

Spotlight: Maria Abraham
This month we are getting to know one of the property managers we partner with in Crest Hill, Illinois at The Woodlands of Crest Hill. Maria and the Community Life team have been doing great things for their community, bringing neighbors together for the past couple of years. How long have you been the property manager at The Woodlands in Crest Hill? 2 years How has Community Life helped impact your residents on property? Hearing the stories of appreciation for the back to sc

Bring out the games--It's Community Game night!
It's National Scrabble day! And in honor of this cherished games, we're hosting a Community Game Night! Want to join us? Did you know that Scrabble was inducted into the world Hall of Fame in 2004? Or that there are 105 playable two-letter words in the Official Scrabble players' dictionary? But if you're not a scrabble fan, you can bring out all the board games! Or ask your neighbors to bring theirs too! We love to tell people to bring their favorite games and the most popul


Yappy Hour Event Idea
As the weather warms up, it's not only the humans that are excited to get outside again, our pooches are ready to go for the regular walks again! Because people are emerging from their homes more now than ever, it's a great time to host a pooch party so that pets and their owners can meet one another, become friends, and have the whole summer to hang out! If you want some ideas, check out our boards! To help facilitate this, you can ready your community with plenty of pet-was


Ready, Set, Lease!
Although my state, Illinois, is getting hit with some late season snow, there’s no doubt that spring is near. With this warm weather comes the inevitable influx of new leases and new residents! At Community Life, we’ve been a part of this cycle for 10 years. This year, we spent the entire month of March focusing our weekly leadership calls on this simple question: how can our Community Life mission, help give prospects a unique perspective about our properties? As most people


Its National Beer Day!
Today is National Beer Day! If you're a fan of hoppy brewed goodness and finding new craft beers to try out, then you'll love this event idea... Craft Beer Night! It's a great way to get neighbors together that share a love of one of the oldest fermentted beverages in history. Lately, craft beers have been gaining popularity and bringing back some old brewing techniques. Here is how to have a successful Craft Beer Night: Cut down on cost by making it into a Potluck. Friends a