We’ve made it to Friday and are looking forward to a great weekend!

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims from the horrible Shooting in Aurora Colorado.

Here are some tidbits for the weekend:

Real Estate Tidbits

- Bloomberg is reporting that Home Starts in U.S. Rise to Highest Level Since 2008

- Well, this is just fun news for a realtor…‘For Sale By Owner’ founder sells his home…using a real estate broker

Record Low Mortgage Rates Help Stir the Housing Market

- National Real Estate numbers from June were down…BUT

- The potential for Middle Tennessee Real Estate is much more positive than national news

Middle Tennessee Tidbits

- Middle Tennessee folks, remember that the Dog Days of Summer are Happening in DownTown Franklin

- And, Roll up your sleeves because the Red Cross in Middle Tennessee is needing Blood donations right now – Lowest Level in 15 years

 

Have a great Weekend!

 

Greater Nashville House & Home & Garden readers have voted Benchmark Realty the best Real Estate Company in Middle Tennessee for 2012!

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The Franklin Tennessee Art Scene offers an art Crawl the First Friday of Every month for art lovers!

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“We are so excited about the new things happening at 1St & Main. The Puckett’s Boat House is just what Franklin needs” says Marcia Franks.

Marcia and her husband Jay have partnered with Andy Marshall, owner of Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant to introduce Puckett’s Boathouse at the corner of 1st and Main in Franklin, TN.

On June 4th, the transformation of the Route 31 Cafe will be complete, and the new Boathouse will premiere fresh fish, oysters and traditional Southern foods featured on it’s menu.

“Historically, this property has been a visible Boat House for many years in Franklin. It is right on the Harpeth River,” said Marshall. “It just felt right to put a restaurant here that is a different from the other eateries in the area, offering another option for our town, while still holding to the tradition of the property.”

In addition,  ’The Boathouse Bait Shop” is a part of the new restaurant offering a soda bar, home spun milkshakes, root beer floats, homebaked pies and deserts. (This is where Stu will likely be spending most of his time!)

Help us in welcoming this new restaurant to Franklin the week of June 4th! For More information about the new Puckett’s Boathouse, check out their press release.

Congratulations to Ravenwood, Franklin, Brentwood and Page High Schools for making this years  2012 list of America’s Best High Schools!

Newsweek and the Daily Beast website complied a list based on Graduation Rate, Graduates accepted to college, AP and College Placement exam scores, and AP classes offered to students.

There were 2,300 schools assessed and Tennessee had 11 schools on the list.

For more information – check out the Daily Beast Website

 

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The 29th Annual Franklin Tenneessee Main Street Festival is a wonderful weekend event for families to enjoy in downtown Franklin, Tennessee.

This year, the fest will feature over 200 arts and crafts exhibits, 2 carnivals, an international food court and of course – 3 stages for non-Stop entertainment!

If you love great food – fun entertainment, arts, crafts and have kids (there is a special designated carnival area for the little ones) You need to make it to Franklin April 28-29th!

 

Here is a link to the website for more information!

 

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Events going on around Middle Tennessee the week of April 18-25, 2012

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Here are some events happening in Middle Tennessee the week of April 11-18th, 2012

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