Feature Article
The Appraiser’s Diary: Spring Planning
Spring is here! The ice is melting. Whatever your resources, now is the time to unleash them. The warm sun urges you to come forward to take advantage of the good weather. Everything that has lain dormant in winter comes alive. In spring not only lovely flowers bloom abundantly, but antiques and collectibles crop up everywhere. If you have postponed […]
An Irish-American Tradition: Early 20th Century St. Patrick’s Day Post Cards
By Roy Nuhn Legend has it that many an Irishman, upon departing his native village to go to America, would pause for a second and tuck a bit of turf into his slender luggage. Thus, though in time he became an American citizen, a piece of his beloved Emerald Isle would always be near his heart. This love for both […]
America’s Favorite Couple – Blondie and Dagwood
By Roy Nun The world’s favorite married couple, Blondie and Dagwood, have been living in our neighborhood for over 70 years now. Chic Young’s seemingly immortal “Blondie,“ whose continued appearance in over 2,000 newspapers around the world makes it the most popular comic strip of all time, was first seen on September 15, 1930. Appearing in the dailies and Sunday […]
March of the Monarchs
In March, monarch butterflies begin their spring migration. As winter ends and the days grow longer, the monarchs become more active, beginning to mate and often moving to locations lower on the mountainsides. They leave their Mexican roosts during the second week of March, flying north and east looking for milkweed plants on which to lay their eggs. These monarchs […]






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