10. The eclectic residents make this area one of the most unique neighborhoods in Denver I love walking down the street and running into all kinds of people, doing all sorts of things the energy is great, and there is always someone new to talk to, learn from, or get to [...]

5280 Magazine's Annual Best Places to Live issue hit newsstands Thursday and in this crazy real estate market, everyone is certainly curious to find out which neighborhoods they picked. The writerspicked seven neighborhoods who saw solid appreciation in 2009 and that they expect to continue the same trends in 2010. Of the seven, there are a [...]

Can I have a gas grill on my deck if I buy this condo? That was the question my buyer asked on Sunday as she got ready to put an offer in on a 5th story condo in Downtown Denver. I had always heard that as long as the gas tank was less than a pound, it was fine.However, I recently heard of buildings such as the Spire that don't allow gas [...]

What is the besttime to plant in Denver? Is there a certain date? With the crazy weather we have in April, case in point the snow we saw on Friday and last night, it can make it difficult to decide when thelast big storm will be and at what point you can be confidentthe time you spent in in the dirt on hands and knees will be worth it. I [...]

Spring Fling is

In keeping with the Earth Day theme and piggypacking on Mark White's great blog this morning about our Water Karma, it got me thinking as I heard the lawn mowers being fired up outside, just how much impact does our obsession with a green lawn have on our environment, especially here in [...]

I've been sitting on the porch looking at the rain and my green spring grass, looking atseed catalogs, and dreaming about how great my garden will look in May and how brown it will be by August. I'll admit to working to conserve water in my daily life (low flush toilets, no running water while I brush my teeth) but when it comes to the [...]