September, 2010
Dear Around Wellington Readers,
Happy September and Happy Back to School Days!
We have a lot of great new material, just in time for September for you! Thanks so much to our intern Damon, who has helped me to get everything ready this month, including articles, press releases and other content. THANKS, as always, to our advertisers who make all of AroundWellington.com possible. I’m happy to point you to a few nice Photo Galleries of recent events! Check out the photos from “Nights at the Museum” at the South Florida Science Museum, the mixer at The Wellness Experience in Kobosko’s Crossing and the “Girlie Happy Hour” at Sleek Med Spa in the Mall at Wellington Green! Thanks to all of you patient people, who I asked to “smile” while I was out and about in the past week. We have a few videos too!
Ever wonder how a local band got started? Our Cultural Corner writer Marla E. Schwartz takes us inside the band, giving a glimpse at three local bands: Kamelleon Live, The OtherSIDE, The Funkabilly Playboys. She provides some helpful schedule information, if you’d like to catch any of these bands in our area.
You’ll find some good laughs, as always, if you read Alan Williamson’s “Patron of the Parks” this month in his column As I Was Saying. He wraps it up with a silly song, just a catchy tune to bring along with you the next time you take a hike.
In Ask the Docs, Heather Loguidice, ARNP, explains some of the concerns related to bioidentical hormone therapy, a term which has attracted a lot of media attention lately.
For anyone who is faced with losing their home or knows someone going through this, we feature and refer you to the Law Offices of Malcolm E. Harrison as our “AW Spotlight” business this month. I thoroughly enjoyed my interview with Mr. Harrison, who explained to me (more clearly than anyone else has) the reasons for our housing crisis and bank failures. He is extremely helpful and gives several options to those who are facing this crisis, which has become an epidemic in Palm Beach County. See the AW Spotlight story for true numbers of how many foreclosures are happening and for more information about his services.
Hey Parents! Do you ever want to try a “Kids Eat Free” night at a local restaurant, but you can’t keep track of where and which nights? We have a wonderful local Mom who has compiled this valuable and value-conscious information for us, Shawn Thompson. Check out Kids Corner.
Have you ever heard of a “smart toilet?” Check out Jathy Garcia’s Living Green article and you’ll be impressed with the latest in toilet technology…seriously!
This month our pet expert Frances Goodman gives us another one of her popular quizzes for pet lovers in Pet Talk. She answers questions like – “Is it okay to kiss your pet hamster?”
In Travel with Terri, Terri Farris takes us on a tour of the three main military academies, which have shaped our military as we know it today: West Point, the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy. They are all beautiful campuses and are vastly different from each other.
Are you getting enough sleep to be successful in business? In Ultimate Productivity, Claudine Motto gives some of the most helpful tips I have ever heard, as a business owner and a “sometimes” insomniac. Thank you, Claudine!
Now that we’re nine years later, what can we tell our children about September 11? And what will we tell our grandchildren? See Wendell Abern’s annual “To all the Grandchildren in the World,” a beautiful piece that I wish everyone in the world would read.
Welcome to our new advertiser this month – Picasso’s Paint-Your-Own Pottery! This is a great place for painting ceramic pieces and unwinding from a stressful day. My kids loved it! And I recently enjoyed a “girls night out” of pottery, wine and cheese, which I highly recommend. Visit www.GoPicasso.com or call (561) 439-4000.
Our really great contests continue! Between Sept. 1st – 9th, you have the opportunity to win a one-hour massage at Massage Envy, now located in the Costco plaza on Southern Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach. Then try your chances again in mid-September, when you can win a one-hour massage at The Wellness Experience in Kobosko’s Crossing. Just visit our “Contest” page between for contest guidelines.
Thanks for everyone’s contributions toward our September content! Please explore the links below for our latest stories, photos and videos.
Hope to see you “Around Wellington!”
Cheers,
Krista Martinelli
Editor