Home + Design

Built to Gather

Magnolia Home Remodeling designs kitchens where families cook, entertain, and gather Article by Tiffany Slowinski | Photography by Gravitude Brand Lab, Magnolia Home Remodeling Every good party eventually finds its way to the kitchen island. Someone opens a bottle of wine. Someone else offers to help but mostly stands nearby and talks. Plates fill the counter as guests drift in from the dining room. It usually starts with the food. Something is simmering on the stove, ingredients are being...

Food + Beverage

Maddie's BrewHERy

Maddie Bowen keeps the neighborhood spirit brewing Article by Terry Azad | Photography by Jimmy Douglas Photography From First Employee to Owner Maddie Bowen takes the reins at Lions Roar Brewing—and keeps the neighborhood spirit brewing Sometimes the best business stories begin with a plan. Others begin with simply showing up, rolling up your sleeves and becoming part of something you love. For Maddie Bowen, it was the latter. When Lions Roar Brewing Co. opened its doors in Westfield in...

Home + Design

Food for Thought

Coffee and Conversation with Coldwell Banker's Mary DePaolo Article by Terry Azad | Photography by Provided There are some people who seem to collect chapters in their lives rather than simply moving from one to the next. Mary DePaola is one of those people. Over coffee and conversation, it quickly becomes clear that her warmth and graciousness are matched by an unmistakable generosity of spirit. She is the kind of person who makes you feel as though you have known her much longer than you...

Life + Culture

More Than a Market

Finding Community at the Scotch Plains Farmers’ Market Article by Terry Azad Reusable tote bags in hand, neighbors make their way to the municipal parking lot on Park Avenue, dogs in tow and coffee in hand, stopping to say hello to friends along the way. The scent of fresh-baked goods mingles with live music —and, inevitably, something delicious to bring home. For more than three decades, the Scotch Plains Farmers’ Market has been a beloved Saturday-morning tradition. Established in 1992 as a...