BONTEMPS: INTERIOR DESIGN
Angela Bontemps is living her lifelong dream as a business owner specializing in interior design. She started as a teenager in her hometown of Peoria, IL, continued her professional career in Chicago, and found her way to the Emerald Coast where she founded her own full-service interior design firm, …Read more
ASHTON HOWARD: SALT WATER STORIES
The sea has always called Pensacola artist, Ashton Howard. Growing up on the Gulf Coast gave him the opportunity to be in and on the water, and study its ever-changing beauty. Howard uses the allure, force, and constantly changing face of the ocean to inspire and inform his work. “I learned to …Read more
TENNESSEE DREAM HOME
Amy and her husband Shane had planned for the Tennessee house to be their forever home. Amy admired it for years, and when it came on the market, she convinced Shane that it could work for them. “Then the real work started,” she remembers. “We moved into the basement, with our two children, young teenagers …Read more
PORTOFINO ISLAND: FINAL PHASE
It is a superb mash-up when the natural beauty of sandy white beaches and the waters of both the Gulf of Mexico and Pensacola Bay coexist with the indulgences of heated pools, enchanting landscaping, and superior architecture. The five-tower, Italian-Mediterranian style exclusive residences …Read more
MUSIC: THE SOUTHERN RAMBLER
Long before the release of Kenny Chesney’s hit song, Flora-Bama, the Flora-Bama Lounge, Package & Oyster Bar was already a flourishing hotspot for local live entertainment. Extending between Orange Beach and Perdido Key, locals and visitors alike were already familiar with the mecca if not for …Read more
FASHION: M&F CASUALS FAIRHOPE
Nestled in the heart of downtown Fairhope, M&F Casuals has been providing women with fabulous
clothing options for over 45 years. It is hard to miss the sunny yellow exterior of the building with accents of coral and turquoise on both the outside of of the store,
as well as on the walls within. The vibrant, relaxed …Read more
