BY BONNY OSTERHAGE It’s the most wonderful time of the year filled with family, festivities, and food—lots and lots of food. From sweet holiday treats to decadent feasts and glasses filled with holiday cheer, everywhere you look, there is something tempting enough to...
This casual new hotspot trending at The RIM offers Insta-worthy Southern comfort food, batch cocktails, & local brews—all with a Southerleigh exposure. BY JANIS TURK Southerleigh Haute South may be the newest member in a fast-growing family of restaurants, but...
Take a holiday road trip to see a Texas-sized gingerbread village this season BY JANIS TURK Run as fast as you can, and this year you just might catch the gingerbread man! He’s coming to Texas this month, after all. Yes, the ultimate gingerbread man, chef Jon Lovitch,...
When You’re Here, You’re Family BY: JENNY JURICA If you head north on 281, you’ll pass through several small, friendly Hill Country communities—first, Spring Branch, and then onto Blanco. Both communities are known for their stunning scenery and warm smiles. These...
BY MELISSA AGUIRRE YOGA THERAPIST, EDUCATOR, CERTIFIED C-IAYT, ERYT 500, YACEP HOLISTIC LIFE COACH AND STRESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELIZABETH REY What is Mindfulness, and how does it apply in Yoga? The simplest definition I have heard on Mindfulness is...
BY JILL BYRD Russ and Millie Woda moved into Franklin Park Independent Living Community at Sonterra in 2016. They never imagined that four years later they would be living safely with their neighbors in the middle of a global health pandemic. But here they are and...
BY: JENNY JURICA When it comes to the holidays, I’m all about tradition. You can keep your perfect, themed Christmas tree that looks like something straight out of a department store, and also your inverted tree that hangs from the ceiling. Call me boring, but in my...
A New House at the Old Address Home gets traditional makeover — with a touch of zen BY STEVE BENNETT PHOTOGRAPHY BY AL RENDON Becky Schmitt was feeling a little restless in her own home, a four-bedroom, 3,000-square-foot, two-story in north San Antonio. She...
Together with my husband, Karel Cruz, I am co-director of DeCruz Ballet, a new ballet studio in Alamo Heights, offering pre-professional ballet training, as well as open, fitness, and recreational classes. I am also a mother of two boys, co owner of Solu, a dancewear...
Being raised by an icon in the real estate industry, D’Ann Harper, you could say real estate has always been in my blood. I watched her open and grow this company from afar. Then I had the privilege of working alongside her for eight years before she retired. If I...
As a noted top tier Real Estate professional in San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country, Debra makes lasting impressions through, not only her ability to close sales and her marketing expertise, but through client relationships. Though Debra is highly decorated with...
Brooklynn decided on a career in financial services after her dad died suddenly without any life insurance, even though, ironically, he was a life insurance salesman. As a result, she experienced firsthand the hardships such a situation can create and dedicated...
Tracie has been selling real estate in San Antonio since 2005 in Bexar, Comal, Atascosa and Medina counties. Her philosophy is to provide exceptional service, placing the needs of her clients first to achieve their desired goals by providing her professional advice...
I absolutely love my job. My days are full yet flexible. It’s a constant – always on the go – days, evenings, weekends, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, networking events, and community service. I’m in the perfect position at this stage of my career - my children...
Monique Zinn has been providing clients first-class service in the health and life insurance industry since 1999. With over 20 years of experience building personal relationships with businesses and individuals, she helps clients navigate the difficult and frustrating...
Caroline started Sheffield Park Properties as a boutique brokerage specializing in helping buyers, sellers and investors have an intimate, smooth real estate transaction. Understanding that each client has different needs and wants, Sheffield Park Properties was...
Caroline is the Managing Partner of Davis & Santos, P.C., an elite boutique litigation firm in San Antonio. Before joining Davis & Santos, Caroline clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and was an Honors Program Trial Attorney at the...
I have always had a passion for helping people. After years of dealing with sciatic pain, my husband introduced me to Stretch Zone, the only nationally accredited and certified stretch company in the United States. I experienced the true benefit of receiving...
