Comments on: What Are The Perks Of Living In Your Neighborhood? http://pennyluxe.com/2009/04/30/what-are-the-perks-of-living-in-your-neighborhood/ A Luxurious Life Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:02:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hello, Lovelies… | Penny Luxe http://pennyluxe.com/2009/04/30/what-are-the-perks-of-living-in-your-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-4646 Hello, Lovelies… | Penny Luxe Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:30:44 +0000 http://www.pennyplastic.com/?p=2333#comment-4646 [...] are the perks of living in your [...] [...] are the perks of living in your [...]

]]> By: s@paisleypetunia http://pennyluxe.com/2009/04/30/what-are-the-perks-of-living-in-your-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-3873 s@paisleypetunia Tue, 05 May 2009 00:56:15 +0000 http://www.pennyplastic.com/?p=2333#comment-3873 I live in Venice, Ca and I love that: - i can park my car on friday and not use it again until monday - in walking distance is abbot kinney blvd, the cutest street with restaurants, boutigues, bars, etc. - the VERY best part is that there are no chain stores on abbot kinney - i can walk to the beach - i can walk to the venice canals - i have palm trees lining my street - i have a peach tree in my front yard - venice is home to many things - including peace protests, artists, surfers, beatnik writers, drum circles on sundays at the beach, muscle beach bodybuilders, entertainers galore on the boardwalk - venice pier I live in Venice, Ca and I love that:
- i can park my car on friday and not use it again until monday
- in walking distance is abbot kinney blvd, the cutest street with restaurants, boutigues, bars, etc.
- the VERY best part is that there are no chain stores on abbot kinney
- i can walk to the beach
- i can walk to the venice canals
- i have palm trees lining my street
- i have a peach tree in my front yard
- venice is home to many things – including peace protests, artists, surfers, beatnik writers, drum circles on sundays at the beach, muscle beach bodybuilders, entertainers galore on the boardwalk
- venice pier

]]> By: frugal http://pennyluxe.com/2009/04/30/what-are-the-perks-of-living-in-your-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-3872 frugal Mon, 04 May 2009 22:43:10 +0000 http://www.pennyplastic.com/?p=2333#comment-3872 Hey that photo IS my neighborhood! Hey that photo IS my neighborhood!

]]> By: Jess http://pennyluxe.com/2009/04/30/what-are-the-perks-of-living-in-your-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-3820 Jess Fri, 01 May 2009 21:08:43 +0000 http://www.pennyplastic.com/?p=2333#comment-3820 oops- the city remodeled IV not me :) oops- the city remodeled IV not me :)

]]> By: Jess http://pennyluxe.com/2009/04/30/what-are-the-perks-of-living-in-your-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-3822 Jess Fri, 01 May 2009 21:08:03 +0000 http://www.pennyplastic.com/?p=2333#comment-3822 Three years in IV (my friend's that lived downtown pitied me). I didn't party there though cause it wasn't really my scene. I just remodeled IV and I left right before they finished but it looks pretty good Three years in IV (my friend’s that lived downtown pitied me). I didn’t party there though cause it wasn’t really my scene. I just remodeled IV and I left right before they finished but it looks pretty good

]]> By: Jess http://pennyluxe.com/2009/04/30/what-are-the-perks-of-living-in-your-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-3823 Jess Fri, 01 May 2009 20:16:16 +0000 http://www.pennyplastic.com/?p=2333#comment-3823 I just moved back home with my mom and I am not a fan of this town so I'm going to talk about where I moved from. I lived in Santa Barbara for four years for school. Here is what I loved - Walking distance to school -The little college part of the town I lived in had tons of great food. Of course there was great food in downtown SB -Gorgeous weather most of the year -I lived right next (and I mean RIGHT next) to the beach and had access to tons of other fun beaches. I loved Arroyo Burro beach since I could take my dogs there -Great great people. I had a really good support system there -Once you turn 21 the downtown scene is AWESOME. I had my favorite bar/club that I went to all the time. I got to know a lot of the people who worked there and were just regulars. I love and miss those people like crazy - Farmers Market -Always some sort of random but fun festival or parade -Really great museums. I got to work for one for a little bit which was fun -Not too far from fun towns like Ventura and Solvang -Access to the Channel Islands. I got to work on excavations on two of the islands and I LOVE it out there. Its gorgeous -Sunday brunch. One of my friends hosts a brunch every Sunday at a restaurant and everybody shows up, drink tons of mimosas and eat omelets -Close to home but still far enough away for me to be independent ....I really miss SB. Hopefully I will be up there soon for a visit. I just moved back home with my mom and I am not a fan of this town so I’m going to talk about where I moved from. I lived in Santa Barbara for four years for school. Here is what I loved
- Walking distance to school
-The little college part of the town I lived in had tons of great food. Of course there was great food in downtown SB
-Gorgeous weather most of the year
-I lived right next (and I mean RIGHT next) to the beach and had access to tons of other fun beaches. I loved Arroyo Burro beach since I could take my dogs there
-Great great people. I had a really good support system there
-Once you turn 21 the downtown scene is AWESOME. I had my favorite bar/club that I went to all the time. I got to know a lot of the people who worked there and were just regulars. I love and miss those people like crazy
- Farmers Market
-Always some sort of random but fun festival or parade
-Really great museums. I got to work for one for a little bit which was fun
-Not too far from fun towns like Ventura and Solvang
-Access to the Channel Islands. I got to work on excavations on two of the islands and I LOVE it out there. Its gorgeous
-Sunday brunch. One of my friends hosts a brunch every Sunday at a restaurant and everybody shows up, drink tons of mimosas and eat omelets
-Close to home but still far enough away for me to be independent

….I really miss SB. Hopefully I will be up there soon for a visit.

