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This year’s hurricane season may be winding down, but residents of southern Florida are still weatherproofing their homes and businesses, beefing up their kitchen stockpiles, and gearing up for whatever Mother Nature decides to bring their way over the next few months.  The first half of this year’s season was more active than usual, and meteorologists predict that the Atlantic Basin could still see several more named tropical storms this year, a marked increase on the usual average of 12. Now, hurricanes are a serious matter.  And we are not here to make light of them.  Those of us who […]

Everyone is busy.  We understand that.  Sometimes, you’d like to tour an apartment but it’s hard to find to get away from everything you have going on and actually visit the property.   But this is 2013, so why not take a video tour?  Tour yourself through AMLI at the Ballpark, our luxury apartments in Frisco, TX. THE OVERVIEW AMLI at the Ballpark is surrounded by incredible shopping, vast entertainment opportunities, and several outstanding sports venues. These brand new Frisco apartments overlook Dr Pepper Ballpark and are across the street from the Dr Pepper StarCenter.   The convenient location at […]

Autumn is approaching, the season during which far more babies are born in America than during any other.  If you live in a family friendly apartment and are in the process of preparing for the arrival of the newest member of your family, consult this baby preparation checklist to make sure that you don’t forget anything that will make your life easier and your apartment home safer for your baby once he or she has arrived. Deep Cleaning There is a lot of cleaning that needs to be done before your baby arrives.  In addition to ridding your home of […]

Autumn is only a month away, which means that before long gardening enthusiasts in many parts of the country will have to put away their gardening supplies and wait until spring to return to one of their favorite hobbies with gusto.  For these types–and especially for those of us who like to integrate plants into our apartment home decor but never seem to have any luck keeping them alive, there is a silver lining to the changing of the seasons.  Below, we discuss 12 plants that can thrive indoors with very little maintenance. 1. Philodendron Capable of thriving in apartments […]

The advent of unlimited text messaging and the rise of social media channels have made getting in touch with friends and keeping up with their lives easier than ever.  But for many of us, they have all but replaced face-to-face contact, a traditional way of communicating that social psychologists agree has far more value to most people in most social situations than virtual communication.  When was the last time you hung out with your closest friends?  When was the last time you hung out with your closest friends without looking at your smartphone every few minutes?  Do you feel a […]