It’s time to dig out the dirndl, locate the lederhosen, and secure the sennerhut. The leaves are turning, and Oktober is in the air. Oktoberfest is that special German party that is celebrated with enough bratwurst, pretzels, and beer to…
Who says you only get one shot? Sometimes, it’s the second act—shaped by purpose, possibility, and hard-won wisdom—when the story truly takes flight. Because reinvention isn’t just about change, it’s where the real magic happens. Whether they are artists, entrepreneurs,…
Ouch.” For some, the chosen profession of body piercing specialist Zarah Schieve may evoke just such a reaction. For others, her art form is simply one of creativity and self-expression. For many, what begins as an “ouch” later becomes a…
Driving through an allée of deep-rooted trees into Meadowood, the sprawling 250-acre wine country estate in St. Helena, California, you get a snapshot of everything that makes Napa Valley so iconic: nature at its lushest, rustic charm, the pace of…
Mary McLeod Bethune, Lilly Pulitzer, Rosemary Barkett, Gloria Estefan, Chris Evert, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas: an educator, a fashion designer, a Florida Supreme Court chief justice, a singer, an athlete, and a women’s suffrage advocate and conservationist. These diverse trailblazers…
