Fire Up Your Kitchen If you haven’t noticed, a shift in food sourcing has occurred in our country over the last 25 years. One of the early champions of this movement among chefs and restaurateurs was Alice Waters, owner of Chez Panisse Restaurant and Café in...
Lisa Wong, owner of Rosario’s Mexican Restaurant, began her career as a restaurateur when she was only 18 years old – a mature 18 years old, for sure. Investing $7,000 of her college savings, she combined her burgeoning business sense with her extraordinary work ethic...
One of my favorite things to do at the end of the day is to curl up in bed with a book. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry — I devour them all. I think that in my entire life I have given up on only one book. Can’t remember what it was, but it must have been terminally...
It Helps to Know Your Body Type You see the cutest dress being displayed in the window of your favorite boutique — it looks like it was pulled straight off the runway. You don’t even want to think twice before you grab it. But before you take the plunge and buy this...
Poet Carol Coffee Reposa Has a Way with Words Carol Coffee Reposa wrote her first poem when she was only 8 years old. Her mom entered it in a radio contest in Houston, and to young Carol’s surprise, it won a prize and a $5 award. “I felt I had hit the big time,” says...
Partnerships That Work One of my favorite TV shows is Shark Tank. Entrepreneurial guests are not only looking for money, but they are looking for partnerships with one or more of the Sharks. Just imagine having the likes of Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Lori Greiner,...
The citizens of San Antonio woke up to a torrential downpour on April 20, 1891, when the first Battle of Flowers Parade was to coincide with a visit to San Antonio by President Benjamin Harrison. Not letting it rain on the parade, the celebration was held four days...
Help When a Successful Pregnancy Seems Impossible Ten pregnancies ... 283 vials of blood drawn ... one baby boy, Ezra, lost in the second trimester … discovery of a genetic blood-clotting disorder (polycystic ovary disorder) … and now over 40 years of age. The odds...
Win big when betting on a gaming getaway Start rubbing your lucky rabbit’s foot, get your game on, and head for the border. Good times begin just across the Texas state line during a winning getaway stay in Louisiana. With nearly 30 casinos dotting the Louisiana map,...
This Spring Break Go to Snow Ski New Mexico By Janis Turk Looking for the vacation of a lifetime, one your family will never forget? Why not go to snow? Yes, even during Spring Break, into late March, snow is falling not far from Texas, so if your kids have never seen...
Chef Elizabeth Johnson Shares Her Philosophy To Support Local Growers BY JOSIE SEELIGSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANICE THACH Gardeners can tip their shade hats to the Culinary Institute of America for nourishing a movement that has now seeped through our soil and grown strong...
Fostering Commitment and Personal Responsibility in Children By Nicole Crawford Your daughter comes home from a long day of school and collapses on a couch with a sigh. “Mom, I cannot go to dance tonight. I just don’t even like it anymore.” You point out she’s only...
Shane Evans elevates the Every Day Massage by Jasmina Wellinghoff Photography by: Jessica Giesey Massage Heights COO Shane Evans took a brave step toward improving her company, in 2013, by deciding to appear on CBS’ popular series Undercover Boss. The premise of the...
A Different Kind of New Year's Resolution By Jasmina Wellinghoff Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions, which are easy to make and even easier to break. According to Time magazine, the 10 most common promises people make to themselves are to lose weight, quit...
Relationships and Reaping Life’s Rewards BY JENNIFER BARTLETT PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELIZABETH WARBURTON The executives I met for this story have “leaned in,” Sheryl Sandberg- style, in a big way. All of them are mothers and work tirelessly to balance family and career. After...
Renewal with Respect for the Past BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF PHOTOGRAPHY BY JESSICA GIESEY Cities across the U.S. are increasingly striving to preserve their historical buildings and cultural heritage and San Antonio is no different. In fact, we are ahead of the game. As...
Name: Crystal Rico Company: New Horizons Computer Learning Centers Title: Team Lead What do you do? I lead a team of room rental specialists. Length of time at this job: I have been with New Horizons for three years and three months. I joined the room rental team in...
Karen Kosub finds Joy by Creating a Successful Day for Dementia Sufferers BY NANCY COOK-MONROE PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANET ROGERS Karen Kosub points to two sets of doors that mark the entrance to the Bridge to Rediscovery at the Forum at Lincoln Heights. Intended for the...
