Auston Grove is excited to host the first ever Community Garage Sale! This is a great opportunity for you to make some money on those items you no longer need!
Your trash is someone else’s treasure!
Please set up your station around the outside of the community, ensuring you are not blocking any of the breezeways for your neighbors. We do ask that you clean your station in its entirety. Please do not leave unsold items at the trash compactor, but you can rather donate them to the GFC Donation Center.
The address to the Knightdale Center is: 7025 Knightdale Blvd.
For home pick-up, please call them at: (919) 878-3933.
This Sunday, May 13, is Mother’s Day. Living in an apartment in Raleigh, are you looking for a special treat for your mother or wife? There are plenty of restaurants around Raleigh that are offering special mother’s day menus, cocktails and champagne brunches.
Whether you are looking for a champagne brunch or a five star dinner, there are so many restaurant choices in Raleigh. Many restaurants are offering, special menus, complimentary mimosas, and champagne for moms.
Auston Grove Apartments would like to give you an easy list of some of the area restaurants that are offering special menus, treats and cocktails this Sunday:
42nd Street Oyster Bar
618 Bistro and Lounge
Brasa Brazilian Steakhouse
Capri Restaurant
Jibarra Modern Mexican
Mandolin
Mia Francesca-Raleigh
Posta Tuscan Grille
The Prime Smokehouse
Solas
Sullivans Steakhouse
Happy Mother's Day from Auston Grove Apartment Homes.
The Spring season means fresh or starting over. Do this by having fun with spring apartment decorating in your apartment. After you redecorate, you will have another reason to look forward to spring in your apartment in Raleigh, NC.
Here are some spring decorating ideas to get you started.
Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning is the perfect start to the season. After you do a thorough cleaning and throw away, decorating will be much easier. Open closets and dresser drawers and get rid of clutter! if you haven't used it or worn it in a year, dump it. In your apartment, air it, dust it, and rearrange it. After you get the apartment airy and fresh, decorating will be easier and fun.
New Fabrics
Change the fabrics around your apartment home to lighter and brighter colors. Replace your bedding and use soft, light material or earthy material, and light colors. Change your throw pillows and bath towels to spring colors.
Let the Light in
Change the drapes or curtains out and replace with sheers or valences. You could also change the lamp shades to something bright and cheerful rather than dark and wintery.
Change the Wall Hangings
Spring decorating is a great time to change out your artwork. You can find inexpensive and very nice pieces to hang on your wall from local Raleigh shops. You can also by items from local Raleigh artists.
The Raleigh Police Memorial Foundation will hold the Fourth Annual Run for Our Heroes 5K race on Saturday, April 28. If you have wanted to participate in a run for a cause event, this is the one. Grab some friends from your apartment in Raleigh and make a difference for yourself and others.
All proceeds from the event will go to the foundation’s fund to build a memorial to the eight Raleigh Police Officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. A ceremonial wreath-laying to honor the sacrifice and lives of the fallen officers will be held at 8:30 a.m. in Nash Square, across Hargett Street from the former Raleigh Police Department’s headquarters.
The 5K race/walk follows a course through beautiful and historic Downtown Raleigh. The race starts at 9 a.m. on Dawson Street and is mostly flat.
Everyone is invited to participate in the 4th Annual Run for Our Heroes – runners, walkers, adults, kids and supporters. For registration information, visit www.runforourheroes.org.
At 10 a.m., the McGruff Crime Dog 100-Yard Kids Dash will be held at Nash Square. The dash is for children ages 10 and younger.
A free social for participants follows the race at Napper Tandy’s Restaurant at 126 North West Street.
The Raleigh Police Memorial Foundation is dedicated to honoring the lives and memories of police officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the performance of their duty while serving the City of Raleigh. The foundation is a charitable, non-profit, private organization and is separate from the City of Raleigh Police Department.
The weather is gorgeous. Along with the great weather comes a desire in most of us to lose weight. Luckily at our apartments in Raleigh, NC, we have a state-of-the-art fitness center along with so many other apartment amenities.
During the winter, many of us tend to overindulge eating comfort food, and now it is time for spring clothes and bathing suits. Auston Grovehas a cutting edge fitness center that can help trim off those winter pounds. Make sure you stop by.
Here are some exercises you can do in our fitness center.
Auston Grove, apartments in Raleigh, NC are pet friendly apartments. So of course we want you to take the best care of your dog as you can. Are you concerned about your dog’s diet? Here is an easy recipe for homemade dog food that will satisfy your dog’s taste buds. But best of all, it is a healthy alternative.
First brown the ground beef in a large pot, draining the fat is optional. Next add the garlic and oil for flavor and saute. Next add the water and bring to a boil. Add the vegetables and simmer. When the vegetables are tender add the kidney beans and molasses. Add the quick oats and stir until all the liquid is absorbed.
Cool the finished product before storing. You can freeze in individual portions. When you serve it to your four legged friend, add some dry dog food.
Take a look at the following video for more explanation and instructions and for more homemade dog food ideas.
Don’t spend St. Patricks Day in your apartment in Raleigh. Instead, head downtown for the annual Raleigh St. Patrick's Day Parade at noon on Saturday, March 17! It is the largest parade in the Raleigh area.
When the Parade is over the fun is not, then the Festival Begins! The Festival is held on Moore Square in downtown Raleigh, at the end of the Parade route. There will be live music and dancing and a wide variety of vendor booths: Irish Organizations, Irish jewelry, trinkets, food vendors, childrens games and activities. This is fun for the entire family!
Remember, any extra funds go back to charities in the community. Happy St. Patty's Day!
Please join Auston Grovein wishing Mr. Pierce the best on his recent retirement from the State of NC.
We are so happy for him, but also very sad that they will be moving. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce moved into Auston Groveapartment homes in Raleigh in January of 2004, one week after we opened.
They were our very first residents at Auston Grove. We wish them all the best and will miss them so much. Thanks for all the memories. Good luck guys!!
It used to be that Americans wanted to own their own home, but that is not really the case anymore. America is headed toward a future in which fewer people own their homes. The effective homeownership rate stands at 62% percent, according to a 2010 report by the New York Federal Reserve.
As more people move from owning to renting, apartment vacancy rates have fallen fast, from 8% in 2009 to 5.6% in third quarter 2011. The trends on renting apartments in Raleigh, NC is no exception.
Those trends are just the beginning, the United States is becoming a nation of renters and home ownership will keep falling. And some experts say that could be good for the country.
This dramatic change, triggered by the 2008 housing collapse, has shifted people’s views of home ownership. The number of those who consider a home a safe investment fell from 83% in 2003 to 66% this year, according to a survey by Fannie Mae. In another poll last April, 40% of renters questioned said they plan never to buy a home. Another reason for this is that many baby boom retirees don’t want the burden of home repairs, rising property taxes and other responsibilities.
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It used to be that Americans wanted to own their own home, but that is not really the case anymore. America is headed toward a future in which fewer people own their homes. The effective homeownership rate stands at 62% percent, according to a 2010 report by the New York Federal Reserve.
