Recently I watched a documentary on the History Channel about the dust bowl during the Great Depression, called Black Blizzards. I learned that when a town was desperate enough for rain its officials would gather everyone's last pennies and spend them on self-proclaimed 'rain-makers.' These 'rain-makers' would come to town and use different [...]
Does airbrushing a model in a magazine offend you? It probably does, but it's so known and expected that the images that the "mass media" is asking us to buy into are altered to be perfect, that it's not a real big deal anymore. So what if the images of a property are altered? What if they are altered electronically before including them on [...]
Eerie weather in Boston this afternoon. The wind is out of control and there is so much moisture in the air, that when the wind blows hard enough, you can feel the drops. It all seems very ominous about the storm coming later tonight. I am excited for the skies to open up so that this 'waiting' period is over. However, for as much unrest and [...]
Are you renting?
It's the time of year when students are busy finding rentals for the fall, and as the apartment search continues, keep in mind that drab walls and boring spaces are easily [...]
Boston's favorite day is finally less than a week away! Boston closes its roads to hundreds of runners on a Monday in late April every year. The traditions surrounding the race are huge in the city, and locals find anyway they can to get downtown to mingle with their friends and cheer on the runners. It is an inspiring event! This year, [...]
"Davis Square Partners said it is prepared to break ground on the $52.5 million Maxwell's Green development in Somerville.
The project site consists of 5.5 acres of property and is slated to feature 199 rental residential units along the anticipated extension of the MMTA's Greenline through the city's Davis Square. Construction is expected [...]
We have a few dubbed, "office dogs" here at The Charles Realty. Meet our veteran K9 friend, Mike:
And our newest addition, little Pippa:
We are an office of pet lovers, and for us all the other pet lovers in the Boston area, there is good news! Earlier today, "a newly minted Massachusetts law goes into effect that will allow state [...]
Apart from Google's mild Buzz mishap, it never ceases to know exactly how to do everything right. The next thing on its to do list is its series of grants, totaling $12 million, to seven science museums in the United States and Canada. The company announced earlier that it will be writing a $1 million check to Boston's Museum of [...]
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