Come by Red Trolley Cake and Cone on Saturday July 5th for the OFFICIAL grand opening. There'll be fresh squeezed limeade for a quarter, organic hotdogs for a buck, a live band, a jumpy castle for the kids, lots of yummy ice cream and gelato (my favorite this week is chocolate hazelnut gelato) and a good time all around. It'll run from 11 a.m. til 11 p.m., and I'll be there the WHOLE time. Address is 2637 W. 32nd Ave. ... Read More

I grew up in a Hutchinson. Many of you who grew up in Denver are nodding. For the rest of you, I’ll explain. Hutchinson Homes built houses here in the Metro Denver area from the 1950’s until the early ‘80’s. They built a lot of houses. If you’ve spent any time in Denver at all, you’ve seen a Hutchinson. They all look alike. Two bedroom windows, front door, picture window, garage. Mostly brick. Garage may be one ... Read More

I became a realtor right after I helped my parents move out of my childhood home. They had lived there for 40 years (almost to the day). They had reached a point where the house didn’t fit their needs any more. They wanted a new home with minimal maintenance. They didn’t want a condo or a townhouse or anywhere they had to share walls. They still wanted to have a yard. But they didn’t want to maintain it. ... Read More

There are over one million realtors in the world. That’s right, a million. A lot of them are “hobby” agents. They don’t do a whole lot. Maybe close a transaction or two every year. Maybe not even that much. A lot more of them are mediocre agents. They make a living at it, sort of. But they’re not necessarily that good at what they do. So how do you find that one-in-a-million agent who’s going to do ... Read More