Driven to Win By SHARI BIEDIGER Photography by Bryn Le Nguyen Once Karl Benz strapped an engine to a three-wheeled cart in 1885, the race was on — for cars that are better, faster, safer and more efficient and look smart on the starting line. That couldn’t suit these...
INVESTMENT AND ANSWERED DREAM By PAMELA LUTRELL Climbing Sales Who wouldn’t like to spend the golden years listening to waves rolling in on a beach or gazing over snow-covered mountains? For previous generations these have only been dreams; however, the baby boomers...
BY JOSIE SEELIGSON Living gifts that perpetuate health and productivity are the ultimate in both sustainability and pleasure. Plants help improve air quality both indoors and out, and keeping green plants around is a surefire way to fend off winter blues by bringing...
The Hill Country’s best and brightest holiday celebrations By JANIS TURK All is calm, and all is bright as twinkling lights, night parades, Christmas shopping markets and warm Yuletide fun fill the calendar in towns throughout the Hill Country this season. Families...
Take a Cruise and Call me in the Morning By JANIS TURK “The cure for everything is saltwater — sweat, tears or the sea,” writes author Isak Dineson, and she’s right. There is no winter cabin fever that can’t be cured by a salty sea breeze, a piña colada on a sunny...
HISTORY AND CULTURE Show will pay tribute to Old Spanish Trail highway By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANET ROGERS Years ago, artist Laurel Gibson stopped to look at some merchandise sold from a roadside stand along Highway 16. Large perforated paper rolls...
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF By November, the performing arts season is in full swing and itching to get into the holiday mood sooner rather than later. A great event to get us all in the spirit of celebration is Luminaria, coming up Nov. 9-12. The annual showcase of...
By Pamela Lutrell Photography by Janis Turk It started on a trip to New York City. Four best friends from Terrell Hills … women who had raised their children together … traveled the world together … began to discuss another Christmas. Though not in the real “tinsel...
A SAN ANTONIO HOLIDAY TRADITION By LAUREN BROWNING Photography by JANET ROGERS With holidays upon us and family and friends among us, San Antonio’s River Walk beckons us to return to its dazzling lights, scrumptious fare, jubilant smiles and jingling bells. At this...
Not that long ago, the world of politics was an all-male club that only occasionally admitted a woman into its ranks. But that’s rapidly changing. With two women running for president this year, we decided to talk to a few women who have been in politics for a while,...
A LOVE STORY BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF PHOTOGRAPHY BY JESSICA GIESEY Margie O’Krent describes her life as a love story. She is referring to her husband, Sam O’Krent, whom she met in high school, married a few years later, and with whom she has weathered life’s joys and...
A TEXAS COUPLE RETURN TO SET DOWN ROOTS IN OLMOS PARK In 2011, native Texans Lauren and Jay Bullock were preparing to leave New York City, where they had lived for the last decade for Bermuda, when they were asked about relocating to San Antonio instead. They jumped...
First impressions. You only get one shot, and most people will judge you within the first few seconds of meeting you. We’re all guilty of committing a wardrobe faux pas or initiating an awkward moment in these situations. Making an assured first impression is...
BUILDING CONFIDENCE AFTER A MASTECTOMY BY PAMELA LUTRELL Whether or not to pursue reconstruction after a mastectomy of one or more breasts is a difficult decision breast cancer patients face. Because of all the medical factors involved, many women decide not to...
MOMMY MATTERS BY NICOLE CRAWFORD It was the first morning of our summer vacation trip, and we were all sitting down at the table to get ready for breakfast. Suddenly a scream of terror came from across the bayhouse. It was my daughter, who was 5 years old at the time....
DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING FOR THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK Katie Kinder knew early on that she wanted to make a difference, and it was important to her to work with others to achieve something today that they weren’t able to do yesterday. DeBauche’s dad, David...
ATTORNEY, RETAIL ENTREPRENEUR A graduate of St. Mary’s Law School, Sean McNelis is the founder/owner of McNelis & Associates, a firm that specializes in construction/real estate law in relation to commercial and public projects. He has recently represented...
CEO & FOUNDER OF TEXAS FINANCIAL ADVISORY PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANET ROGERS Name: Brooklynn Chandler Willy Company: Texas Financial Advisory Title: CEO and founder What do you do? I acquire clients, manage money, pay bills and referee employee issues. I’m also a radio...
