Local Services

Built to Serve

From country to community, Matt Crabtree continues a life of service in the Parkland Article by Kayle Nephew | Photography by Parkland City Lifestyle Home has a way of calling certain people back. Not because life elsewhere failed them, but because time has a way of revealing where a person is meant to matter most. Sometimes it takes years of distance, sacrifice, and growth to understand that the place which first shaped you may still be the place where you are most needed. For Matt...

Health + Wellness

The Performance Standard

From elite tactical training to hormone optimization, Erik Polin is helping others in the Parkland perform at their best  Article by Kayle Nephew | Photography by Parkland City Lifestyle There’s a difference between being tired and running on empty. Most people know when something has changed. Their energy is not the same,  recovery takes longer, focus drifts, and motivation fades. Too often, it gets dismissed as stress, age, “normal” hormones, or simply the cost of living a busy life. Erik...

Education

Building Futures at MAC

How Dr. Joseph Gilgour is shaping opportunity across the Parkland through Mineral Area College Article by Kayle Nephew | Photography by Mineral Area College, Parkland City Lifestyle In the Parkland, opportunity doesn’t always arrive with a spotlight. More often, it’s built quietly. One student at a time. And for many, that journey begins at Mineral Area College. For Dr. Joseph Gilgour, that work is personal. Long before he became president, he was a first-generation college student raised...

Life + Culture

A Spark Worth Gathering Around

How Marla Black and Impact100 are Energizing the Leadbelt Article by Kristi Sellers | Photography by Parkland City Lifestyle There’s something special about the way things come together in the Leadbelt. Sometimes, it starts with a simple conversation. It might be at a youth softball game, a PTO meeting, or at your local coffee shop.  If you’re lucky, those conversations turn into something much bigger. Wheels start turning and ideas begin to form. Ideas that are for the betterment of families...