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In Love and War: A Veterans Day Tale
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Park Springs residents Howard and Rita Dean have lived lives straight off the big screen.
The couple’s life together began in the midst of WWII when Dean was stationed in the Philippines and Japan for over four years serving in a classified position as a radar officer with the Electronic Training Group. Shortly after the war ended, Dean returned to Manila where he was stationed working as part of an operation to help remove troops and equipment.
It was there that he met 17 year old Rita who had just spent the past four years under brutal Japanese occupation for woman and children during the war. At the time she was assisting the military in a clerical position. Dean remembers being immediately attracted to the girl he remembers as tough and intelligent. Read More→
Windsong Properties Opens New Community
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Atlanta active adult home builder Windsong Properties is now building homes in Windsong at Seven Hills. Located just one mile away from Windsong’s successfully sold out community Villas at Blackberry Run, the community has already welcomed its first homeowner !
Windsong at Seven Hills, located in fashionable Paulding County, offers four innovative ranch courtyard floorplans – two are new plans. Priced from the $180,000s, Windsong offers an unmatched level of personalization to fit the needs of the Active Adult buyer. Open floorplans feature lots of natural light, private fenced courtyards and much more.
Homeowners in Windsong at Seven Hills will be able to enjoy a 13 acre amenity park including tennis courts, walking trails, year round gardens, playground, sports courts, an aquatic center offering a water park and a zero entry pool, and much more. In addition, the residents of Windsong at Seven Hills will also have a decorated clubhouse for social activities and a fitness Read More→
New Quadraplex at Jim Chapman Community
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The award winning community of Brookhaven at Johns Creek is looking forward to the finish of a brand new quadraplex. This Jim Chapman Community is the first community to begin construction since late 2008. Located in the highly desirable area of Atlanta, this community will have four new homes when construction is finished and feature a brand new model called the Westminster II-Supermaster. The beautiful community of Brookhaven at Sugarloaf has a new quadraplex planned to be finished by early Fall as well.
Brookhaven offers two- and four- bedroom single family homes and quad ranches in brick and stone construction. Homes are highlighted with vaulted ceilings and over-sized master suites. Porches allow for enjoying the outdoors. Layouts are flexible and offer many options to customize including finished basements and bonus rooms that can be located over the garage. Brookhaven at Johns Creek is a peaceful gated community designed to provide its residents with a relaxing and simplistic lifestyle.
The community offers a variety of amenities to bring relaxation to its residents. A beautiful heated pool located near the clubhouse provides a wonderful area to entertain guests. There’s even an outdoor fireplace. Lighted tennis courts, walking trails and a fitness center can entice those who like to stay active. Jim Chapman Communities likes to make their communities stand apart from the rest. A unique aspect they offer at their communities is the planned activities coordinated by a lifestyle director. These activities include themed parties and even trips to various places of the world. The best part is they are all planned out for you, so if you like to stay entertained this is the place for you.
No Shortage of Volunteers at Park Springs
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We all know that volunteering helps other people in need, but what we didn’t know is that it can also help us at the same time. A recent study presented at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annual meeting this summer showed that retirees over 65 who volunteer had less than half the risk of death than their non-volunteer peers. Park Springs Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) understands the importance of volunteerism and has been a strong proponent of it since opening its 54-acre campus style community in Stone Mountain, Ga. in 2004.
Bud Taylor is one of many Park Spring’s Members who has been giving back to the community for years. He currently volunteers at the Fernbank Museum once a week, Meals on Wheels twice a month and at the Park Springs Read More→
Building for the Boomer Generation
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In the next two years half of all homeowners will be over the age of 50. They will be looking forward to retirement and starting to become empty nesters. These experienced home shoppers are looking for very specific features in options in their retirement home. Unfortunately, according to an article from Builder Magazine, many housing options currently available do not meet their desired criteria
This generation of home buyers is looking for a small home with luxury finishes. Their ideal home is two bedroom ranch with hardwood floors, granite countertops, dual vanities, intricate molding, trey ceilings and other fine finishes in which they are accustomed.
Boomers looking to relocate to Atlanta are lucky. Active adult home builder Windsong Properties caters specifically to this demographic. In fact, the builder Read More→