Archive for Category: "Spotlight"

CARRIAGES & CLYDESDALES

CARRIAGES & CLYDESDALES

Memories from the Past By Bonna L. Nelson. Photography by Angie Myers and Sharon Marvel. Clydesdale stallion Prince, along with his pal Sicilian miniature donkeys Gloria, Paris and Harley, stick their noses through the white wood pasture fence to greet me between munching on mouthfuls of hay. Traveling down the sparkling white clamshell driveway [...]

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SPOTLIGHT ON THE STARS

SPOTLIGHT ON THE STARS

By Carolyn Swift Lasako. Photography by Amanda White. UMES Fundraising Gala Features Five Celebrities “I’ve always liked this area. I love the people, the friendliness and openness of them, just the warmth,” the elegant Tippi Hedren said sitting among a crowd of VIP guests on the eve of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore [...]

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AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH JACLYN SMITH

AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH JACLYN SMITH

  “Jaclyn Smith? THE Jaclyn Smith? Charlie’s Angel’s Jaclyn Smith?” questioned my husband with an almost reverential awe. That seemed to be every man’s response when I mentioned my upcoming interview.  One male co-worker, after a “moment of silence” followed by a wry smile, said, “You know, I had a real crush on her [...]

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ACHIEVING SUCCESS WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE NORM

ACHIEVING SUCCESS WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE NORM

Brian and Kim Billick’s “Idea Book” Becomes Reality At first blush the idea of building a 9,000 sq. ft. home (11,000 sq. ft. with loggias) on the Wye River without an architect seems as crazy as the loons swimming in it. But not to Kim and Brian Billick. “I always dreamed of having enough [...]

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EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION

EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION

Dale Dunning and Sussex County’s “Jusst Sooup” Tough economic times demand cutting back and belt tightening.  Ultimately, this deprivation trickles down through our economy to the heart of its communities. For many, the economic downturn means a temporary glitch in lifestyle, but for others it is a tsunami of economic ruin. It causes not [...]

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