Cookie Customs

Cookie Customs

The moment Christmas is underway, our eyes seem to avert to everything shiny and new. Our stomachs, meanwhile, are just longing for all things familiar and sugary sweet. Recipes by Jenn Smurr Photography by John Kazakalis Styling by Lisa Malott The holidays are our...
K. Scott

K. Scott

HANDMADE JEWELRY There are those of us who prefer to invest in looks that can’t be replicated. Sometimes it’s not just the piece that catches our attention but the exclusivity of it that makes it worth treasuring for a lifetime. Kristy Scott handcrafts globally...
Food Revolution

Food Revolution

Photography by Tina Sargeant For chef Marcos Fernandez, it’s about change, adaptation, love, and culture Marcos Fernandez’s life has been on a steady path: first as a student, then a culinary caterer, and now as executive chef (with a quick stint along the way as a...
Symphony With a Heart for the City

Symphony With a Heart for the City

FIFTY YEARS AGO, WHEN LADIES WOULD PUT ON THEIR LOVELIEST DRESSES AND MEN WOULD DON THEIR POLISHED, DAPPER SHOES, IT WAS OFTEN FOR AN EVENING AT THE SYMPHONY. photography by Paul Bostrom On May 11, 1965, at May Hall Auditorium, Ken Anderson and conductor Jay W. Erwin...
Michael McArthur’s Magnolia

Michael McArthur’s Magnolia

There was a time when Lakelanders sought out musicians from across the country, and throughout the world, to entertain us. Recently, however, talented music artists have been flocking to, and springing up from, our city. With the release of his album Magnolia, Michael...