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About lovelakeoswego

I feel pretty lucky—I live where I work and I love where I live. As an added bonus, I get to work with my daughter, Riley. As Realtors in Lake Oswego, we get to share that enthusiasm with clients every day. Through this blog, with the help of my freelance writer wife, Genita, we’d like to share that enthusiasm with you. The quality of life you’ll find in Lake Oswego belies its size—there is so much to experience here from a fireworks show over the lake on the 4th of July to the Festival of the Arts--one of the premier arts events in the region. So please check in each week for another reason why we love Lake Oswego and who knows—maybe you’ll fall in love too! If you’re interested in experiencing Lake Oswego personally, please feel free to contact us either on Kevin's cell at (503) 939-9801, Riley's cell at (971) 322.6205, via email at kevin.costello@cascadehasson.com or riley.costello@cascadehasson.com or check our website by clicking the link in the "Contact me" section in the right-hand column. I would love to show you around.

10 Excuses to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Lake Oswego this Weekend

Posted on March 12, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

Lake Oswego’s Maher family is giving you a perfect excuse to party this weekend at their third annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival held at Maher’s Irish Brew Pub, 352 B Avenue in Lake Oswego. Events run from Thursday, March 15 … Continue reading →

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Some Enchanted Evening Set for Lake Oswego Dads and Their Daughters

Posted on March 6, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

I am blessed with two daughters who I have cheered for at sporting events, taken pictures of at proms, waited up for until curfew, and sent off to college. But one of my fondest memories is of a father/daughter dance … Continue reading →

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Oswego Lake: It Ain’t Broke, So No Need to Fix It

Posted on March 2, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

If Oswego Lake were human, it would be blushing right now. Monday night, citizen after citizen stood up before the city planning commission to sing its praises as everything from, “a jewel,” to what “anchors our community.” The occasion wasn’t  … Continue reading →

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Homegrown Talent: Is There Something in Lake Oswego’s Water That Makes These Kids So Amazing?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

For a town of only 36,000, Lake Oswego produces more than its fair share of talented offspring. My daughter, Casey Costello, is currently featuring several of them on her ShortForm video channel,  “Hidden Talents.” She highlights local talented musical artists … Continue reading →

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Why Joni Mitchell had it all wrong if you live in Lake Oswego, Oregon

Posted on February 15, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

On a recent trip to Fresno, California, to visit relatives I was reminded of the lyrics to Joni Mitchell’s song, “Big Yellow Taxi”. “Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone.” I’d … Continue reading →

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Location, Location, Location—Lake Oswego is Close to Everything!

Posted on February 8, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

In real estate, the mantra is “location, location, location.” Well, if that’s the case, then everyone should live in Lake Oswego, Oregon! Considered a suburb of Portland, Lake Oswego has a lifeblood all its own, complete with two high schools, … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Subscribe to the Lake Oswego Review

Posted on February 1, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

In a recent report by the USC Annenberg School of Communications on the digital turning point in Americans’ lives, local weekly newspapers were one of the few potential bright spots in the print newspaper’s future. Lake Oswego is in luck … Continue reading →

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Discover Why Parents Have Camped Out Overnight to Get Their Kids into Lake Oswego School District’s Scholars’ Alliance Program…And Why You Don’t Have To

Posted on January 25, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

I hate standing in lines but my wife and I have done it four times for our kids. Once, to get our son a coveted Wii when stores couldn’t stock them fast enough, and the other was to garner each … Continue reading →

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Lake Oswego celebrates the birthday of one of its own: William Stafford

Posted on January 18, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

The Lake Oswego Public library joins with poetry fans around the world this month in honoring its “local boy done good,” William Stafford, who was born on January 17, 1914 in Hutchinson, Kansas, and died on August 28, 1993 in … Continue reading →

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Discover 32 Reasons Why Reading Is Not a Solitary Activity in Lake Oswego, Oregon

Posted on January 11, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

The Lake Oswego Public Library’s Lake Oswego Reads program is in its sixth year featuring the lyrical novel, Mink River by Lake Oswego author, Brian Doyle. Set on the Oregon coast in the town of Neawanaka, the story speaks to … Continue reading →

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