The Small Business Beanstalk came to Delaware, Ohio, on September 1. Get your discount card during First Friday on September 3 from 6 - 9 p.m.

Save Money, Support Delaware Business with Your SBB Card

By Toby Boyce on September 3, 2010

The Small Business Beanstalk has taken Columbus, Ohio, by storm in 2010 and on September 1 it came right to our front door in Delaware, Ohio. Signing-up for the card provides a wonderful opportunity for members of the local community to support the heart-and-soul of Delaware, Ohio — its independent business base. Studies have shown [...]

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Kick-off the start of football season - especially Ohio State - at the Scarlet & Gray Soiree.

Tailgating Time at Scarlet & Gray Soiree

By Toby Boyce on September 3, 2010

Scarlet and Gray Soiree will feature its 12th Annual Wine Tasting on Thursday, September 9, from 5-8:30 p.m. at the Brookshire Event Facility. Join us as we kick off the 2010 Buckeye football season! Enjoy delicious tailgate fare, great music, our always-fabulous auctions, games with prizes, and more. Tickets $30 per person and may be [...]

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Earth Dance Delaware

Earth Dance Delaware

By Toby Boyce on September 2, 2010

EarthDance is a peace festival that incorporates dancing from around the world and a globally-synchronized prayer for peace into one great celebration! EarthDance Delaware will be held, for the second-consecutive year, in Ohio Wesleyan University’s Hamilton-Williams Campus Center on Sunday, September 19, from 4:00-9:00 p.m. Dances of Universal Peace and a global synchronized peace prayer [...]

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Decorate a tree to support Andrews House and Northwest Distoric. (Dave Dyet/sxc)

Decorators, Sponsors Needed for Delaware’s Festival of Trees

By Toby Boyce on September 2, 2010

Do you consider yourself a great Christmas-tree decorator? Well your talents are needed! Delaware’s Women’s City Club and Andrews House will be hosting “The Festival of Trees” on Saturday, December 4, to benefit both of these fine organizations events. We might be a few month away from the event, but sponsors and decorators for this [...]

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Hotel Cassiopeia to be performed at Ohio Wesleyan University for one weekend only.

“Hotel Cassiopeia” Comes to Delaware

By Toby Boyce on September 1, 2010

Ohio Wesleyan will begin its 2010-2011 season in Delaware, Ohio with a production of Charles Mee’s “Hotel Cassiopeia,” a uniquely crafted performance-art piece based on events, discoveries, and insights from American surrealist artist, Joseph Cornell. “While nothing about Hotel Cassiopeia is conventional – least of all its plot – there is a powerful story at [...]

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Report: Pending Home Sales Increased in July

By Toby Boyce on September 2, 2010

National Association of REALTORS announces that pending home sales increased in July. (Christa Richert/sxc)

Following a sharp drop in the months immediately after expiration of the home buyer tax credit, pending home sales have modestly risen, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator, rose 5.2 percent to 79.4 based on contracts signed in July from a downwardly revised 75.5 in June, [...]

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Appraisal Issues Fixed With Magic Powers

By Toby Boyce on August 31, 2010

Fannie Mae to outlaw lender's ability to appraisal cut on loans it will buy beginning September 1. (Agata Urbaniak/sxc)

Effective on Wednesday, September 1, the appraisal issues that face home buyers and sellers will magically disappear …. if you believe in Fannie Mae. The organization has now placed a ban on the common practice of “appraisal cutting” for loans that are being sold to Fannie Mae. Appraisal cutting is a process where the lender’s [...]

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Smaller Houses on Horizon?

By Toby Boyce on August 30, 2010

Will bungalows like this become the future of new homes? (Robert Linder/sxc)

National real-estate Web site, Trulia, recently released the results of its American Dream survey and the results are interesting, but not that shocking. We are getting smaller. Well maybe not in the waist, but in our housing choices. Size of House Percentage 3,200 + 9% 2,601 – 3,200 13% 2,001 – 2,600 27% 1,401 – [...]

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July Homes Sales Show Expected Slide

By Toby Boyce on August 29, 2010

July Homes Sales Show Expected Slide

Although the first half of 2010 saw home sales increase up to 39 percent over 2009, July saw a decrease of 28.6 percent in sales, according to a recent release from The Columbus Board of REALTORS. “The expiration of the homebuyer tax credits created incredible activity last spring,” said Sue Lusk-Gleich, President of the Columbus [...]

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