Happy Birds is a fun and educational performing parrot show with over 25 amazing tricks and audience participation. Prepare to be entertained and amazed.
Their repertoire includes: impersonating animals, crying like a baby, riding a bike and skateboard, singing songs, playing basketball and bowling, flying tricks, and much more!
Learn from Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County how to evaluate and rework your landscape to keep it looking its best.
Improve your garden through the use of ornamental plants that bring beauty to your home. And learn sustainable gardening practices that make your home more in tune with our climate and ecology.
Our readers know AccessAlmaden as the top resource for what’s happening in Almaden Valley. Our sponsors know us as that too. Occasionally we like to spotlight our sponsors to our readers, and let them know a little more about who they are and what they do. The best way you can say thanks to the local businesses that make AccessAlmaden possible is by using, and spreading the word about, their products and/or services.
Therese Swan is a Realtor with Alain Pinel Realtors, and specializes in Almaden Valley real estate. Therese is the #1 Real Estate Agent for Almaden Valley in 2009, 2010, and the first half of 2011. This ranking is based on both the total number of homes sold and total dollar volume when measured by agent.
The Italian American Heritage Foundation is sponsoring the 31st annual Italian Family Fest on Saturday, August 27th and 28th at Guadalupe River Park. Join in the festivities that include food vendors, live entertainment, culinary demonstrations at more! For more information, visit http://festa.iahfsj.org/
Mission Fitness Boot Camp is a fun and energizing morning workout designed to help you reach your fitness goals fast.
During the Almaden Cares Teen Driving Simulator Event participating teens were asked a set of questions about driver safety.
More specifically, whether they have ever engaged in, or been a passenger in a vehicle where the driver has engaged in, texting and driving or drinking and driving.
We know our loyal readers enjoy participating in events and activities at Almaden Branch Library from time to time.
We wanted to inform all of you that the Almaden Branch Library hours have changed. The library is now open four days per week. Following are the new hours:
The number of available single family properties continued the decline we first noted in late June, from 99 last week to 98 this week. However, this last week saw a decrease in the percentage of pending listings, from 39% last week to 33% this week. Researching this further, we saw a decrease in the number of new pendings this past week accompanied by a dramatic increase in the number of properties that completed the sales process. We’ve observed the same pattern in traditional (ie non-distressed) sales; available single family listings dropped from 92 last week to 90 this week, and the percentage of listings under contract dropped from 30% to 24%. Many families are squeezing in the last days of summer vacation before their kids go back to school. Plus there may be a few jitters with the volatility of the stock market in recent weeks. As is typical with the Almaden market, we expect the market to start picking up again soon once kids are settled back in school. Interest rates are at record lows and buyers want to take advantage of that.
Stanford Blood Center is holding a Community Blood Drive in Almaden Valley.
Since 1978, Stanford Medical School Blood Center has been providing tailored blood products and samples, as well as clinical trial services, for its staff of primary investigators and researchers in Stanford University and the biotech community.
We saw a more robust improvement this past week than we’ve been experiencing. The number of available single family listings dropped from 104 the previous Monday to 99 today, while the percentage of listings under contract increased from 37% to 39% the same time period. For traditional (non-distressed) sales, the numbers indicated a similar improvement; available single family listings dropped from 96 to 92, and the percentage under contract increased from 27% to 30% . This is good news and it brings us back up to May levels for traditional sales.
