

Get those workers some java
Dear ER:
First of all, I am totally behind the entire Pier Avenue Renovation Project. As owner of Java Man I look forward to all the wonderful improvements on Upper Pier.
I am severely disappointed with the snail-like progress on the construction. Parking, already a premium, has been taken away for days at a time, while little is done.


While insiders hail a recovery of the overall housing market, questions linger about whether the high-end homes covering the beach cities can take part in the rebound. On the up side, median home prices are rising in the beach cities, a major indicator of a strengthening market, while interest rates for new loans are low, encouraging people to buy. On the down side, large loans for new homes remain hard to get, and owners of high-end homes face steep payment increases for their “jumbo” loans, which could force many of them into foreclosure.


