Tag: Midtown Montgomery Alabama
Writing for MML
More than eight years! Crazy! We started at the end of April 2010 with a post about Tomatino’s. That restaurant is now in a new location, but makes delicious pizza! And you can get coffee there at Cafe Louisa too! Some of the original writers from eight years ago are still with us and going […]
Living with Midtown Montgomery Living
We don’t do a whole lot of “meta” posts here at MML. Talking about the blog in the abstract is never as interesting as just working on producing interesting content and posting it. If the posts are well written (and somewhat decently circulated), people will comment and/or share the posts and things will just take […]
I Believe in Hilda Dent
A few months ago, we wrote about our adventure going before the Architectural Review Board. We were seeking permission to renovate our sunroom. The room almost certainly was once open to the elements — or perhaps screened in — and once featured a rear-facing door (long since bricked in to make a nice bookcase). At some […]
Just a Coat of Paint
We bought this circa-1938 Cloverdale-Idlewild cottage ten years ago despite the dated kitchen. We never fixed the kitchen. Everything worked well in there and I just got used to it. I’d stopped “seeing” the kitchen. Yes, for ten years. It is kind of a galley. One side is original, beautiful white tile counter top with […]
What Improvements Add Value to Your Midtown Montgomery Home?
I am asked almost weekly what improvements add value to homes in our Midtown Montgomery neighborhoods. Unfortunately, my answer often sounds something like, “How long is a piece of string?” No such thing as a simple answer Simply put, there is no simple answer to the question. First, the value of your home — or […]
What Should I Do to Get My Midtown Home Ready for Sale?
That’s a question we hear all the time here at the Hat Team. And unfortunately, the answer we must give today — the one sellers-to-be really don’t want to hear — is everything! Thirty years ago when I entered the real estate profession, most Midtown homebuyers were couples. And it was not at all unusual […]
Know Your Counter Tops – Going Green in the Kitchen
Over the last couple of months, we have selected and purchased cabinets and floors for our kitchen remodel. Because of our busy schedules, we finally decided this month to hire a contractor to help with some logistics, so we are currently in the process of interviewing contractors. The last hurdle before we start the remodel […]
New Legislation Protects Governor’s Mansion
The Alabama and Montgomery especially historic preservation and museum community scored a huge accomplishment in the 2011 Legislative session with House Bill 437. The First Lady Dianne Bentley Governor’s Mansion Preservation Act was introduced by Rep. Jeremy Oden of Eva and Mrs. Bentley’s support was instrumental in the passage of the bill, working closely with […]
Life Beyond Cars
Do you bicycle? Do you wish you did? Even if bicycling isn’t for you, it’s possible that you just think that cities are nicer to live in when they contain bike lanes. Oh, and pedestrians need a place to walk also. We own one bike between the two of us and pretty much never ride […]
Our First Audition
Men wrongly lament the flight of time, blaming it for being too swift; they do not perceive that its passage is sufficiently long, but a good memory, which nature has given to us, causes things long past to seem present. – LEONARDO DA VINCI, Thoughts on Art and Life Among the finer things about a […]
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