Directory of Taxi Cabs - Katonah NY

Here is a link to the Katonah Taxi Cab Directory.

Try & Buy Toy Store

Try & Buy Toy Store located at 196 Katonah Ave. Katonah, New York is a unique
toy store with unique toys.

Goby A Simple Event Search Engine

Goby is an event search engine that explores things to do locally, create a unique vacation,create a weekend getaway or adventure.

For example you can find activities in the Katonah area ( or any place). Select the type of activity you are interested in, enter in your location or zip code, and select a time and Goby comes back with your options.

For things like music or performing arts, you can choose sub-categories, like music genre or dance. Goby’s events results come up in an easy to read manner and specific event information and provide links to the specific listing.

Katonah Runs & Walks Fall 2009

Fall is a great time for walks and runs in the Katonah area.
Here is a walk and run route that includes Lake Katonah.

If you have a favorite walk/run route that you would like to
share using mapmyfitness.com post a comment to this post.

A Yard Sale Near You

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Looking for weekend yard sales near you? Here is a tool that can help you plan for such trips without wasting time and gas roaming the streets for signs.

You enter your:

• starting address
  
• maximum number of miles you are willing to drive
  
• day of your trip (Thursday through Sunday)
  
• Click on "Search"
  

Results, you get a Google map of area yard sales posted on Craigslist, recommended driving route for FREE!.
Click on red ballon for each listing and you'll find time, address and details of what's for sale.

Here is the link to YardSaleTreasureMap.

Katonah Chamber of Commerce Is Using Twitter

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The Katonah Chamber of Commerce is now using Twitter. A great tool for real time local business information.

Here is the link.

Trulia - Katonah Home Sales Decrease 89.5% Over A Year Ago

According to trulia.com it would appear that the housing market in Katonah is in intensive care.

"The median sales price for homes in Katonah NY for Jun 09 to Aug 09 was $666,700 based on 2 home sales. Compared to the same period one year ago, the median home sales price decreased 16.4%, or $131,048, and the number of home sales decreased 89.5%. There are currently 131 resale and new homes in Katonah on Trulia, including 3 homes in the pre-foreclosure, auction, or bank-owned stages of the foreclosure process.

The average listing price for homes for sale in Katonah NY was $1,300,606 for the week ending Sep 16, which represents a decrease of 0.4%, or $5,614, compared to the prior week."

ATM For Books @ A Location Near You

Here is a neat idea. In a matter of minutes - The ability to print out any public domain book on the google data base anywhere the Espresso Book machine (ATM for Books) is located. Cost $100,000 (not yet available through out the US).

Local libraries and bookstores come to mind as an added service they could offer their patrons. Also, local schools/colleges could benefit from adding this machine to their bookstore.

Katonah Library Now On Facebook

Katonah Library has joined Facebook.

Here is the link.

Little Cookie Company in Katonah NY

The Cookie Blog has posted a story of a little cookie company here in Katonah that is owned and operated by Rebecca Weinstein, a one woman operation.

Rebecca started her company in 2005, and bakes an average of 2000 cookies per year.

Here is the link.

Katonah PotLuck "Eat In" Labor Day

Slow Food Westchester and Katonah Green are coordinating a publicly staged potluck on the lawn of the First Presbyterian Church to gather support for improved school lunches nationwide on Labor Day from 2 to 4.

Here is the link

The Katonah Art Center Wants Everyone to be an Artist.. At Least for a Day

Art Day will be held on September 12, from 1-4 at the Katonah Art Center, Participants can draw, paint, do pottery, sculpture, animation, cartooning, crafts, music...all for FREE!

Artdaily.org - The First Art Newspaper on the Net

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Basement funk with John Scofield and friends in the Katonah Village Library

On July 30th, a rain out John Scofield Shade of Jazz event at the Katonah Museum of Art was held in the basement of the Katonah Library. 200 folks were there and it was special.


Basement funk with John Scofield and friends in the Katonah Village Library

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John Scofield will be appearing on August 12th at the last Summer 09 Shades of Jazz event at the Katonah Museum of Art with pianist Dena DeRose’s trio.

Here is a link to event details.

Katonah Spezify - A Photo Collage of Katonah

I came across this site today.

Stockholm-based startup Spezify is a visual search engine that impresses with relevant results displayed in a visual but still functional way.

I punched in Katonah, and got for want of a better word a collage of images relevant
to Katonah.

Katonah Spezify

What do you think of the site?

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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