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

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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.

Merry Christmas

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Top 2010 Crimes In the Katonah Area

Here
are the list of the 2010 top ten crimes by area residents.

Three of the Top Ten crimes are white collar crimes involving millions of dollars.

1. Extortionist - Chappaqua Couple Extortionists
   
2. Bank Fraud - Fundraiser Trades K'town Retreat for Prison Cell
   
3. Ponzi Scheme - Katonah CPA Accused of Ponzi Scheme
   

   
   

Tool For Last Minute Christmas Shopping Locally

Today eBay has launched its new local shopping site called GiftsNearby

The new eBay site helps consumers spot local deals in real-time by tracking the product inventory at over 50,000 stores.

So by entering zip code 10536 for Katonah you can find out what items are available locally.

Note: This service is powered by Milo.com. They have a feature that will enable local merchants to have their local inventory up and running on their site. Cavet: you MUST have a brick-and-mortar location in order to be eligible for the Milo.com service.


So the next time you are shopping locally, make the merchant aware of this service.

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Voters Response To Tuesday Election

Katonah and White Plains voters respond to Tuesday's election.Here is how they voted and why

Foodspotting In Katonah

The website, Foodspotting, launched last November has quickly built up a passionate following of foodies. It enables users to make and find food recommendations, in particular through photos and quick ratings of food items.

Foodspotting is a handy way to discover what foods are recommended in a particular city or area. Here are foodspotting found in Katonah. Join up and add your favorite
local foodspots.

Katonah Resident On Diverted Flight from Westchester Airport to JFK

Two pilots hailed as heroes preventing certain disaster late Sunday night at JFK. The Delta connector, Atlantic Southeast Airlines from Atlanta, had failed landing gear and was diverted from Westchester County Airport in Harrison,

“We were told to take off our jackets in case we landed over the water,” said Susan Polos, 55, of Katonah, a librarian at Mount Kisco Elementary School.

Full story here

Annual Poetry Readings At Katonah Library Affected By Recession

A sign of the times - Annual Poetry readings at Katonah Library affected by the down turn in the economy. Link

Yelp Begins Offering Local Deals

Looking for local deals in the Katonah area? Local search and business review service
Yelp is offering a new feature it is calling "Yelp Deals".

The new feature will enter Yelp into a growing market of local-deal providers, by offering deals to what Yelp users spend most of their time looking for - local businesses.

You can support/promote Katonah businesses and local deals by posting a review at this site.

Katonah Thrift Shop will re-open for business on Tuesday, Sept. 7.

Katonah Thrift Shop has been spiffied up and stocked with bargins, to read details go here

Katonah Market Up 84% First Half 2010

According to Robert Paul of Prudential Homes & Kennedy the 2010 Katonah housing market is one of the bright spots in an otherwise national anemic housing market.

Fungus Decreasing Local Bat Population

There is a growing concern that the local bat population is decreasing due to a fungus call white-nose syndrome. No bats have been seen this summer season cites one Katonah resident.

Bat's get a bad rap, yet they are our best friend. Not only do they pollinate the world’s fruit-producing plants, but they also eat thousands of mosquitoes in a night!

Sitting out on your patio or deck at dusk this summer will be a challenge with the increase in mosquitoes due to the decline in the local bat population.

Katonah Residents Gourmet Retail Outlet For Dogs

Just Dogs! Gourmet retail outlet owned by Emily and Adam Gilman, who live in Katonah, NY.

Just Dogs! Gourmet, providers of the world's tastiest gourmet dog treats open it's first New York State retail outlet in Mount Kisco, NY.
JustDogsNY.com

15MPH Duck Crossing Sign

A recently added duck traffic sign here in Town. There has to be a Jay Leno/Dave Lettermen Late Night joke here. Any gag writers out there?

NeigborGoods Now Available in Katonah.

NeighborGoods is a kind of social networking site for borrowing and lending from your neighbors.

NeighborGoods allows users to browse and post information about goods they want/could stand to part with for awhile. Site allows users to create profiles for added personalization. Users can then search for goods in their neighborhood and connect with other users who have what they require.

It was in beta in Los Angeles California and has now gone live.

This link says it is live in Katonah.- "There are currently 308 people within 50 miles(of Katonah) sharing 171 items.