Emily Grace – Celebration connection

31. August 2010 · 2 comments · Categories: Community, Events

The case of Emily Grace, a 45-year-old New Jersey woman reported missing from the New York area since August 1, took a local turn last week. Employees at the Celebration golf course reported finding some of her personal effects, including a debit card belonging to her.

Then, from a release by the Celebration Safety Committee today, a tip came in today indicating the caller had seen her in the Celebration area, but that Osceola County sheriff deputies have been unable to locate her at this time. There was a Sheriff’s helicopter flying over Celebration earlier this afternoon, but don’t know if it’s related.

According to the Facebook group set up to find her, there is no evidence of foul play, but there are people that love her and miss her and want to ensure she’s OK.

Update 2010-Sep-07: It appears that she has been found safe, though they haven’t released details about her travels.

Real estate update 2010-Aug-27

27. August 2010 · Write a comment · Categories: Real Estate

As of this evening, there are 232 properties for sale here in Celebration, according to the Mid-Florida MLS. Here are some key statistics:

  • Eight properties are less than $100,000!
  • The least expensive single family home is a 3 bed/2ba single family home in Celebration’s North Village, offered at $219,000
  • There are 51 homes listed between $100,000 and $199,999
  • There are 45 homes listed between $200,000 and $299,999
  • There are 38 homes listed between $300,000 and $399,999

These prices represent excellent opportunity to live in the groundbreaking new urban community of Celebration, FL. Most of the homes are located within a 20 minute walk of the downtown area, a vibrant shopping district with unique shops and restaurants.

If you’re not ready to buy but are still interested in living here, there are 50 homes on the MLS available for rent, with rates ranging from cosy garage apartments to a $5800/mo 6 bed/5ba estate home with 5865 sqft.

Feel free to reach out to us if you’d like free, detailed information on what’s currently available.
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Cool weather tease

22. August 2010 · Write a comment · Categories: Uncategorized

It’s unfortunate that it takes a storm rolling through for it to happen, but it was actually a pleasant evening. October can’t happen soon enough.

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s part of the Florida culture to complain about the heat.

The grass is upset

13. August 2010 · Write a comment · Categories: Photos

The grass is not happy. We inherited a nice chinch bug problem in the back yard when we bought the house in February but that was taken care of with insecticide and new St. Augustine plugs. Still, we’re struggling with a variety of weeds.

By comparison, nearby lawns are not only free of brown patches, but also dense and green. I want that! We finally bit the bullet and signed up for a lawn pest service. They’ll come every other month to spray and fertilize. It’s not cheap, but on the other hand, neither is fertilizer. We’ll see how it goes.