For these 3 ladies, there’s more than just a nice pretty face… there’s a whole lot more! HEATHER WIESE-ALEXANDERpaper princess  |  popsicle junkie Heather is wearing a BCBG Max Azria navy gown ($378/Saks Fifth Avenue), Rachelle Dauphinée gold earrings ($225/Saks Fifth Avenue), and her own gold necklace. Heather owns Nest in Snider Plaza and Bell’Invito, a stationery studio known for its handcrafted designs. She’s involved with Central Dallas Ministries—a nonprofit that provides the poor with food, housing, employment training, and other services—and also with Predisan, a mission providing mobile water treatment...

Sonia Genevieve-Sherri Says… “You Are Being Turned Into Something So Very Beautiful…” What if I told you that every single event that happened while you are alive was a predestined plan to mold you into the most amazing human being possible? What if all you could see was that each seeming problem was in fact a huge blessing in disguise, an opportunity for internal development that could not occur in any other way?  Right now, you may be facing some great disappointments either in relationships, work, family members, money or your health. You like I, probably think that if you could just eliminate that problem and...

More Than a Place To Live, It’s a Place To Be Alive! Adriatica Village is a 45-acre (18.2 hectares) development that is situated at Virginia Parkway and Stonebridge Drive, the premier corner in the fastest growing city in the United States. From the architecture of the buildings and the cobblestone appearance of the streets, to the authentic bell tower, secluded island chapel, and unique shops and flats, it is a replica of Supetar on the Island of Brac on the Croatian coast.  Originally concieved and developed by The Blackard Group, Inc. led by Jeffory D. Blackard, an internationally acclaimed developer who has been the developer of...

The Bella Donna Chapel Has Quickly Become One of the Most Sought After Wedding Venues in the Metroplex. Located on an island in the Adriatica Village of Stonebridge Ranch, McKinney, the Bella Donna Chapel strikes a visually stimulating balance between a charming, quaint, old-world chapel and an elaborate, formal, grand cathedral. One would normally expect to only come upon such authentic architectural inspiration while traveling through ancient European villages, yet the path to the chapel leads over two Roman footbridges, through imported Italian iron gates, then passes by melodic cascading water fountains. A war-salvaged bas’...

Written by Amy Walls | Photography by Rhonda Young-Pilon :: Amy Walls, Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, Helps You Hear Your Way to Good Health. If you can connect with your body’s voice, then you are accessing a wisdom so powerful and so deep within you; that unlocking this opens an infinite amount of support and information to heal and create your potential. Even before you came to be, there was a language that needed to be there in order to create your cellular structure. This unspoken language innately knew which cell was going to be your eyes, organs, circulatory system, energy systems and so on. To think that this language...

Written and Photographed by J. Daniel | Region Metroplex :: In The Heart of North Texas, There’s a Lady Who’s ‘Totally Addicted’ …to the Right Thing! When we think of iconic women of the beauty industry, names like Elizabeth Arden, Madam C.J. Walker, Coco Chanel, Estee’ Lauder and Mary Kay Ash all come to mind. These women have blazed the trail for a new generation of female entrepreneurs who are making a name for themselves within the Beauty Industry of today. But in the hustle and bustle of the business world, many people never get to know the story behind the women they see behind the counter. What about...

Sonia Genevieve-Sherri Says… “In Reality, You’re Not That Person in The Mirror.” Some of us simply don’t bother or worse drag ourselves into them, sampling items on offer with a studied ‘no expectation’ and pessimistically predicting that nothing will fit or look good. What the stores of ‘esteem crushers’ don’t tell us is that it is usually all about the lighting and the mirrors. The truth is we don’t look like that and the fluorescent spotlights are too harsh, the rooms too narrow, the mirrors set to widescreen and the combination is a guaranteed 10 lbs. increaser! The changing room: the place where...

Written by Dawn Schale | Region New Jersey ::  In The Journey of Life, You May Need a Good Life Coach Who Lives What They Have Learned. Therapy and counseling has acquired a bit of a stigma that only broken or weak people seek. The truth is no matter whom you are or what level of financial success has been attained, everyone needs some outside perspective and input at one point or another. Many people consult with a Coach for help managing their businesses and overall lifestyles.  I’m blessed and proud of this industry serving and assisting in the personal development of others. The Life Coaching market continues to grow leaps and...

A new eco-luxury boutique hotel officially opens in Costa Rica in January 2013. Kurà Design Villas is an exclusive collection of six architect-designed villas, tumbling down a tropical hillside with views of the South Pacific Ocean. With the kind of beach-chic ethos more commonly seen in upmarket Indian Ocean resorts, yet using local Costa Rican styles and materials, Kurà Design Villas makes the perfect romantic getaway. Perched high on a remote coastal ridge, surrounded by the lush tropical forests of Ballena Marina National Park, Kurà Design Villas features a 19-meter infinity salt-water pool, a spectacular outdoor poolside lounge and...

Thursday 29 November, Montegrappa celebrated their agreement with Larusmiani at the Concept Boutique in Via MonteNapoleone. A highly successful cocktail party has sealed the partnership between Montegrappa and Larusmiani, two firms symbolizing the Italian entrepreneur tradition and currently both leaders of style and personality in their respective fields. In a glamorous gathering of celebrities, press and clients, from Carol Alt to Jean Alesi, from Mario Boselli to Elio Fiorucci, these two Italian greats met to launch a partnership based on the sharing of certain values that each has made its trademark: skilled craftsmanship and passion,...