Education

Staying Mindful in a Fast-Paced Environment

Our Fast-Paced World:In our modern world, our days are punctuated by the relentless ping of notifications, pulling our attention in many directions.  Screens glow from morning to midnight, sending messages, news alerts, updates, and notifications.  Multi-tasking has become our default mode.  Adults on phones is the newest ‘second-hand smoke’ creating toxic patterns in relationships and undermining parent interactions and child development.  The pace is intoxicating yet...

Life + Culture

My Town: Kirsty Stone

Article and Photography by Kirsty Stone, the Brentwood-based founder and designer of fine jewelry brand Retrouvaí, developed a love and appreciation for her chosen profession at an early age. The Toronto-born talent grew up with one grandmother who worked for a costume house and the Hudson’s Bay Company department stores, and another who was a collector of semi-precious gemstones. “The name Retrouvaí is drawn from the French word  retrouvailles —a term that captures the joy of rediscovering...

Shopping

Falling into Fashion

Emily Park of Capsule Shop offers her sartorial advice for the upcoming season  Article and Photography by Since opening at Brentwood’s Town & Country shopping center in the summer of 2023, Capsule Shop has quickly become a go-to destination for thoughtfully edited, of-the-moment fashion with everyday ease. “It’s a deliberate curation of the best finds from iconic global designers and emerging talent,” says owner Emily Park, who originally founded the company as an e-commerce platform before...

Real Estate

Sunny Disposition

Real estate agent Shelton Wilder proves that a smile—and a healthy dose of Southern hospitality—makes all the difference  Article by Amanda Eberstein  To know Shelton Wilder is to love her. With her signature Southern charm and wide-eyed smile mixed with an inherent grit, hustle and drive to succeed, the North Carolina-born beauty is a breath of fresh air in the often cutthroat and ego-driven local real estate scene. “Relationships are everything,” says Wilder, who points to her high referral...