Let's go Sale-ing: A Web-Savvy Yardsale Resource

In this down economy, we need all the help we can get. Here is a a great resource for ideas on yard sales that may give you some ideas to generate extra money.

Let's go Sale-ing: A Web-Savvy Yardsale Resource

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A Tool To Find Your Neighbors That Tweet

The number of people visiting and using Twitter has grown rapidly in the last few months. As more people sign up for Twitter it becomes more useful.

Twitter is enabling everything from better customer service to easier job searches, and is being employed for some extraordinary home uses.

Here is a cool Tweet tool that enable you to connect with people in Katonah.

Twello.com is a local directory of Twitter users. Using this service, I found 23 local twitter user.
Update: Now 50 Local twitter users August 20, 2009
Update: Now 40 Local twitter users July 20. 2009
Update: Now 25 Local twitter Users June 15, 2009

The second most followed local twitter after Martha Stewart (she has 763,902 followers) is W.R. Tish (1,567 followers) a recovering wine critic.


Twitter is great for networking, but also for getting relevant, real-time, local information about things like jobs, news, politics, weather, food, and more.

Happy Tweeting

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The Eclectic Collector - Nominated For Niche Top Retailer Award 2009

There are many unique shops in Katonah. One is The Eclectic Collector(EC)that has been nominated for Niche Top Retailer Award for 2009.

The EC has a dual mission:

• Seeks out and supports artists
  
• Provides the local community with a resource for unique original works
  

Karen Benvin Ransom, an associate broker with the Katonah Office of Houlihan Lawrence recently wrote a piece on her EC experience.

<-- Link to Eclectic Collector Site

Katonah Farmers Market 2009

Looking for fresh food grown locally?

The place to go: Every Saturday @ Katonah-Lewisboro -John Jay High School (60 N. Salem, Cross River) 5/20/2009-12/19/2009 8:30a-2pm Saturdays

Spring Fling 2009 Black & White Photos

Bill Schere shot B&W photos of yesterdays Spring Fling in Katonah.

Here is the link.

24th Lasdon Memorial Day Antiques Fair - May 25th

The 24th annual Lasdon Memorial Day Antiques Fair at Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial Katonah, NY on May 25th, MONDAY, (Memorial Day), between the hours of 10 AM and 5 PM
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Spring Fling A Day of Family Fun May 16

The Katonah Chamber of Commerce is celebrating Spring by hosting its first ever Spring Fling — a day of family fun, live entertainment, crafts, rides, great shopping, demonstrations, discounts, and more — on Saturday, May 16, from 10 to 2 (a rain date is planned for Sunday, May 17).

Katonah Green - DIY Green Living

Are you thinking DIY green living? Here is a great resource for everything green on a local level. Also, Katonah Green has initiated meetups where you join up and meet with others interested in DIY natural health, organic lifestyle, and sustainable living.

John Jay Homestead News

You can now keep up on current activities at John Jay Homestead @ the recently created blog John Jay Homestead News.

Michael Skolnik - Independent Film Maker

It is always a joy to have kids you have known to grown up and really take off as young adults.

Such one kid (or rather young man) is Michale Skolnik. The son of Martha and Simon Skolnik, who are neighbors of mine.


As my kids, who are now adults and good friends of Michale since they were young kids, would say Mike is kicking it.

But what makes Mike especially unique is his approached to film making.

As he states in his Facebook profile -

"I am a filmmaker who is trying to tell the stories of those that normally do not have a chance to tell their own."

His latest film project is producing a feature this year, called Entre Nos, (the trailer is below).

Mike is a gifted person and he sums it up quite nicely in his facebook profile:

"I am only 30, and I know I have been very lucky to have success very young. This is not about me. This is about us."

His latest film project will have it's World Premier at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Here are the details:

We have three screenings at the Tribeca Film Festival

Saturday, April 25 @ 6pm
Wednesday, April 29 @ 4:45pm
Saturday, May 2 @ 3:45pm

For AMERICAN EXPRESS Card Holders tickets go on sale April 14th.

