Piedmont's Week: Home Prices, Fitness Center, Novels About Paris, Vacant Spaces

These were among the most-read stories by Piedmont Patch viewers this past week:

Home Prices in Piedmont Expected to Rise This Year

Real estate website forecasts price increases for 2013 in all but one Bay Area ZIP code.

Sprouts & Shutters: Fitness Center Opens in Piedmont

Feel Good Fitness joins other new businesses on Grand Avenue.

Authors of 3 Novels Set in Paris – Appear 'Ensemble' in Rockridge

Paris is coming to the Rockridge Library on Saturday, Feb. 23, when three Bay Area novelists will appear together to discuss their novels set in the City of Light. The event is sponsored by the Oakland-Piedmont chapter of AAUW.

What's Open, What's Closed for Presidents Day

The holiday schedule in and near Piedmont.

Visions for Vacancies: Former Blockbuster Video

What would you like to see in the former Blockbuster Video on Piedmont Avenue?

And the week's most popular blog: End of Season Blowout at DBFL from Dress Best for Less.

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