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Oro Valley Dog Attends Open House
2008-06-02 07:09:00 The dog shown to the right attended an open house in Oro Valley this past weekend. Yes, it was his house. The significant thing is that during this open house the dog engaged in a game of scrabble and a discussion of the Tucson Real Estate Market. He starred on a short video about scrabble.
Summer is Coming To Oro Valley
2008-05-18 19:32:00 Even the rabbits in those fur suits know summer is coming. I ran into a few of them down at the wash the other morning discussing how they were planning on coping with the impending summer heat. I could see the sun shining right through their ears when I heard one of them say ...
Oro Valley Parasitic Mistletoe Revisited
2008-05-08 01:21:00 In the past week my eyes have been opened to the growing number of dead trees that line paved and dirt roads in Oro Valley. Almost all of them have evidence of mistletoe.
Oro Valley Reservoir
2008-05-01 21:37:00 I've been thinking about this for some time now. I was taking pictures in the Naranja City Site a couple of months back when someone told me about a stork or crane that came almost every night to the pond. Pond? there's a pond! Well not much of one, but there is a dam. So why not make it bigger and build a reservoir.
Oro Valley Garbage in Our Desert
2008-04-19 19:13:00 There are days when I’m really disappointed. One of the most beautiful places I’ve ever lived is Oro Valley. The desert has its own kind of beauty. I think after we have lived here for awhile we forget how majestic a place it is. Like any community there are things we like or ...
Oro Valley Home Sellers Marketing Your Home
2008-04-18 20:44:00 Marketing a home doesn?t sell a home. The home sells the home. Marketing gets potential buyers to look and consider buying a home. The presentation of the home is what make potential buyers, buyers.
Oro Valley New Ace Hardware Open For Business
2008-04-10 07:23:00 I missed it. I missed the day the new Ace Hardware store opened on La Canada just North of the Fry's shopping center.
Oro Valley Big Dig
2008-04-06 00:03:00 I drive by the Oro Valley Big Dig everyday. It is located between Lambert Lane and Naranja on La Canada up the hill from the new Ace Hardware store. Today it took an interesting turn. The equipment at the bottom of the pond was surrounded by water and it was getting deeper. Do you think they broke a water pipeline or have they hit the Oro Valley Water table?
Oro Valley Made the List
2008-03-29 03:33:00 I know Oro Valley has already been on some of your lists for various reasons. But sometimes fortune smiles even on the . . . Anyway, Fortune Small Business magazine has picked Oro Valley as one of its "100 Best Places to Live and Launch."
Oro Valley Spring Wildflowers
2008-03-05 14:56:00 If you haven’t been up First Ave. lately you should take the drive between Oracle and Tangerine. There are a lot of poppies and bluebells lining the street. There is no telling how long they will be there. This image was taken at the intersection of First Ave. and Naranja. Click on the flowers to see a larger version. Oro Valley WildflowersShare This
Oro Valley Marketplace Update
2008-03-05 04:27:00 The earth has moved Not only has there been a lot of earth moved, a lot of concrete and metal have been added to the site of the Oro Valley Marketplace as well. Click on the map to see a larger version. Here is a link to a pdf document that provides a lot of statistics on Oro Valley and the area as well as a preliminary map of store locations at the mall. http://volkco.com/PDFs/OroValle-yMarketplace.pdf This link was sent to me by a friend that found it before I did. He and his wife haven’t even moved here yet but are excited about starting their new life in the Oro Valley area. He has a photo critiquing blog which has some great photos and good critiquing of images. Digapixblog.com is a great place to spend a few minutes each day reading and viewing photos. Oro Valley MarketplaceShare This
Oro Valley Farmers Market
2008-02-01 20:28:00 I stopped by the Oro Valley Farmer's Market last Saturday. It really is the time of year for the market to thrive. There is lots of fresh produce this time of year to make the displays bright with color. The smells of fresh roasted everything fill the air as much as the smells of baked breads and brewed coffees.
Oro Valley Bruegger?s has Free WIFI
2008-01-30 22:03:00 I stopped in this morning for a cup of coffee and a bagel at Bruegger's which is just down the street from where I live and faster than going to my usual haunt for breakfast.
Elixer Coffee Solutions Oro Valley
2008-01-30 05:49:00 The most fun coffee stop yet! I have to confess, I love the entrepreneur. I have that drive to be a small business owner to have a career and not just a job. Doing something you love and following your passion. This is what gets me out of bed every ...
Oro Valley Starbucks
2008-01-25 19:51:00 Hey, its Starbucks, what can I say. The gold standard of national coffee shops. Starbucks is the grandaddy. The one everyone wants to copy and knock off the top of caffeine hill.
Oro Valley Coffee Shop Map
2008-01-24 20:54:00 A map of Oro Valley Coffee shops where you can find good to great coffee in Oro Valley. The map will be updated as new locations are "discovered" or created.
