10 quick tips for updating your kitchen or bathroom
Kitchens and baths are the two areas of a house that can have the most impact on resale value. Why? These rooms are used often and typically cost the most to update. How do you stage your...Read More »
DC / VIRGINIA SELLING SUCCESS STORY:
The key to a dream move
“Erickson Realty & Moving Services is unbelievably outstanding,” says Sue Vitale. “Using their services was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. We truly enjoyed a dream...Read More »
26 January 2010
What started three years ago as a new pastime has blossomed into a full-fledged Wii bowling league, with 36 teams, 6 lanes, and countless hours of fun and exercise.
In fact, Greenspring’s devotion to the sport garnered local...
Read More »
26 January 2010
With torrential rain and battering winds outside, Ashby Ponds’ Natalie and Franklin (Frank) Margiotta met the sunshine of their lives—each other—during a chance meeting at The Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, Va.
“It was September 16, 1999, the night...
Read More »
Riderwood becomes first retirement community with PFLAG
Read More »
When crossing the finish line is only the beginning
In 2007, Patricia Lund’s doctor recommended that she lose 65 pounds, either through old-fashioned diet and exercise or through surgery. Lund chose to do things the old-fashioned way. “I didn’t want surgery,” she says. “So I started walking. I figured that was a good place to start.” After Lund moved to Ashby Ponds with her husband in...Read More »
A picture’s worth a thousand words
After living in her Tacoma Park, Md., house for more than 46 years, Ann Weimer knew there would be surprises when selling the property she had lived in for so long. But with help from Erickson Realty & Moving Services, the biggest shock she got was a solid contract in less than eight days, from...Read More »
A queen in our midst
This month, a fresh batch of beautiful and talented women will travel to Las Vegas to compete for the coveted title of Miss America 2010. No one knows the excitement and thrill these women will face better than Ashby Ponds’ Barbara Hanson. In 1963, as the reigning Mrs. District of Columbia, Hanson competed for the title...Read More »
Fountain of youth
If you were offered the tools to a long, healthy life, would you use them? Since its debut two years ago, more than 445 people at Greenspring have taken the VIVA! assessment, a one-of-a-kind, holistic approach to preventive health. “As new things come up, I like to learn about them,” says 92-year-old Ardis Sneddon, who lives at...Read More »
Santa’s furry little helpers
Although reindeer traditionally help Santa make dreams come true, at Greenspring and Riderwood, this job has gone to the...Read More »
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
"Bessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” These words written by American essayist Hamilton Wright Mabie come to life each year as residents of Ashby Ponds, Greenspring, and Riderwood share their most beloved holiday traditions with their...Read More »
King of crab
Nothing says Maryland like a big ole bowl of crab soup. And nothing says “king of crab” like winning the crab soup cook-off in a state known worldwide for its Chesapeake Bay blue crabs. But that’s exactly what Riderwood accomplished this fall at the 42nd annual Maryland Seafood...Read More »
