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Front Street in Leavenworth Revitalized
We’ve written in the past (here and also here) about the facelift that Front Street in Leavenworth was going to get coming into town from the east and we are happy to announce that it is finished just in time for Oktoberfest. We think it looks great and it is a nice improvement for local businesses as well as the condo owners at Cascade Crest …
Wenatchee and Leavenworth Forest Fire Update
This post is from 2012. If you are looking for more current info please click on one of the following links: Chiwaukum Fire – Leavenworth WA 2014 Eagle Fire – Leavenworth WA 2013 For those not currently in the Wenatchee Valley we thought we should catch you up on the Wenatchee and Leavenworth forest fire news. Lightning storms on Saturday September 8 …
What’s it like living in Leavenworth Washington?
People ask all the time what it’s like living in Leavenworth Washington. One of the real pleasures about small town living is how safe it is with very little crime and a great sense of community. It’s really pretty common for people to leave their doors unlocked here in Leavenworth. More than once when meeting with a homeowner to put their house on the …
Quiz Answers
A few weeks ago we posted a silly quiz. We tend to laugh at Seattle area agents who try and practice real estate in Leavenworth and so we made a funny quiz for them. Here are the answers: 1. Leavenworth has just one zipcode. 98826 runs from Leavenworth to Stevens Pass including Lake Wenatchee and Plain. Peshastin has their own zipcode though – 98847 …
Leavenworth Front Street Gets Facelift
Long time readers will remember back in 2009 when we first announced that Leavenworth was planning an eastern entrance to Leavenworth’s commercial district on Front St. Thanks to lots of hard work and some grant money, it looks like that vision is coming to fruition. The downtown street reconstruction began on April 2, 2012. According to the City of Leavenworth: Selland …
Buying Land in Leavenworth | Waiting for Spring Thaw
Starting in December of every year we get buyers who tell us that they have decided to start shopping for a parcel in Leavenworth or Lake Wenatchee to build a cabin or dream home on. Unfortunately, we get a bunch of snow in Leavenworth and winter isn’t a great time to look at land. It’s hard to find boundary markers and surveyor’s pins under …
Mitt Romney Doesn’t Buy His Home Insurance at Wa...
The following is a Guest Post by Eric Kossian of Leavenworth Insurance Eric Kossian, Leavenworth Insurance When an affluent person buys homeowner’s insurance their lifestyle demands that they have home insurance that matches their lifestyle. For starters, an affluent client has a larger more expensive home ($400K market value+) that should be insured with no cap on replacement cost instead of limited “extended replacement” on 95% …
Will Your Leavenworth Home Insurance Go Down?
State Agency Grants Some In Leavenworth New Lower Fire Insurance Rating (The following is a guest post by Eric Kossian of Leavenworth Insurance) Some Leavenworth area residents will benefit from Fire Chief Kelly O’Brien’s successful effort to have the rating agency for fire protection classifications reevaluate Fire District #3. Chief O’Brien was able to prove that those county residents that reside …
Our New Years Blog Resolutions
As 2011 comes to a close, many of us look towards the new year with hope and promise. For many, New Year’s resolutions are a way to make a list of things we want to do better, to try again, or to try for the very first time. Photo courtesy of Daniel Moyle As this blog continues to evolve over the years (has it …
Banff Film Fest : Leavenworth 2011
We are proud to announce that once again we are the title sponsor of the Banff Film Festival in Leavenworth. Thanks so much to the Leavenworth Winter Sports Club for putting together the show. Both Allyson and Geordie have been fans of the Banff Film Fest for years – it is a wonderful combination of two of our favorite things, cinema and outdoor adventure. …