Oro Valley It?s A Grind
2008-01-24 19:38:00 I visited the Oro Valley It’s A Grind this morning. I’ve been trying to make the rounds of places to get coffee in Oro Valley. It’s A Grind is located on Oracle near the intersection of Oracle and Magee in the same building as ScottTrade in front of Sprouts. I’ll be adding the location ...
Oro Valley Dragon Village Restaurant Top 100 Chinese Eateries in the Nation
2008-01-14 20:01:00 We want to say congratulations to Dragon Village for being named to the Top 100 Chinese Eateries in the nation. The story ran recently in the Arizona Daily Star. You can find the link for it in the navigation sidebar to the left as well. I wanted to point this out for those that missed seeing ...
Oro Valley What goes Here?
2008-01-12 18:32:00 I’ve had quite a few people asking me what is going in next to the Fry’s at Lambert Lane and La Canada. I’ve been wondering the same thing myself. And there are a few more places around town that are showing signs of building but no clue to what is being built.On the ...
Oro Valley Real Estate 2008
2008-01-10 17:59:00 We are now 10 days into the new year and the best laid plans of this blogger have been stilted but not rendered mute. I mean by that my intentions when starting this blog were to provide search options for those looking for homes in Oro Valley. This is about 90 % complete with many ...
Oro Valley Holiday Parade 2007
2007-12-06 03:53:00 The third annual Oro Valley Holiday Parade is this Saturday December 8, 2007. The parade starts at 10 am. It begins at Ironwood Ridge High School on Naranja and finishes at City Hall. There will be some famous personalities in the parade. Santa Claus being the most recognized and Dan Marries of KOLD New 13 will serve as emcee.
Oro Valley Christmas Tree Lighting 2007
2007-11-29 19:05:00 This is the 8th annual Christmas tree lighting event being held Friday night Nov. 30, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the town hall. This is not the Oro Valley Town Hall, but you get the idea.
Oro Valley Book Festival 2007
2007-11-01 18:41:00 This is the second annual Oro Valley Book Festival. It is shaping up to be a "Rock'in" event Saturday morning. It is a FREE event starting at 9 a.m. going to 3 p.m. This event is totally going to Rock. There were approximately 3,000 people here last year for the first event. Don't be surprised if that number doubles for this second year's event.
Oro Valley Real Estate Home Sales
2007-10-25 20:57:00 Sometimes things happen that are out of our control. Oh, yeah, that’s an understatement isn’t it? When it really gets to be interesting is when those events lead to false conclusions. Adding to the false conclusions is when judgements are then made based on those false conclusions where were based on faulty analysis of ...
Oro Valley Art Festival October 20-21, 2007
2007-10-19 05:27:00 The summer heat is over the fall breezes have blown into Oro Valley and it is once again time for the Oro Valley Art Festival. This year it is being held at the TARGET CENTER on Oracle Rd. and First Ave. in Oro Valley. This is always a premier event on Oro Valley with many types of ...
Oro Valley First Ave & Lambert Lane Construction Done
2007-10-03 02:42:00 It seems like it has been 10 years since construction started on First Ave. and only 5 years for the work on Lambert Lane. I could hardly believe it when I was headed down Lambert lane yesterday and got to the usual place where the speed drops to 35 mph. then 10 yards ...
Oro Valley Sporting New Sports Stores
2007-09-24 01:30:00 It seems Oro Valley is suddenly getting a sporting chance to get all the sporting goods equipment and clothes they want right here in town. We have traded our Albertson’s Grocery store for a Sports Authority at First and Oracle. The other trade was the Osco Drug Store at the corner of Lambert and La Canada which ...
Oro Valley New Construction
2007-09-19 23:53:00 Here is a quick and brief rundown of what is available for New Construction in Oro Valley at the current moment - September 19, 2007: Oro Valley New Construction STARTING IN THE $200,000’s: Khovnanian Homes - Torreno at Rancho Vistoso Khovnanian Homes - Somerset Canyon at Rancho Vistoso D.R. Horton - Tangerine Terrace Premier Homes - Desert Sky Richmond American - ...
Oro Valley Real Estate
2007-09-10 02:07:00 Fun on a Sunday A Hip Hop Virtual Tour Who said real estate has to be boring or for that matter why does life have to be boring? I ran across a site yesterday called Animoto. It allows you to upload still images, select or upload music, and process into a video. There is ...
Oro Valley Marketplace Update - August 2007
2007-08-17 19:57:00 There has been some progress on the new Oro Valley Market place. We have some new stores to add to the list we released back on June 25th when we asked for input on what others would like to see in the New Oro Valley Marketplace. The initial list: Already Slated to be coming: Best Buy Cinemark USA ...
Oro Valley Real Estate Statisitcs July 2007
2007-08-16 02:11:00 The Tucson MLS Statistics are out for the month of July 2007. Oro Valley is a part of the Tucson MLS in the NW Area figures. Not all of the NW is in Oro Valley but it is about as close as we can get to accurate information on Oro Valley Real Estate ...
