A couple of years ago a unique little coffee house popped up in Vienna that reminded me of a shop in Seattle where I had a cup of coffee one morning. It just has the right feel and I became a fan immediately. Maybe it is the album covers on the walls? Not sure, but Caffè Amouri just has the right, low key vibe. Coffee | Espresso | Tea It is Caffè Continue Reading
8440 Hunt Valley Drive, Vienna Virginia | Sold
This Vienna Home SOLD 2/16/2011 Really one of the nicest detached homes you are going to see on a nice quiet lot just minutes from Tyson's (you could probably bike there). The open floor plan allows for plenty of light to filter into the kitchen and family room. From the moment you walk in the front door and see the gleaming oak hardwood floors, Continue Reading
Things You Should Know Before Moving to Northern Virginia
Relocating here? Well, when I started Things You Should Know Before Moving to Northern Virginia (updated in 2019), I had to force myself to stop at fourteen "things". Over the years I have heard myself giving these tips over and over to clients who are relocating here, so, I thought that I should put down my observations for the world to Continue Reading
Summer Schedule for The Vienna Town Green, 2014
Image by Ouij via Flickr Looking for the... 2015 Vienna Town Green Concert Schedule? One of the nice things about living in Vienna VA is the summer concert series. The Town of Vienna Parks Department put out the 2014 schedule for the summer concert series starting Friday, May 30th with a tribute to Mayor Jane Seeman and the Seeman Continue Reading
Bike and Hiking Trails in the Metro DC Region
Image by surrfred via FlickrThere are hundreds of miles of trails in the Washington DC area if you know where to look. A few weeks ago, I set off with some friends to hike up Sugarloaf Mountain in Montgomery County, Maryland. Although it is only a thirty minute drive from my home in Vienna, VA, it was a wonderfully steep trail for Continue Reading
Vienna home is a deal close to the W&OD Bike Trail!
(Post from 2010) Sounds like good stuff but... Like my friend Heather out in Loudoun County VA, I see plenty of homes in my day-in, day-out job as a real estate agent. But, when the property is listed by another firm then I am not allowed to advertise it because it isn’t my listing. The amazing thing about this year (2010) has been the Continue Reading
The real estate market catches a hint of Spring 2010
We had a bright and sunny weekend here in Northern Virginia (2010), and a surge of home buyers were out looking at the homes for sale that had popped up late Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. A little marketing tip is to put a home into the MLS database Thursday to feed all the IDX sites out there that send e-mails to registered home buyers. Continue Reading
Filling in the Vienna Insider’s Guide… slowly
Most of the time putting together this blog is so exciting that I can't wait to get rolling every day. But often it seems like it may never get done since every new idea breeds another, and yet another brilliant idea. And the actual selling of real estate gets heavy too. As a result, my older concepts get back-logged as I try to produce Continue Reading
