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Wired Puppy Specialty Coffee & Tea on Newbury St. in Boston, MA
The Wired Puppy Specialty Coffee & Tea on Newbury St in Boston, MA 02116. You might ask how did I discover this great Coffee Shop? Well it is what I call coincidence. The night we arrived in Boston (3hrs late) thanks to a huge storm, we immediately went to the Hotel, where we have stayed the last couple of times: The Back Bay Sheraton. The waiter, whom I have known for over 20 years greeted us as old friends….anyway we scarfed some food down before the kitchen closed…Diane wanted to walk of the food. So we took a stroll on Newbury St. Then we noticed the WIRED PUPPY a Specialty Coffee and Tea establishment. As most of you know I am a coffee snob and love the small independent or local gourmet coffee places. My interest was perked immediately and I was looking forward to the opportunity to try their coffee. Needless to say I was not disappointed. The place is tucked away almost on the corner of Gloucester St & Newbury St. Once you go down the steps you are in a Barista Heaven. The establishment has talented and courteous staff. They are environmentally conscious and make a fantastic coffee. I tried their latte and was not disappointed. They are also providing free Wi-Fi and even free use of computers to their patrons. Their prices are competitive with the ordinary big chain trendy coffee chain. Their flavors are hands down better I also found out that this is their second coffee shop. The original one is in Provincetown, MA on Cape Cod. So should you be in Provincetown MA stop in at 379 Commercial Street and enjoy a great cup of coffee or espresso or a Latte. If you are in Boston, MA 250 Newbury Street is your destination to get some great coffee! http://www.wiredpuppy.com not only is it a great coffee shop but caters to the pet friendly crowd in Cape Cod and Boston, MA so as a pet friendly Realtor I appreciate this even more! If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations ...
read moreViews of Boston’s Skyline facing the North Shore: Speechless Sunday!
Views of Boston’s Skyline facing the North Shore: Speechless Sunday! It has been a hectic and short trip to Boston with many physical and emotional ups and downs. Here is one of the higher moments, literally views from the 27th Floor of the Sheraton in the Back Bay. If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations...
read moreMarina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park: Free!
Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park: Free! As most of you know summer is a good time to enjoy and relax a bit from the everyday busy life style we lead. If you like Classical Music or Pop Music this is your opportunity to enjoy the events for free. Nowadays we have to pay for everything it is a nice change of pace to enjoy something for free. Oh BTW who does not like music? If you had an aversion to Classical Music here is your chance to try it for free. The best part is if you do not want to try it on a weekend you are in luck. On Classical Thursday, August 22nd Rufus Choi, will be on piano performing Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov. Give it a try and for those of us who like classical music this will be a treat. Performance starts at 7pm bring a lawn chair or a blanket J IF you want to stick with Pop then you are in luck as wellJ August 17th Poncho Sanches will be performing. To refresh your memory he often was featured with the Jazz Crusaders. If you never heard him perform he will be a Treat for you to hear! August 31st Rose Royce will be performing. If you did not know they are a band from the ‘70’s a few of their hits might bring back some memoriesJ. The movie “Carwash” and its soundtracks were by Rose Royce, “Carwash” and many others. Keep in mind they did not fade into the sunset. “Love don’t live here anymore” they performed with Madonna in and around 1984 and I could go on and on. Go see them. All shows start at 7pm. If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations ...
read moreCheap Home Repair or Expensive Free advice to home sellers?
Cheap Home Repair or Expensive Free advice to home sellers? I was reading one of our Professional Magazines and I was so surprised at the advice they gave. The Title was Cheap Home Remedies. One of the sections suggested ways how a home seller should treat scratches on their floor. This professional magazine is publishing it as “good advice”. Well let me quote it here and I would like you be the judge: “…for minor scratches, crayons will do the trick. Pick a color that matches the flooring and color in the scratched area. Be sure you stay in the lines: then buff to a shine. A matching permanent marker can camouflage deeper, ugly scratches…. Anyway you get the idea. My first reaction was what were they thinking? The author’s is telling Realtors and their sellers to “hide” defects. The second thing came to my mind that whoever does the editing in this professional magazine needs to be a bit more concerned what is written in their magazine? How can they allow such advice to be circulated in their publication and on the internet as well? First of all let us look at this from two perspectives. Initially buyers are thrilled to get the property because the “love, like or accept” the house with the visible defects. I personally never lost a transaction because there were scratches on the floor minor or major. Most buyers accepted it that it was caused by children or pets and most buyers tend to like both. Now let us take the scenario where the seller hid the defects and the buyer discovered it during the inspection, now the mindset is “what else is the seller hiding?” or camouflaging? This then could become a potential deal breaker or an opportunity to do further investigations into the house such as sewer lines, roof, electricity, plumbing and structural issues because the buyer lost trust and faith in the seller and this in turn could cause further discoveries of hidden defects. Let’s be realistic the more you look the more faults you will find, this in turn will open up an opportunity for the buyer to either walk away from the property or would want to renegotiate the originally agreed purchase price based on the amount of defects that they discover. Worst case scenario the buyer buys the property and discovers this type of “cheap bubble gum repair” then calls the various inspectors and gets the advice of an attorney….. Need I say more? Anyway my advice is for the Sellers of property in the greater Los Angeles area not to do this i.e.: hide the visible minor defects. We have many sellers’ disclosures, Agent Visual Inspection Disclosures and other disclosures where we must in good faith disclose defects that we are aware of about the property. So clearly this would be a fantastic opportunity for an attorney to turn the Cheap Repair onto an Expensive Repair. If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a...
