Kitchen & Bathroom Remodels Offer Best Return for Sellers.

When you are preparing your home to be sold you obviously want to be able to recoup as much money as possible from any upgrading or remodeling you will be doing to make the house, condo or town home more sale-able. In every area of the country bathroom and kitchen remodels offer the most appeal and best return on investment. Typically you can expect 100-105% return on your costs. There are some things to keep in mind though when doing these remodels.

- Keep within the boundaries of your neighborhood. Having a high end slab granite countertop may look great, but if none of your neighbors have slab granite countertops, it will be hard to recoup the cost of the expensive countertop.
- Avoid flashy or bright colors. Go with neutral colors. You may love an exotic or bright color but you need to remember you are remodeling for the buyer and not yourself.
- If you are not sure what direction you should go with your remodeling or a good spending limit for your area, consult your realtor. We are here to help!

New Brighton Rich in History.

The New Brighton Historical Society was formed in 1980 by Julie Beisswenger, Gene Skiba, Leone Aronson, and Joyce Kloncz. The four began meeting in 1979 to discuss the forming of the Historical Society. The foundation for the society was Jane Newham's papers that she had written while attending Metropolitan State University. Soon the organization became a robust, growing group that first met at the old New Brighton Elementary School, which was then the community center.  Julie Beisswenger become the Society’s first president.The rest, as they say, is history. 

The Congregational Church was 1st church in New Brighton

Stock Yards from 1890's

The New Brighton Historical Museum is located at 700 Park Drive in Long Lake Regional Park, and has many interesting exhibits and displays from years gone by in New Brighton. There are several annual events that the Historical Society participates in including its own annual meeting in April, Rhubarb Fest in June, Stockyard Days in August, Victorian Tea in August, Over 80's Harvest Dinner in October, and the city Town Hall meeting also in October. For more information you can visit their website.


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Kroening Interpretive Center Anniversary Celebration

The Kroening Interpretive Center is celebrating their 10th anniversary, and you are invited to celebrate with them! Come meet live animals, visit with costumed characters, make a celebration kite, help create our river of wishes and design a piece of art to add to the interpretive center. Check out a GPS unit and learn about the river on the anniversary course. Cake and puppet shows will be throughout the day. Enjoy the 10-year anniversary by getting reacquainted with the Mississippi River on Saturday March 17th. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.!

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St. Philip's Winter Kid's Carnival - Sat. March 3rd

St. Philip's is having a Winter Carnival for kids ages 2 years and up this Saturday! The doors will open at 10 a.m. and close at 4:00 pm and is open to the entire community. No need to worry about the snow or cold as the activities will be inside, and what are those activities? How about fun carnival games, a "junk food walk", food, bingo and a bouncy house. Admission is free and the games are .50 -$1.00 each to play. All proceeds going to their summer youth camps. The address is 6180 Hwy 65 NE in Fridley. We at twincitiesrealestateassociates.com wish them a very successful carnival!

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