On a sunny, October morning in 2016, I met with the owners of our neighborhood Pizzeria. Jerry Eichhorn & Greg Karcher opened the pizzeria at 6018 South Grand on February 6th, 1997, and have created a welcoming, warm lunch and dinner spot in historic Grand-Bates. Greg and Jerry are hands-on owners and you can typically … More Business Spotlight: Cecil Whittaker’s Pizzeria
Grand-Bates longtime neighbors, Rosie & Tom (Mr. Wonderful) and McClarren The very first neighbors my husband and I met in Grand-Bates were the McClarrens. We had just put in an offer on our house and had driven over to look at it again. It was a warm, sunny early summer evening. We had admired the gorgeous perennial … More Neighbor spotlight: Rose and Tom McClarren
For whatever reason, homeowners looking to improve their old house can become obsessed with replacing all their interior plaster walls with drywall, even when plaster walls can be repaired. Based on years of mistakes with old house rehabilitation projects, I’d like to offer a dozen reasons to avoid unnecessary replacement of wall plaster with drywall. … More A Dozen Reasons to Keep Your Home’s Plaster Walls
