For the past year or so, my daughter (who just turned five) has been BEGGING me to get her a puppy. Really, she’d be happy with any pet but apparently she’s developed a special fondness for dogs and dinosaurs and a T-Rex in my apartment living room is just not going to work. Now I myself have never owned a dog, but I’m thinking that maybe a puppy or another... [Read more...]

The first weekend of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is in the books and the leader board for the Fogelman 2010 NCAA Bracket Challenge is set. With 50+ bracket submissions, this is sure to be a tight race. A few interesting statistics developed among the Fogelman residents that participated. Among them… 31% of the participants picked Kansas... [Read more...]

If you’re on a diet, please forgive me, but the information I’m about to give you may throw you off course.  I just found out that Ben & Jerry’s (yeah, the good stuff) is giving out FREE ice cream cones today between noon and 8pm. “Our co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield first scooped up free ice cream all day back in 1979 as a way to thank... [Read more...]

Are you ready for March Madness? Join the Fogelman Properties 2010 NCAA Bracket Challenge on Facebook and compete against other residents from your community, and other Fogelman properties, to see who the most basketball savvy resident is! Prizes have yet to be determined. You must enter and complete a bracket before the games begin this Thursday, March 18, 2010. Also,... [Read more...]

Congratulations goes out to the University of Kansas for capturing the #1 seed in the Midwest region of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.  U. of Kansas finished the regular season with a 32-2 record, a #1 overall AP ranking and Champions of the 2010 Big 12 Tournament.  They will certainly be a force to reckon with during March Madness. Check out... [Read more...]

All of you hoops fans probably already know that the Big 12 Men’s & Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournaments are wrapping up downtown this weekend.  As a March Madness fan, I can’t imagine a better place to be.  For the record, I think Kansas is tough this year and they’re a clear #1 NCAA Tournament seed, but I’m rolling with the Syracuse Orange... [Read more...]

OK, Hampton Woods...it's pop quiz time on the community blog.  Let's see who the history buffs are in the community.  Take a shot at answering the following five trivia questions.  I'll post the answers sometime in the near future on the community Facebook page!  Good luck! What congressional award was Dr. Mary Edwards Walker the first woman to receive? What... [Read more...]

A new USA Today poll shows that 87% of dog owners believe that dogs are more or less intelligent than we think they are.  In comparison, 73% of non owners believe the same. Intelligence, however, doesn't always mean easy to train.  In an article titled Are You Smarter Than Your Dog?, expert Barbara Carvalho states: "The most intelligent breeds often present... [Read more...]

Were you able to go on any trips with your classmates when you were a high school student?  If you did, you probably remember how much fun you had and what a great experience it was to get out and do something different.  Well, now you can help some local high school kids with the same experience. Members of the Mill Valley High School band are looking to... [Read more...]

I’ve been hitting the gym pretty regularly lately and I’ve noticed that a lot more people are coming in and joining the fitness classes that are offered.  Let’s face it, in a down economy; spending money on a personal trainer is probably not very high on most people’s priority lists.  But fitness is important no matter what your income statement looks... [Read more...]