Time, Location Dates: Saturday, July 31 & Sunday, August 1 Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days Location: Central Fremont Festival Features: Kid City Music Artists Gourmet Marketplace Wine Garden Business Alley Food Wine, Beer, Margaritas Green Acres      The Fremont Festival of the Arts is celebrating 27 years of fun in the sun! The Fremont Festival of the Arts is the largest free street festival west of the Mississippi River. The festival will...

Host a Block Party on National Night Out Tuesday, August 3, 20107:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Celebrate National Night Out 2010 with your Fremont neighbors and communities across the nation on Tuesday, August 3. Host a party in your Fremont neighborhood to raise crime prevention awareness and develop relationships with representatives from Police, Fire and other City departments. National Night Out 2010 is an annual nationwide event designed to strengthen neighborhood spirit and unity, raise crime...

One of the most common questions I get from a Fremont homebuyer is "How long does a short sale take?"  What they are really asking is how long it takes the bank to respond to an offer. Buyers seem to forget that even after the bank accepts the offer they still have to follow the normal closing process of title searches and so forth. The answer to the question depends on the bank handling the short sale and if there is a second mortgage. Many times the second mortgage holder...

    The City of Fremont has a little know program that may benefit many homeowners. It's the Neighborhood Home Improvements Program (NHIP).  Fremont's program (NHIP) offers low interest loans and grants to income eligible households in Fremont to help facilitate essential repairs and home improvements. The City of Fremont is geared towards building better neighborhoods one single family residence at a time -- starting with yours! If your home needs...

The 12th annual Niles Pooch Pow Wow Dog Show will be held at the Community Park at 3rd and H streets on July 17. This year up to 200 dogs are expected to compete for honors at the show.  Before the show starts residents and participants can come down for the pancake breakfast at the Niles Main Street booth. The price is $5 per person and will start at 8 a.m. and end at 10 a.m. The show will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free to all spectators, however all show participants must...