Carl Martens's (carlhmartens) Blog

The Alpharetta City Council voted unanimously for a complete outdoor water ban.  Unlike previous restrictions, this new ban will apply to newly installed landscaping by professional landscapers.  Violaters can be charged fines ranging from $250 to $500.  This is the worst drought the area has exp...

Below is Atlanta Mayor, Shirley Franklin's water bill for the past six months.  I think it is very noble and admirable that Mayor Franklin is doing her part to conserve water.  This is a great example of why she was elected to represent Atlanta and be given this leadership role...she is leading A...

My mother is in town for the week, visiting from Chicago.  Last night after work, my girlfriend, mother and I went to Perimeter Mall to return a few items and do a little shopping ourselves.  We got pretty hungry from walking around the mall, so we went over to Wildfire Restaurant (a Chicago-base...

I'm posting this in order to "claim" my blog on the social bookmarking site Technorati...I will delete this post once the spiders have crawled this blog and have registered my blog with Technorati. Thanks. Technorati Profile

Our team is in the process of creating a new website that will be specific to the Roswell, GA community.  The site's name is SoldonRoswell.com  The concept of the site is bringing real estate to the community level.  If you live in Roswell...we assume/hope you are "sold on" Roswell...come to our ...

I had to share the below in it's entire context...this is a great article provided by the Atlanta Journal Constitution.  I LOVE the style of writing used in the editorial in the Valdosta Times.  It is funny because it is true.  Take the Governor's own mansion...it is anything but a good example o...

Time and time again you hear stories of famous entertainers (athletes, musicians, and other celebrities) getting into altercations early in the morning.  The most recent news came when Kid Rock (rock musician...known more for his girlfriend (wife?), Pamela Anderson, than his music) was charged wi...

It was Thursday, May 13th 2004 while standing on the banks of West Point Lake in Troup County, Governor Sonny Perdue signed House Bill 237 authorizing the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to prepare a statewide comprehensive water plan.  EPD is to prepare the comprehensive plan by ...

Here's how you can create a Google Map within MyMaps and embed custom content about a local market:1.  Sign into http://maps.google.com/ using your Google account (the same one used for Gmail, etc.)2.  Click on the MyMaps tab3.  Click "Create New Map"4.  The drawing tools will appear on the map5....

This is something that was shared with us at our Keller Williams Realty - First Atlanta team meeting on Monday, October 15, 2007...I retyped it in order to share with all of you.  I am constantly amazed at the wonderful training and resources that Keller Williams provides to its agents...do you r...