With Valentine’s Day right around the corner we all need just a little help when it comes to impressing our loved ones.  Some restaurants may fill our bellies and please our tongues but in the end they don’t reach our emotional side.  The list of restaurants gathered below have that certain “Genasaqua”-perhaps a lighted patio, or a lovely musician, or romantic garden-that can really wow a date. Here is the list of...

You feel it?  Christmas is just around the corner!  We hope you are able to get out and enjoy some of the spectacular displays of Christmas light shows in the city this year.  Happy Holidays! Portland Area Christmas Light Shows Holiday Lights-Shores Acres State Park 89814 Cape Arago Hwy, Coos Bay, OR  97420 24th Annual Holiday Lights Display Opens on Thanksgiving Day and continues thru New Year’s Eve 4 PM – 9:30 PM...

Halloween is drawing very near which means that ghouls, goblins and witches everywhere will be making their annual appearance in the streets and neighborhoods trick-or-treating with the kids.  Candy will be everywhere, and parties will be abundant. However, for those courageous souls who are looking for a bit more excitement and fright in their annual Halloween experience, a haunted house might be the perfect weekend activity.  These are...

Do You Have Your Neighborhood Map? How many actual contacts do you get at your Open Houses? Often times, serious buyers are tight-lipped and say, “I am working with a Realtor already”…..right?  Well, perhaps those prospective clients would let their guard down a bit if they were given an item of interest about the neighborhood. We at First American can create a color coded map of the neighborhood your listing is in along...

If you’re like me, then Cinco de Mayo is for you.  A time honored tradition when on the fifth of May it is observed in Mexico and across the U.S. to celebrate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862.  Let the celebration begin, with music, dances and food in our wonderful Rose City on the waterfront. The 27th Annual Cinco de Mayo Feista! May 5th thru 8th, 2011 For more information visit:...