Stop and Smell the Gingerbread

Stop and Smell the Gingerbread

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,...

Hill Country Woman: Blanco & Spring Branch

Hill Country Woman: Blanco & Spring Branch

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...

Mindfulness & Depression

Mindfulness & Depression

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...

This is Home: The Choice to End Retirement

This is Home: The Choice to End Retirement

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...

The Importance of Holiday Traditions in Untraditional Times

The Importance of Holiday Traditions in Untraditional Times

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...

HOME: A New House at the Old Address

HOME: A New House at the Old Address

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...

MENTAL HEALTH: Holiday Blues

MENTAL HEALTH: Holiday Blues

“Happy Holidays!” is a familiar greeting this time of year. The holidays are normally considered a time of happiness and fun, a time to be together with family, a time of gift-giving and sharing. However, for some people, the holidays can be a time of sadness and...

Lindsi Dec: Ballet Studio Owner DECRUZ BALLET

Lindsi Dec: Ballet Studio Owner DECRUZ BALLET

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...

Debra Janes: Luxury Real Estate Realtor PHYLLIS BROWNING COMPANY

Debra Janes: Luxury Real Estate Realtor PHYLLIS BROWNING COMPANY

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...

Monique Zinn: Broker, CEO ZINN INSURANCE

Monique Zinn: Broker, CEO ZINN INSURANCE

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 Newman Small: Managing Partner DAVIS & SANTOS, P.C.

Caroline Newman Small: Managing Partner DAVIS & SANTOS, P.C.

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...

Kathryn Comfort: Owner STRETCH ZONE

Kathryn Comfort: Owner STRETCH ZONE

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...

Shirley Crandall, Lauren Culp: CRANDALL & ASSOCIATES

Shirley Crandall, Lauren Culp: CRANDALL & ASSOCIATES

Since 1987, our family has invested time, service, and care into the business community of San Antonio. We want to help businesses and business leaders create a legacy. Crandall & Associates is a family-owned and led business. We create legacy every day by helping...

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