For the general public tickets go on sale April 20th.

Tickets will sell out fast, so hurry and click on the link below on those dates!!!

http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/tickets/

We can't wait to see you there!

The Entre Nos Family

Bedford Town-Wide Clean Up Days/Tag & Rummage Sales

Spring activity in the Katonah area really get’s under way starting April 26.

• The Presbyterian Women of the First Presbyterian Church of Katonah will be having its 2009 Rummage Sale starting April 26 with donations accepted.
  

  
  PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
  2009 RUMMAGE SCHEDULE
  
  
  April 26 Sunday NOON - 5:00pm Donations accepted
  
  April 27 Monday NO DONATIONS ACCEPTED
  8:30am - 6:00pm OUTSIDE SALE
  
  April 28 Tuesday 8:30am - 6:00pm OUTSIDE SALE
  
  April 29 Wednesday 8:30am - 6:00pm OUTSIDE SALE
  
  April 30 Thursday 8:30am - 6:00pm OUTSIDE SALE 9:00am - 6:00pm INSIDE SALE AND BAKE SALE
  
  May 1 Friday 8:30am - 6:00pm OUTSIDE SALE
  9:00am - 6:00pm INSIDE SALE AND BAKE SALE
  
  MAY 2 Saturday 9:00am - NOON OUTSIDE SALE
  9:00am - NOON INSIDE SALE AND BAKE SALE
  
  
  

• Katonah will have its SPRING CLEAN UP DAY – Saturday May 2, 2009--RAIN OR SHINE. Meet in front of the Katonah Library at 9 AM organized by the Katonah Improvement Society.
  
  
• The Town’s Department of Public Works Town-Wide Clean-Up Days will be held at the Crusher Road Highway Facility off Route 22, just North of Route 172, in Bedford Village.
  
  Here are the details as quoted from the Town of Bedford DPW's web page:
  
  "Town residents can bring household debris and metal waste to the Crusher Road Yard during the following periods:
  
  Friday, May 1, 2009 7:30 AM-3:00 PM
  Saturday, May 2, 2009 7:30 AM-4:30 PM
  Monday, May 4, 2009 7:30 AM-3:00 PM
  
  Residents can also take brush and tree debris to the Beaver Dam Highway facility on Beaver Dam road off Harris Road during the same days and hours listed above.
  
  The Highway Department will not accept any of the following items: tires, batteries, computers, refrigerators, freezers, pressure treated lumber, air conditioners, propane tanks, paint, varnish, chemicals, medical waste, or other toxic materials.
  
  Proof of Bedford residency is required, and fees are as follows:
  $20 per carload
  $50 per pickup truck load
  $100 for small dump trucks (<6 yd)
  $200 and up for large dump trucks (>6 yd)
  Bedford Village Chowder & Marching Club will hold their Tag Sale on Friday May 1 st and Saturday, May 2nd at the Crusher Road Highway Facility.
  

  
  In addition a Mobile Shredder will be available on Friday May 1st and Monday May 4 th at the Crusher Road Highway Yard. This free Westchester County public service is intended for residents to shred their personal documents. Papers from businesses or commercial enterprises will not be accepted. Residents may bring a maximum of two file boxes. To speed up shredding and reduce waiting time, residents must remove all metal clips, fasteners, binders, folders and hard covers and place the papers loosely in a box. Hard covers – cardboard or plastic covers on items such as ledger books, marble composition books and hard-cover books – are not acceptable. Residents may rip away pages from these hard cover books for shredding and throw the covers in their household trash."
  

A New Way to View Your Desktop In 3D

This is a major shift in the way you can view and experience your computer desktop.

The demo is quite impressive and you can download a free version of this application.

Martha Stewart's Katonah Shopping Photo Tour

Or her blog, Martha Stewart. a resident of Katonah recently posted her photo tour of shopping in Katonah.