]]> By: Penny http://pennyluxe.com/2009/04/30/what-are-the-perks-of-living-in-your-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-3821 Penny Fri, 01 May 2009 19:58:18 +0000 http://www.pennyplastic.com/?p=2333#comment-3821 Jess, I take it you lived in IV? I went to SB a lot in college....it's definitely a beautiful place. Jess, I take it you lived in IV? I went to SB a lot in college….it’s definitely a beautiful place.

]]> By: Susan http://pennyluxe.com/2009/04/30/what-are-the-perks-of-living-in-your-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-3824 Susan Fri, 01 May 2009 18:13:54 +0000 http://www.pennyplastic.com/?p=2333#comment-3824 i love my current neighborhood but i'm about to move in two weeks (outerborough living, for the first time in my 7 years of living in new york!) my neighborhood now is chelsea- really western chelsea- quiet, tree lined streets. i'm a block from the side highway which is a perfect place to run in the summer, all along my block and others are art galleries with openings every thursday night (free wine!) there are a lot of great little brunch spots one block over and tons of great neighborhood bars. it's also easy access to a lot of different train lines, and living near a reliable train is a huge neighborhood necessity. alas after 4 years in the 'hood i'm moving to astoria, queens where the apartments are huge and sunny and the rents are dirt cheap. PLUS, they have a beer garden! i love my current neighborhood but i’m about to move in two weeks (outerborough living, for the first time in my 7 years of living in new york!) my neighborhood now is chelsea- really western chelsea- quiet, tree lined streets. i’m a block from the side highway which is a perfect place to run in the summer, all along my block and others are art galleries with openings every thursday night (free wine!) there are a lot of great little brunch spots one block over and tons of great neighborhood bars. it’s also easy access to a lot of different train lines, and living near a reliable train is a huge neighborhood necessity. alas after 4 years in the ‘hood i’m moving to astoria, queens where the apartments are huge and sunny and the rents are dirt cheap. PLUS, they have a beer garden!

]]> By: funnyface http://pennyluxe.com/2009/04/30/what-are-the-perks-of-living-in-your-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-3825 funnyface Fri, 01 May 2009 17:03:47 +0000 http://www.pennyplastic.com/?p=2333#comment-3825 I live in a great neighborhood in Charleston. There's a great slow-food/soul-food restaurant a short walk away that has one of the best brunches ever. There's a great "greenway" trail for walking the dogs that runs through the neighborhood and will soon be my bike route to the brand spankin' new grocery store being built nearby. There's also a Krispy Kreme so close we can smell it. The bus that takes me to work each day stops ridiculously close. And I'm a mere 15 minutes away from a really great beach. I live in a great neighborhood in Charleston. There’s a great slow-food/soul-food restaurant a short walk away that has one of the best brunches ever. There’s a great “greenway” trail for walking the dogs that runs through the neighborhood and will soon be my bike route to the brand spankin’ new grocery store being built nearby. There’s also a Krispy Kreme so close we can smell it. The bus that takes me to work each day stops ridiculously close. And I’m a mere 15 minutes away from a really great beach.

]]> By: J.D.Regent http://pennyluxe.com/2009/04/30/what-are-the-perks-of-living-in-your-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-3826 J.D.Regent Fri, 01 May 2009 16:47:53 +0000 http://www.pennyplastic.com/?p=2333#comment-3826 I love my neighborhood so much although it is not the best I have ever lived in. I'm a huge fan of neighborhood culture and always manage to find a sweet spot whatever city I'm living in. Where I live right now is right outside the city, and half a mile each from two adorable mini-urban centers, 20 min. train ride to work, almost right in a park. It's like woodland living in the city. I have tons of space, flowers and a big fat vegetable garden. Spring has been heavenly. I can walk to Salvadoran, Ethiopian and Jamaican restaurants, it's super diverse, there is good public transportation and there are few if any chain franchises in the area. Sundays are the best -- they close the streets through the park so you can just walk and ride your bike at ease, and there is a killer farmers market. My neighbors all have great politics but it's not all upperclass white liberals -- there is genuine diversity in ethnicity, national origin, age, and lifestyle. I love my neighborhood so much although it is not the best I have ever lived in. I’m a huge fan of neighborhood culture and always manage to find a sweet spot whatever city I’m living in. Where I live right now is right outside the city, and half a mile each from two adorable mini-urban centers, 20 min. train ride to work, almost right in a park. It’s like woodland living in the city. I have tons of space, flowers and a big fat vegetable garden. Spring has been heavenly. I can walk to Salvadoran, Ethiopian and Jamaican restaurants, it’s super diverse, there is good public transportation and there are few if any chain franchises in the area. Sundays are the best — they close the streets through the park so you can just walk and ride your bike at ease, and there is a killer farmers market. My neighbors all have great politics but it’s not all upperclass white liberals — there is genuine diversity in ethnicity, national origin, age, and lifestyle.

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