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Jon Gorey

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Home Buying 101 - Simon & Schuster

Home Buying 101 - Simon & Schuster

Simon and Schuster — An accessible introduction to homeownership, averaging 4.37 stars on Goodreads. "Such a good read that I’m buying a copy for myself (checked this book out from the library for my first read)! It’s very detailed and thorough, yet written in a simple, accessible way that kept me engaged. It’s also quite up-to-date and written from a post-pandemic perspective with shoutouts to the problematic history of housing policies in America. I’d definitely recommend to anyone interested in buying a home for the first time!" —Revathi
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Reality Check: What Will Make Home Buyers Consider Climate Risk? - Land Lines

Reality Check: What Will Make Home Buyers Consider Climate Risk? - Land Lines

Land Lines — Where the planet is sending us flashing red "stop" signals, homebuyers and developers seem to see green lights. Why? And what will it take to change that?
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Blue Ridge Serenade: Asheville Makes Artsy Look Easy - The Boston Globe

Blue Ridge Serenade: Asheville Makes Artsy Look Easy - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe Magazine — Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, there’s a lot to love about Asheville, from the local-first food scene to its Brooklyn-in-the-mountains sense of style to the warm welcome you receive in a city that loves you back.
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Our national addiction to super-sized SUVs is killing us - The Boston Globe

Our national addiction to super-sized SUVs is killing us - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe Magazine — Instead of rewarding pedestrians and cyclists, we punish them as second-class travelers.
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When Sears sold the American dream - The Boston Globe

When Sears sold the American dream - The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe — Long before you could buy a flat-pack bedroom set from IKEA and spend an afternoon sweating and swearing as you put it together at home, Americans were ordering entire houses by mail that were shipped by rail and ready for hopeful homeowners to assemble piece by piece. From immigration and racial redlining to streetcar suburbs and the World Wars to Amazon.com, many of the dominant themes of modern American history are wrapped up in the fascinating story of Sears kit houses.
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The brutal calculus of life expectancy and where you can afford to live - The Boston Globe

The brutal calculus of life expectancy and where you can afford to live - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe Magazine — Massachusetts policies can add years to one's life. The problem is too few can afford to live here.
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This winter, consider a culinary and cosmopolitan weekend in chilly Montreal - The Boston Globe

This winter, consider a culinary and cosmopolitan weekend in chilly Montreal - The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe — IT'S FRIGID OUTSIDE, even in the sun, and we're shivering as we wait patiently in line . . . for bagels. But not just any bagels. Montreal bagels. There's barely room to move as we inch through the doorway and into the yeasty storefront of Fairmount Bagel, where the line weaves around loaded bakery carts like an odd theme-park attraction.
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Kid County, Ireland - The Boston Globe

Kid County, Ireland - The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe — It’s no Orlando (and thank God for that), but Ireland doesn’t need the Disney touch to feel like a magical playground for you and your wee ones. (Winner: Gold Award for Family Travel, NATJA 2019)
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I attended the Market Basket academy of summer jobs. It's still paying off. - The Boston Globe

I attended the Market Basket academy of summer jobs. It's still paying off. - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe Magazine — For teens, working over the summer has real benefits, and becoming a better person may be the most compelling.
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A beginner's guide to buying an older home - The Boston Globe Magazine

A beginner's guide to buying an older home - The Boston Globe Magazine

Boston Globe Magazine — There are things you ought to know before buying an old house — among them, the names of a few reliable tradespeople. But the crooked charms, cranky quirks, and enduring craftsmanship of an antique abode tend to be worth the accompanying headaches for a lot of homeowners, especially in history-addled New England.
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How is it that the average Boston-area house 'made' more than a minimum wage worker last year? - ...

How is it that the average Boston-area house 'made' more than a minimum wage worker last year? - ...

The Boston Globe Magazine — Between the yardwork, repairs, and maintenance, owning a home can sometimes feel like a full-time job. Last year, though, it also paid like one. The typical Boston-area house earned its owner $60,000 in equity in 2020 — more than a couple working full-time at minimum wage — and the bulk of that housing wealth is accruing to an already privileged class of white homeowners.
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Road Trip, Meet Field Trip - The Boston Globe Magazine

Road Trip, Meet Field Trip - The Boston Globe Magazine

The Boston Globe Magazine — Sometimes the best souvenir isn’t what you buy, but what you learn.
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As spring nears, nature's real estate market heats up

As spring nears, nature's real estate market heats up

Boston Globe — There are a lot of parallels between nature’s housing market and our own — and for buyers braving the spring market, there are even some lessons to be learned.
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Falling for the Farm Coast

