Wednesday, February 28, 2007

NC: Container Gardening - one of the hottest gardening trends For condo patios or cottage decks, try growing a vegetable container garden. Small vegetables such as tomatoes and peppers will grow in pots as small as five inches deep. 9:32:02 AM

IL: Condo owners make noise to get wall In 1999 a developer led residents of the Park Ridge Pointe condos to believe that a noise abatement wall would shield the homes eventually, she said. 9:21:08 AM

CA: North Beach Landslide Leads To Seven Red-Tagged Buildings People who live near the slide said they thought it was an earthquake. Firefighters told NBC11 they are most concerned about the condo complex above the slide. It has been red-tagged, according to Hurd. A red tag means no one can enter the home. 9:12:05 AM

FL: 'Contractor' took owners' money, officials report A phony contractor claiming he would install hurricane-resistant glass doors stole more than $32,000 from residents at a Siesta Key condominium building, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said. 9:10:43 AM

A million digital eyes are watching The tracking of Kitty Bernard begins shortly after she wakes up in her Reston, Va., condo. All through the 56-year-old real estate agent's day, from walking in her building's lobby to e-mailing friends and shopping and working, the watchful eye of technology records her movements and preferences. Welcome to the 21st century. 9:07:32 AM

MD: CA president's decision on lobbyist criticized The Columbia Association president routinely sends a lobbyist to Annapolis during the state's yearly legislative session to persuade lawmakers to side with the organization. That strategy, however, has sparked objections this year from some of the association's board of directors. 9:05:51 AM

AZ: Some Marana homeowners say HOA counterproductive All around Tucson, thousands of neighbors pay their dues to keep their neighborhoods in good order.  But not everyone's happy with the arrangement. 9:03:09 AM