5 Sites for Shopping Local Food Online

Here is a reference tool to find websites for shopping locally online.

5 Sites for Shopping Local Food Online

Put Your Neighbors To Work With Zaarly, A Local Market for Odd Jobs

Let’s say you need to assemble a piece of IKEA furniture. You dislike doing it so much that you would be willing to pay somebody $50 to put it together for you. Perhaps one of your neighbors is an unemployed carpenter who would take the offer. But how are you going to find him?



This is the basic problem Zaarly tries to solve.Put Your Neighbors To Work With Zaarly, A Local Market for Odd Jobs

MapQuest Vibe Helps You Feel Like a Local Anywhere

MapQuest Vibe Helps You Feel Like a Local Anywhere This is a new service offered by MapQuest. Just checked it out. Katonah comes in with a vibe score of 6.3 with Katonah Avenue being the local hotspot. Mapquest Vibe also ranks local businesses, services, etc.

4 Apps That Can Help During a Natural Disaster

In light of the recent flooding and down trees experienced in the area. here are mobile apps that can help you with future emergencies.

4 Apps That Can Help During a Natural Disaster

Rent Your Home Like It is A Hotel Room

Airbnb, the “marketplace for spaces” that lets people rent their property just like it’s a hotel room, has now extended that concept to also include monthly rentals and sublets. As the company moves into this new category, it aims to make it just as easy to book a monthly stay or a sublet as it is to rent a hotel room.

I was curious to find out if any Katonah neighbors had signed up for this app. Sure enough some area residents are putting their homes up for monthly rentals and sublets.

Here is the link.

BTW the service offers a $50,000 insurance policy for property damage from Aribnb guests.

What do you think of this idea of renting your home out to others?

Sites That Allow You To Borrow Gadgets From Your Neighbors

A service called SnapGoods, allows people to lend out their surplus gadgetry and various gear for a daily fee.

SnapGoods is one of the latest start-ups that bases its business model around allowing people to share, exchange and rent goods in a local setting. Among others are NeighborGoods and ShareSomeSugar.

The common thread of all these sites is that access trumps ownership; consumers are offered ways to share goods instead of having to buy them.

Instead of laying out $500+ for an ipad, through one of these sites, you could rent one for a lot less

For a better understanding of this business model, check out:

Facebook New Zip Code Feature Allows Local Businesses To Target Local Customers

Facebook improvement to ad targeting in its self-serve tool, will allow local advertisers to target specific zip codes through the self-serve tool, Ads Power Editor, and Ads API

This will be beneficial for Katonah businesses who can now target potential customers within walking distance. Here are the details.

The Dealmap helps people save money with local shops.

thedealmap claims about 2 million users who check in to get access to deals from 450 sources that are organized by location. Users who log in via the website or mobile apps find deals in their area.

I checked it out and found that:

Willy Nick's Restaurant & Bar
$25 Gift Certificate, Your Price $10
You save 60 %
Expires 8/2/2011

Bookmark this site for future reference saving money while having a great local experience.

Artist Finishes Painting Katonah Street Scene

Artist Kristen Feighery has just completed a Katonah Street Scene Painting

Esmeralda Santiago of Katonah New Historical Novel "Conquistadora"

Acclaimed writer Esmeralda Santiago of Katonah comes out with her historical novel "Conquistadora" on Tuesday and will launch a book tour in her Puerto Rican homeland, also the book's setting.

Link To Compare Katonah Lewisbor Union Free School Districts to Other Districts

Non-profit investigative newsroom ProPublica has released an interactive tool that makes it easy for people to compare schools to others in their district, state or the U.S.

Here is the link to compare Katonah Lewisboro Union Free School District to others and share your findings with your friends and ProPublica via Facebook.

July 1, 1956 Marilyn Monroe & Arthur Miller held formal wedding in Katonah

Fifty Five years ago this July 1, Marilyn Monroe and acclaimed playwright Arthur Miller held a formal Jewish wedding on July 1, 1956, at a rented house in Katonah, New York.
link to photo

Zaarly Helps You Buy and Sell Goods and Services From Your Neighbors

Let’s say you need to assemble a piece of IKEA furniture. You dislike doing it so much that you would be willing to pay somebody $50 to put it together for you. Perhaps one of your neighbors is an unemployed carpenter who would take the offer. But how are you going to find him?
This is the basic problem Zaarly tries to solve.

Katonah Photographer Giving Away Two Portrait Sessions May 2011

During May, 2011 a Katonah photographer will be giving away two portrait sessions! To learn more about this offer here are the details.

Participants must either be willing to come to katonah, ny to have their portrait taken or live within 20 miles of the 10536 zip code.

Bike Fitness Tips

Spring is finally arriving in the area. I am noticing a lot of bicyclist on the local roads. If you are feeling the yin for bike riding this Spring, here are some bike fitness tips to keep in mind.

Spring 2011 Trout Stocking For Katonah Area

Brown Trout

The New York State DEC recently listed the Spring 2011 Trout Stocking Targets for DEC Region 3 of which the Katonah Area (Town of Bedford) is a part of.

The targeted Trout Stocking Targets for the Reservoir and rivers in the Katonah Area are:

• over 8,000 - Brown Trouts
  
• 350 Rainbow Trouts
  

The trout are stocked at the following locations:

• Cross River Reservoir
  
• Cross River Outlet
  
• Mianus River
  
• Stone Hill River
  

Here is the link to the Katonah Area Trout Stocking targets.

Enjoy & Happy 2011 Trout Fishing Season!

Uptick In Katonah Residential Sales

RobReport Blog reports Katonah NY real estate Sales are up 38% in the last six months. Good news for sellers in that the median price for sold homes is up 7% from 6 months ago. ($717,000 vs $670,00)

10536 Homes Sold In Past Year

10536 Home Values - Interactive chart

Accumulated Snow Causing Area Roof Collapses

Because of the record snowfall in January, the tri-state area is experiencing an uptick in roofs collapsing.

My son's flat roof over a storage area collapse last Friday because of the snow. Luckily a neighbor of ours is a roofer (he says he has been very busy of late) and was able to clear the snow off the main house.



If you have a pitched roof snow buildup is less of an issue. You can use a so-called “roof rake” to remove snow, one small section at a time. That’s if you can find one. Area Home Depots and many other hardware stores are sold out, so many are improvising with shovels.

Fully Prepaired Complete Dinners Delivered to Your Door

Honey what do you want for dinner tonight? How about---

Fully Prepaired Complete Dinners Delivered to Your Door

Katonah Residents are using e-readers, and Katonah Library has electronic titles

Katonah residents are using e-readers.

They are becoming part of the trend toward digital reading which is increasing steadily. According to a recent Harris Poll, one in ten Americans has an e-reader or plans to get one in the next six months.

The Katonah library is now able to lend hundreds of e-books that are downloadable for a three-week usage period.

The Katonah Program

The Katonah Program, a new concierge weight loss and management program, in downtown Katonah is now fully operational and taking new clients.To find out more go here.