Falling for the Farm Coast

The Boston Globe Magazine — A rural stretch of shoreline in Southern New England offers sumptuous views and a bucolic setting for dining and family outings. (Winner, NATJA Gold Award for Culinary Travel 2022)
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Back to School (While) Shopping - Boston Magazine

Back to School (While) Shopping - Boston Magazine

Boston Magazine — Like a middle-aged college senior crushing a course load jammed with frivolous electives, I’ve spent the past two weeks attending classes and workshops all around Boston—not in schools, but in stores. I haven’t earned any credits, but my consumer curriculum has taught me how to knit a scarf, tile a backsplash, and change a bicycle tire, among other skills. But what I’m really trying to learn is whether these classes are more than just a gimmick.
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Burnout City - Boston Magazine

Burnout City - Boston Magazine

Boston Magazine — IIs our Dunkin’-fueled, Belichickian devotion to vocational victory a commendable, modern version of the Puritan work ethic, or an unhealthy obsession pointing our collective career trajectory toward burnout? It takes a lot of physical and mental energy to power a city with this many bright ideas and breakthroughs. But we may be closer to blowing a circuit than we realize.
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The Common Fan's Guide to Fenway Park

The Common Fan's Guide to Fenway Park

The Boston Globe Magazine — My first memory of Fenway Park has the typical nostalgic hue: I'm 8 years old, walking up the ramp with my dad, the impossibly bright colors and sounds from the field revealing themselves in deeper, mesmerizing clarity with each step, casting a spell that would last a lifetime. My second memory, from later that game, is peeing into a giant bathtub next to dozens of grown men. That’s the early ’80s for you.
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To buy in good school district, look beyond the rankings

To buy in good school district, look beyond the rankings

Boston Globe — While everyone wants to do right by their kids and give them the opportunity to get a good education, we can’t all afford to live in Lexington. Or Dover. Or Concord. Or Weston. Or . . . well, you get the point. The top-ranked school districts are invariably the most expensive, with median home prices that crest $1 million and six-figure incomes to match. The good news is, some education experts say those rankings – focused on factors like average test scores and the number of students going to college – measure who’s at a school, not whether it’s any good.
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Nature’s Toolbox: Fungi, Marshes, and Other Unsung Climate Heroes

Nature’s Toolbox: Fungi, Marshes, and Other Unsung Climate Heroes

Land Lines — Trees are often touted as carbon-storage superheroes, but researchers have begun to document the role of other natural carbon sinks, from coastal salt marshes to microscopic fungi to elephants and other animal species.
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The fix is out: America's throwaway mentality includes big-ticket items like appliances

The fix is out: America's throwaway mentality includes big-ticket items like appliances

The Boston Globe — There's a new math behind a decision we all grapple with at one point or another: When a household item breaks, do we repair it or just replace it? Increasingly, Americans are choosing the latter — even for big-ticket items like furniture and major appliances.
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Families with young children face 'rampant' discrimination in apartment search

Families with young children face 'rampant' discrimination in apartment search

The Boston Globe — It's hard enough for most people to find a reasonable apartment for rent in Boston, but when you throw a child into the mix, it can be almost impossible.
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What it takes, and costs, to make an old home energy-efficient

What it takes, and costs, to make an old home energy-efficient

Boston Globe — Getting an old home to net-zero isn’t always a reasonable goal. But fully electrifying a home and investing in renewable power can be just as impactful. “The goal is to decarbonize the home, to decouple it from fossil fuels, and to make it as efficient and comfortable and livable as possible,’’ said Stephanie Horowitz, managing director at ZeroEnergy Design in Boston. Here's how.
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Borderline behavior: How fear, blunders, and feuds gave Mass. towns such weird shapes

Borderline behavior: How fear, blunders, and feuds gave Mass. towns such weird shapes

Boston Globe — Even if you’ve never heard of Southwick, you probably know it on a map: It’s that little notch where the Massachusetts border dips into Connecticut. But this defining feature of our state profile is actually a blunder of a border, the remnants of a 1600s surveying error.
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California is my sunshine state - The Boston Globe

California is my sunshine state - The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe — Families all over New England are planning their warm-weather winter getaways, which often means a trip to Florida. But you might consider an escape to the other sunshine state: California. My wife, daughter, and I have gone twice in the past three years, and on each trip got our fill of sunshine, palm trees, beaches, and theme parks - not to mention world-class vineyards, buzzworthy restaurants, and natural wonders.
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