What Does Bank of America’s Halt of Foreclosures Mean?

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I was going to write about the weekly foreclosure listings in Greensboro, but huge news is taking front seat right now: Bank of America will stop the foreclosure process in the entire country. Several other banks have announced the same for several states. What does this mean to our area? Heck, I’m not going to [...]

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Greensboro Weekly Foreclosures (week ending 9/26/2010)

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It looks like there’s a teeniest reason for hope in the latest weekly foreclosure listings in Greensboro. Couple this with last week’s post about August home sales and seems start to feel positively positive. I haven’t posted every week with foreclosure numbers but I have compiled them faithfully every Friday, pulling all new listings for [...]

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August Housing Sales Up in Greensboro

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There are things in life I approach gingerly and with my hands covering my eyes, fingers slightly apart, and squinting. It’s an illogical thing to do in that I can see perfectly well through the gaps in my fingers and the squinting just makes me look funny. But there are times when you just don’t [...]

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Making An Offer On A House Is About to Change in North Carolina

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If you’ve ever bought or sold a home in North Carolina and will be doing so again, be prepared to make a radical shift in your thinking about the process. In my opinion, the changes are for the better. Read below for a very brief and by no means thorough or scholarly history of how things [...]

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Maxie B’s: Cake, Coffee, Conversation.

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There are times in life when you need cake. Or a giant cookie. Or both. And almost always I need coffee. The only thing that can enhance those two things is time spent with a good friend, sitting in a comfy chair, talking about this, that and the other. Maxie B’s, a bakery on Battleground [...]

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Greensboro Open House: Where Is Casey Today?

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Sunday, September 12, 2010 Today will be a busy day. In a few minutes my husband and I will go to Greensboro Country Park to see our youngest child – really a grown man *sigh* – ride in his first competitive bike event, The Carolina Cup. Should be fun. This afternoon I’ll be holding an [...]

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Time Magazine’s Article Misses the Mark. Just My Opinion

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We were fortunate to have all our children and their significant others home over the Labor Day weekend. It’s always a treat – catching up, watching Mr. Durango cook bountiful and delicious meals, drinking home brew brought by Patrick, our son-in-law. And since everyone is well-informed, well-read and eventually well-hydrated (see “home brew” reference above) conversations [...]

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Greensboro’s Country Park. A Nearby Gem

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Once a week I meet a friend early in the morning. We park our cars next to the J. Spencer Love Tennis Courts next to Lewis Recreation Center, comment on how tired the other looks, wonder who’s idea it was to meet at such an inhuman hour, and commence walking. We walk around Country Park, [...]

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Greensboro Foreclosure Stats (Week ending 8/29/2010)

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More of the same. Almost exactly the same, as a matter of fact. Of the new listings last week in Greensboro’s nine residential zip codes, 17 were foreclosures. That represents about 13% of the total new listings. That’s not a great number. But it is, alas, the way things have been for the last several [...]

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