Here is the link.

Comments on your Katonah shopping shopping experience welcome - including photos and videos.

Building The Amazing Steam Candle

I came across this video today, and thought what a neat project and educational eye opener re: steam. The heart of the industrial age.

Share this with family & friend.


Building The Amazing Steam Candle - More bloopers are a click away

Katonah Library Reopen March 9, 2009

Last night I returned some books to the Katonah library on it's reopening day.

What a joy! The big take away for me was the carpet,lighting and ceiling makeover. A real visual treat.

Highly recommended. Take your family and enjoy this reading/lounging oasis in Katonah.

A Tool For Sellers - The Real Estate Marketing Report Card

There are numerous real estate sites and portals designed to help buyers find the perfect property. There have been few service offered with sellers in mind.

Withe the current trend in the Katonah Real Estate Market:

Katonah Homes For Sale

Katonah Recently Sold Homes

Katonah Recently Sold Homes

Katonah Homes For Sale

... sellers need all the help they can get.

The Real Estate Marketing Report Card

Today, the Real Estate Marketing Report Card (REMRC) is being launched in an effort to help sellers monitor their online reach. Rather than having to rely on an agents word that the property information has been placed on the Web, sellers can now easily check for themselves and make sure they're getting the best bang for their buck.





How it Works

Once you've entered the property details, street, city, state, zip code, and price, the
REMRC searches across the Web and looks a a variety of real estate portals including Trulia, Google Base, Vast, Zillow and FrontDoor for details on where the property is listed.

The results appear as a grade; getting an A means your property has decent exposure on the Web; a D means you need to take some action. In addition to the grade, the site will provide a link to your listing on the various sites so you can see how well or how poorly your property is represented.

USA Service - Obama's Initiative To Bring Service To Neighborhoods

USA Service - This is a recently announced follow up on Obama’s promise to bring change to the neighborhood level across the nation. From the website: “It’s a tool that will allow you to organize a service event in your community and recruit others to join you. Or, if you’d prefer to join an existing event, the site will direct you to what others have organized in your neighborhood.”

Essentially, if you want to organize to help others in your community, USA Service.org will be the place to go for people interested in working on Obama’s goal of “Renewing America Together.”

As this site was just launched, there should be local service events posted soon.
Share this site with others to get the word out and get involved in service to the neighborhood.

Scariest Suspension Bridge In Japan

For a YouTube IMAX experience. Click on this video.
This is walk through on an old (1950s) wooden suspension bridge in a remote area of Japan. - deep Southern Japanese Alps. The bridge is very narrow and is believe to be Japanese oldest remaining suspension bridge. Oh being remote means if you got stuck on the bridge you are very far from help.

You are walking on two planks and 3/4 through the walk through (around the 4:30 min mark of the video)you are walking on one plank and at times it appears to me there are no planks there. The utterance from the Japanese walker makes me think "Oh My God What Was I Thinking". Hearing the wind constantly adds to the drama.


99.99% of us would say no way no how would I ever do this. The .01% that would try this would definitely IMHO need a check up from the neck up.

P.S. You can view also this video in High Definition.

From Ice Storm To Beautiful Landscapes

With the weather the way it is today, ice storm, with the forecast of more snow and cold weather to come -



Here is a visual respite.


Today, I came across a link to this beautiful site of Ralph Cooksey-Talbott a landscape photographer who studied under Ansel Adams in Yosemite in the 1970's.
Cooksey is currently doing vertical panoramic photography.
He calls them Vertoramas. They are works of beauty.
Should help to brighten up your day.
Here are a few of them below:






Cooksey is offering these vertoroma as free downloads at his site, which one can add to their site or social web page. He also is also offering prints of these beautiful photos for sale.

Thinking Green About Christmas Trees

KatonahGreen has a very interesting post on thinking green about Christmas trees and where you can find one locally.