read moreInferno by Dan Brown, this book is a great summer read or anytime read
‘Inferno’ by Dan Brown this book is a great summer read or anytime read! I just finished reading the book written by Dan Brown of “Da Vinci Code” fame and many others this one was called ‘Inferno’. If you think of the word “Inferno’ what comes to mind? For me, I immediately think of Dante’s Inferno of the Divine Comedy’s fame. If you think the same thing, then you will have a better understanding of this fast passed book. The book is full of Symbolisms connected to Dante Aligheri’s Inferno/ Divine Comedy, the epic poem and this is blended with current Robert Ludlum- style Bourn Identity action style page turner of a book. If you have not been to Florence, Italy, then after you read this book you will swear you have been there. If not, than you will have this urge to go as soon as your next vacation will allow it! Needless to say I hear there will be a movie coming out soon. The best part the main character of Robert Langdon will be played by Tom Hanks again. So it is like seeing an old friend in the moviesJ. For me, it is your typical escapist story, when I read Dan Brown I am immersed into the story and forget life around me. Try it and you will be glad you read it. Soon you will be blogging what a great summer read it was and when the movie comes out you will be comparing it to what changes they made from the book and what they left outJ. BTW my book is a hardcover signed by Dan BrownJ. If you have not read anything by Dan Brown check out his website and if you have read everything by Dan Brown still check out his website and you will be glad you did! http://www.danbrown.com If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations...
read more8635 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069 Vacant Lot in Escrow!
8635 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 Vacant Lot in Escrow! Seller is accepting Backup Offers. There are virtually no partial view lots in this price point. If you want to make sure that you get a second chance please submit a backup offer subject to cancellation of the existing escrow. This lot is on a paved road with nearby sewer hook ups, water and electric near as well. As I indicated this lot was priced for immediate sale! Four days later here we are in Escrow! If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations...
read moreSpaulding SQR in Los Angeles is inside a Historic Preservation Zone
Spaulding Square in Los Angeles is considered a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone So what does that mean to a potential buyer or seller? Prior to answering the question I would like to give a little background and history. Spaulding Square consists of mostly Single Family Homes built around the 1916 -1926. A real estate developer purchased the parcel of land between what we consider Orange Grove Ave on the west and Spaulding Ave on the east, the north boundary being Sunset Blvd and the South bounder being Fountain Ave. This developer than had the plot subdivided around 1914 and began building these modest one story homes around 1916. His name was Albert Starr Spaulding. He was a great marketer in a time when the entertainment industry was just beginning to flourish and up and coming stars started buying and settling into the neighborhood. Over the years it remained a magnet for movie industry technicians, musicians who were quietly living in this great pocket of Los Angeles. Buying a home in a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone has benefits as well as drawbacks. The benefit attract like minded home owners who want to preserve a part of Los Angeles History as well as rehabilitation tax credits and these benefits are reaped through the Mills Act to name one. I will provide links here to the many other ones as well. http://www.preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/la/spaulding-square The drawbacks are that one cannot just tear down a home and start fresh, nor can one use any materials found at places like Home Depot or others similar to that. Instead one has to follow the Historic Preservation Organization’s guide lines; hence it could be time consuming and costly to do repair, updates or any modifications. These would be monitored not just by the historic preservation organization, but your neighbors and the Los Angeles Building Department as well. http://www.preservation.lacity.org/incentives Hence it is not for everyone. Would you be interested in finding such neighborhoods as Spaulding Square or other Historic neighborhoods in the Greater Los Angeles area feel free to reach out to me directly. If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations...
read moreDo you like barbequing outdoors, but do not have a grill?
Do you like Barbequing outdoors, but do not have a grill? Does you condominium complex or rental complex not allow you to have a charcoal grill? Have no fear; if you live near or in Marina Del Rey, CA and know where Burton Chace Park is, then you can do some outdoor grilling J When I saw this the other day it brought back wonderful memories of my childhood. My father used to drive to parks like this before he bought his first home. Why because the Landlord would not allow outdoor barbequing. So on the weekends we would drive and have a wonderful time. So if you want to create great memories for your family go pack up a cooler and go to Burton Chace Park in Marina Del Rey and barbeque some great foodJ If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations...
read moreThe Helmsman Statue is located in Marina Del Rey at Burton Chace Park
The Helmsman Statue is located in Marina Del Rey, CA at Burton Chace Park! The Helmsman is a statue which represented the Helms Bakery’s unfaltering delivery service for many years. Then on October 6th 1971 the Helms Family generously donated this 10+ foot Statue to Marina Del Rey, CA. For many years the Statue Stood in front of the Helms Bakery on Venice Blvd in Los Angeles, CA. It represented the Trademark of the Helms Bakery. Now it has become the beloved symbol of the Marina Del Rey’s Maritime Community. If you have not been there you are missing out. Hope you will enjoy my pictures of the Helmsman! If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue...
read moreThe Marina Del Rey, CA WaterBus: It is a Free Beach Shuttle!
The Marina Del Rey WaterBus: do not miss out! It is a Free Beach Shuttle! As most of you who read my blog have seen me write about the WaterBus. Please take advantage of it. You are helping the environment, you are saving money on Gas and Parking now through September 2nd the Connections to the Beach Shuttle are at eight location for boarding. (check out my blog about the Beach Shuttle http://actvra.in/XVg ) Check it out it is really fun and Free to the Public, what more can you ask. This time I am enclosing pictures from close up. The photos were taken at the WaterBus Stop#2 at Admiralty Way & Mindanao Way near the Marina Del Rey Visitors Center and Burton Chace Park! If you would like more information please call 310.628.3219 or check out the website at http://beaches.lacounty.gok If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations...
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