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Tips for Winterizing Your Home

Now is a good time to start preparing your home for the winter months. As temperatures begin to drop, your home will require maintenance to keep it in tip-top shape through the winter.
Below are ten tips to help you prepare your home for the winter:

Furnace Inspection – Call an HVAC professional to inspect your [...]

Coldbrew’s Sports Bar & Grill Review

I splurged a little this weekend and ate out quite a bit.  The last place I ate at was Coldbrew’s Sports Bar and Grill which is where Ray’s Brick Oven Pizza once resided.  First and foremost, I must confess that I was disappointed and quite surprised when I learned of Ray’s Brick Oven Pizza closing.  [...]

Rojo Taqueria Serving Gourmet Tacos

Although its address is technically Alpharetta, Rojo Taqueria is close enough to Roswell that I felt it was worth mentioning on this website.  Rojo Taqueria is located just off of Holcomb Bridge Road in Alpharetta near TJs Sports Bar and in the space that previously housed Johnny’s Pizza.  After being recommended by several friends to [...]

Pending Home Sales Rise for 7th Straight Month

Pending home sales rose rose 6.4 percent from July to August, to the highest level in more than two years, the National Association of Realtors reported.
August marked the seventh straight month of increases in NAR’s pending home sales index.
There are lots of great deals out there! Find your dream home now, search Roswell homes [...]

East Roswell Dog Park off Fouts Road

Yesterday, a friend of mine who also lives in Terramont subdivision asked me if I would like to join him and his dog at the Roswell dog park.  I assumed he was referring to the Mountain Park dog park, however he went on to mention the park being just a couple stoplights away from our [...]

Taste of Roswell

[ October 17, 2009; 12:00 pm to 5:30 pm. ] While you enjoy great food, listen to the sounds of 106.7, Atlanta’s True Oldies and one of their favorite DJs, The Reminiscents, Barry Etris and Adam Komesar. Taste of Roswell and Music you’ll remember.

October 17, 2009
Historic Town Square
Noon – 5:30 P.M.
Admission is free of charge
Restaurant “Tastes” range from $0.50 to $3.00
Heritage Music Village Entertainment provided [...]

The Rivers Alive River Cleanup and Festival and the Great Annual Duck Race Canceled.

Keep Roswell Beautiful and the City of Roswell have cancelled the Rivers Alive River Cleanup and Festival and the Great Annual Duck Race due to the storms that came through earlier this week. The events were to take place at Riverside Park on Saturday, September 26th.
Keep Roswell Beautiful is working on rescheduling the events.

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Roswell Schools Closed Tomorrow!

All Fulton County schools, including all Roswell schools will be closed Tuesday, September 22, due to the heavy rains and flooding affecting metro Atlanta. Stay dry and safe!!

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Flood Safety for Roswell Residents

Seven tips for staying safe in flood conditions.

There are areas of Roswell that are flooding due to the high volume of rain. Flooding is occurring and due to the amount of rain this will continue until the rain stops and streams and rivers crest, possibly until later tonight or this week.
Stay indoors if you can, [...]

The Importance of Frist Time Homebuyers

The recovery of the real estate market depends on first time home buyers.  Not only do they represent a large number of sales, but without them there would be no move-up market.  Current homeowners would not be able to move-up if they can’t sell their current homes.
HUD now says that first time homebuyers who qualify [...]