Oro Valley Farmers Market Corn Festival
2007-08-10 16:53:00 Tomorrow, Yikes I’m getting this out late. TOMORROW Saturday August 11, 2007 is the Oro Valley Farmer’s Market Corn Festival. Everyone is invited to enjoy sweet picked corn, freshly baked cornbread, fragrant roasted corn, corn relishes, and best of all corn recipes from the farmers themselves. I have no doubt at a gathering like this ...
Oro Valley and Monsoon Season 2007
2007-08-08 07:43:00 I’ve been busy these past couple of weeks building a new site for Tucson. Thought I would share some images I’ve taken over the past week while dodging storms. I hope you enjoy seeing these as much as I enjoyed taking them. Oro Valley August 2007, Oro Valley Monsoon SeasonShare This
Oro Valley Real Estate Search
2007-07-27 01:12:00 We DO NOT require registration to view Oro Valley Homes listed in the Tucson MLS. You are free to use these search pages described below to see what homes are available in the Oro Valley Real Estate Market. Our Oro Valley Real Estate searches are divided into several different categories. These divisions are based ...
Oro Valley Real Estate Statistics June 2007
2007-07-19 20:56:00 The Tucson MLS Statistics are out for June 2007. Oro Valley is part of the Northwest area of Tucson and here is the breakdown of the figures for the month of June compared to the previous three months of the year. Oro Valley MLS Statisitcs for June 2007 Description Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 June 07 Number of Sold Units 303 316 323 310 YTD Sold ...
Oro Valley Library
2007-07-13 04:15:00 The Oro Valley Library is an exceptional place. I would put the bronze tree, it looks copper to me, but I’m told it is bronze as one of the 7 wonders of Oro Valley. There is an Inscription in the shadows that reads: The More You Read The More You Know The More You Know The More You Grow The More ...
Oro Valley Marketplace
2007-06-26 02:49:00 The Oro Valley Marketplace is going to be the place of many great evenings of movies and popcorn. Days will be spent in the many shops and restaurants that will make up this shopping culture center for Oro Valley. The Oro Valley Marketplace has been the center of a lot of discussions since the idea was ...
Oro Valley July 4th 2007 Celebration
2007-06-21 20:05:00 There is a wonderful tradition in Oro Valley for celebrating Independence Day each year. It is put on by the Greater Oro Valley Arts Council. The obvious: It will be held on “Ta Da” July 4th. Activities for the children begin at 5 PM Tucson Symphony Orchestra Concert at 7:30 PM. Fireworks Synchronized with the Symphony Approx. ...
Oro Valley Real Estate Statistics May 2007
2007-06-21 01:17:00 The Statistics for May 2007 are in from the Tucson MLS. The numbers are very interesting especially when we show them over the period of the past three months. Our statistics are pulled from the NW area report of the Tucson MLS Statistics Report. Not all of the homes in the NW area are in ...
Oro Valley Community Search
2007-06-11 00:49:00 There are 5 communities that are featured on this search page. A community search is different from a subdivision search in that a community is made up of several different subdivisions. Select the community from the dropdown box and click on the search community button. Canada Hills La Reserve ...
Ike?s Farmers? Market Oro Valley
2007-06-10 02:08:00 Ike’s farmers’ market home of the blue carrot. Fortunately the only blue carrot is the one on the sign. I was in there the other day and it makes a good impression quickly. It has great views from outside the store. Once you step inside you are greeted with wide isles and lots of fresh fruits ...
Oro Valley Raiders of the Lost Ark & Tomb Raiders
2007-06-02 21:07:00 Like something out of Raiders of the Lost Ark or Laura Kroft Tomb Raiders is this photo by Jim Davis of the new Reservoir being constructed off Magee and First behind the McDonald’s at Oracle and Magee. It reminds me of something you would see on an Archological dig in an Egyptian tomb. This photo ...
Oro Valley Real Estate Statistics April 2007
2007-05-18 02:59:00 There has been a lot of attention being paid to the Tucson Real Estate Market in the newspapers this first half of May. Most of what we read would have us all believe it was time to get out the row boats and start bailing with the market being flooded by speculators dumping homes they ...
Oro Valley Real Estate Hosting
2007-04-03 02:44:00 This is the first post of three tied to the creation of Oro Valley Real Estate and associated with this post Oro Valley Real Estate Blog Lives. Google Juice Google Juice is addictive. For those of you that have never experience it and those that wonder what Google Juice is I’ll explain. The older your site The more content ...
Oro Valley Real Estate Blog Lives
2007-04-02 21:47:00 The Oro Valley Real Estate blog is alive. It took several major surgeries on the theme to bring it to life. It still has some shortcomings of infancy to overcome, but for the most part there is a healthy new baby real estate blog in the blogosphere. I’ll share some of the birth ... |
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