A couple of must do’s and you’re on your way. You must adhere to the city’s code that you live in. Here’s all you have to do to build a fire pit in Plymouth: (more…)

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The lucky alumni of Oakwood Elementary in Plymouth, MN gets together on Sunday, November 16, 2008 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to share stories and memorabilia from the past 50 years of learning.

Spiritwear? Newsletters? Photos? Yearbooks? The bunch that is putting this together would like to borrow your stuff for the displays. All of your items will be returned!

There is also going to be a commemorative cookbook that will be available via the celebration website or at the open house. Submit recipes to debmusser@hotmail.com by August 21st. Yowser! That’s right around the corner!

Here’s a website to check out for more information about this exciting celebration!

oakwood50.ning.com

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I had a couple of gift cards to Caribou and Starbuck’s. I just like good ole’ black coffee. None of this fru fru stuff for me! The coffee was good. Just good. Nothing to rave about. The good news was that it wasn’t affecting me like it used to.

A couple of years ago Dunn Bros Coffee opened in Plymouth at the corner of Vicksburg and Hwy. 55. They have a secret (more…)

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Here’s a silly repair that my client and I found in North Minneapolis this week. I call it Mini Door Knob. This was the only way to get the storm door open to get to the front door.

It’s always good times in North, that’s all I have to say!

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While the number of foreclosures is dwindling in North Minneapolis, they are rising in Hennepin County. It’s all a matter of time before these numbers shrink, as well. President Bush just today signed a bill to aid financially strapped homeowners and banks.

This situation has been a huge eye-opener for all of us in the real estate profession, as well as, those of you who have been considering buying a home. The rules have changed and we will now deny people who cannot afford to buy homes the chance to ruin our economy and mooch off us taxpayers.

Tough talk, tough times

I’m in the real estate business for the long haul, so I consider this a short term problem that will not affect my resiliency. I will continue to have a positive attitude about the future of our country and it’s economic growth.

I hope you will, too!

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The housing affordability has not been this good since 2004, according to the association. I believe that we’re near the end of the price cuts, too. Plymouth’s average sales price for June alone was 16.5%.

Ready, buyers?

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Heck, I live here so of course I’m going to have a few complaints here and there. But mostly, the place is great.

• Boring? Yes.
• Safe? Yes.
• Value? Yes.
• Pretty? Yes.
• Gorgeous? No.
• Rockin’? No.
• Serious? Yes.
• Crazy? YES!

Why? Well, Plymouth stretches from Highway 169 to a little past Highway 101. The vastness of this area makes for a huge difference in types of population (demographics).

For the most part, the east side reflects Armstrong High School and a lot of apartments and Section 8 town homes. Not that there’s anything wrong with that!

The west end is made up of single family homes that range anywhere from $200,000 to $1,000,000. Yes, that’s right…$1,000,000. The majority of kids go to Wayzata High School. But there are Section 8 town homes and condos in this neck of the woods, as well.

Check out my real estate website at www.JeanieHoholik.com for all homes available in Plymouth.

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Here’s the story…

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/1. Plymouth, MN

 

Plymouth’s numerous lakes are a magnet for boaters, water skiers and fishermen.

 

WINNER

Top 100 rank: 1
Population: 70,100
Compare Plymouth to Top 10 Best Places

Topnotch schools, good jobs, affordable housing, low crime, an active outdoor culture - yep, they’re pretty much all here. Plymouth could have become just another Twin Cities suburb, but more than 50,000 jobs keep residents working there.Home prices are within reason: The typical three-bedroom, two-bath house goes for $350,000. The city’s main school district is ranked among the top three in the state, and for culture, Plymouth’s open-air amphitheater, the Hilde Performance Center, hosts numerous summer concerts. Residents are a quick drive from the Mall of America, the nation’s biggest mall.

And did we mention the outdoors? Plymouth boasts more than half a dozen sizable bodies of water. Of course, this being Minnesota, winter can be brutal: January’s average low temperature is about 13°F. But when the mercury plummets, the locals get busy. In February the city hosts a Fire & Ice Festival that includes mini-golf, bowling and basketball - all right on the ice.

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I picked myself up by my bootstraps and headed down to Wayzata to go grocery shopping at Lund’s. As I was checking out, a nice young man, who was packing my groceries said, “You smell good.” I can’t tell you how that one little sentence lifted my spirits!

He’s an angel.

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