STEPHANIE JACOBS GETS HOMES ABOUT TO SELL READY FOR THEIR CLOSE-UPS
When staging a home, Stephanie Jacobs fills its spaces with tastefully appointed furniture in a way that allows the architectural details to shine.
STORY: Lia Picard
MIDDLE PHOTO: Shayna Image
Sandy Springs resident Stephanie Jacobs always had an eye for design but hit a couple of detours before […]
Ex-NFL player Bryan Jean-Pierre trains a select Atlanta crowd
STORY: Nicole Letts
Owned and operated by Buckhead resident and former NFL defensive lineman Bryan Jean-Pierre, MiscFit is arguably the most exclusive club in Atlanta. After all, you need an invitation to be a part of the private fitness studio. Once selected, you’re privy to group classes led by Jean-Pierre and his hand-selected training, boxing and yoga experts.
It comes […]
MIGUEL CASTILLO OF CASTLE PAINTING TELLS US WHAT’S HOT AND NOT IN PAINT RIGHT NOW
STORY: Karina Antenucci
PHOTO: Sara Hanna
Miguel Castillo moved his family from Venezuela to Atlanta in 1998, right after controversial former president Hugo Chávez was elected. He chose Atlanta because of the hypergrowth the city was experiencing after the 1996 Summer Olympics. A professional basketball player in his native country, Castillo turned his sights […]
Mohamad Gavahi of Atlanta Fine Rugs reveals how to shop for a quality Oriental rug
ANTIQUE RUG CLEANING TIP Weekly, give it a good vacuum. Every 7 to 10 years, take it to a professional carpet cleaner experienced in handling antique rugs. “This is an art that needs to be done by an expert. It will protect the value of your rug,” says Gavahi.
STORY: […]
Using groundbreaking orthobiologics, Dr. Ken Mautner heals Atlanta’s pro athletes, weekend warriors and more
STORY: Michael Jacobs
Physician Ken Mautner lives on the cutting edge of healing athletes without cutting. The Buckhead resident leads the nonsurgical side of the Emory Sports Medicine Center in Brookhaven, with a focus on using minimally invasive treatments to get athletes of all ages and abilities back to their games.
The 45-year-old is often […]
Love.Beauty.Nourish founder Mary Bogart’s unique, all-natural approach to looking your best
Mary Bogart is one of the few aestheticians in the state practicing the art of intra-mouth massage.
STORY: Jennifer Bradley Franklin
Aesthetician and massage therapist Mary Bogart opened her Love.Beauty.Nourish skincare and facial studio in Sandy Springs last fall and has been accumulating loyal clients ever since. Many are drawn to her hypernatural products and […]
Shena Simmons designs apparel for game-day-ready gals of all ages
STORY: Caroline Cox
Throughout Shena Simmons’ life, she’s lived in different states, had different job titles and worked in vastly different industries. But her love of football has remained constant. The Florida native landed in Atlanta in 2012 to earn her MBA from Emory, and after falling in love with the city, she and her husband decided to […]
Talking real estate with the CEO of a top Atlanta luxury home seller
STORY: Daryn Kagan
Jenni Bonura is all about home. As the CEO of Buckhead based Harry Norman Realtors, she has a front row seat to some of the biggest, most luxurious houses in the city. She knows the market and what’s hot and what’s not.
Bonura moved to Atlanta in 1999 to work with Anderson Consulting […]
The importance of logging off our devices for maintaining a healthy relationship.
“Often, our perception of ‘the problem’ is usually the problem itself.” – Lori Whatley
STORY: Juliette Cheatham
PHOTO: Sara Hanna
In her recently published book, Effects of Texting on Marital Relationships, clinical psychologist Lori Whatley, who resides and practices in Buckhead, offers research-backed commentary about how the digital age of texting has created a new […]
After 20-plus years in the leather restoration industry, