From the monthly archives:

July 2011

St. Louis in Pictures ~ Forest Park

by Karen Goodman on July 29, 2011

in About St. Louis

St. Louis Art Museum and Art Hill Stop in each Friday to see some of the pictures I’ve taken in my explorations around town. Forest Park: Forest Park is a park that stands out among city parks. Not only does it have 3 golf courses, paved paths, sports fields and miles of open ground, but [...]

   

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Every real estate agent is told that they need to have a website to market homes and market their services. But simply creating a website doesn’t do any good if no one sees it. Why am telling you about website traffic? If you hire an agent to sell your home, and that agent tells you [...]

   

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St. Louis in Pictures ~ Johnson’s Shut-Ins

by Karen Goodman on July 22, 2011

in About St. Louis

  Deck view of the Shut-Ins Yes, I know that this series is called St. Louis in Pictures, but you will occasionally find St. Louis Day trips highlighted here too. A few months ago I stopped by Johnson’s Shut-Ins for the first time since the Upper Reservoir broke and sent 1.3 billion gallons of water [...]

   

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Every Buyer Should Hire an Agent

by Karen Goodman on July 19, 2011

in Buyers

Originally published 4/2009. Buyer’s Agents Really are FREE for Buyers Many of us believe that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. The truth is that buyers really do get professional services for free. I’ve heard it suggested many times that having a buyer’s agent really isn’t free, since buyer’s agents [...]

   

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Missouri Tax-Free Shopping Weekend

by Karen Goodman on July 18, 2011

in Everything Else

In order to help ease the Back to School spending burden on Missouri families, the state offers an annual tax-free shopping weekend the 1st weekend in August. But you don’t have to be a parent or a student to take advantage of the tax savings. If you have been thinking of overhauling your wardrobe or [...]

   

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If you live in St. Louis or an area served by Ameren Missouri, you can lower your utility bills by getting rid of your old spare fridge or freezer…and earn $35 too! You really can’t beat this program if you have an energy hog refrigerator or freezer that you don’t need. Benefits: Ameren will come [...]

   

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