Life + Culture

Ring In the New

A New Year’s Poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Article by Christian George, PhD | Photography by Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church Sixteen years after Mandeville was founded in 1834, Alfred, Lord Tennyson published Ring Out, Wild Bells , a poem whose rhythm moves like real bells with each stanza a clear strike that encourages us to ring out the old and ring in the new. In these stanzas, Tennyson wasn’t interested in polite optimism or surface polish. He was chasing something deeper...

Finance + Legal Services

Redefining Wellness for Northshore Families

Meet attorney Zara Zeringue, who helps families regain emotional steadiness, reshape communication, and move toward healthier futures. Article by Christian George, PhD | Photography by Abby Sands To understand how Zara Zeringue practices law, start with this: she once bungee-jumped 140 feet off an old train bridge with her mother just to see what fear felt like. Zara has always been drawn to what waits on the far side of fear, and that’s why clients find her when everything in their lives...

Wellness

Heal Thy Body, Heal Thy Soul

The Revolutionary Energy System That’s Restoring Health and Wellness Throughout the Northshore Article by Christian George, PhD | Photography by Abby Sands, Allyson Lipari, Christian George When the (surname) family walked into Healthy Body Healthy Soul with their son Anthony, a nonverbal child with autism and a seizure disorder, they carried the weary tenderness familiar to so many parents of neurodivergent children: the long nights, the constant vigilance, the quiet ache of uncertainty. ...

Shopping

Pink Magnolia Marketplace

Natasha Buckholtz Transforms Challenges Into Charm, Creating a Marketplace that Celebrates Beauty, Belonging, and the Unstoppable Strength of Entrepreneurship Article by Christian George, PhD | Photography by Trent Spann The magnolia is a paradox: delicate yet unshakable, blooming like silk but surviving like stone. It’s the quintessential Southern emblem of strength in disguise. “Life is about shifting,” says Natasha Buckholtz, owner of Pink Magnolia Marketplace. “The path you’re on today...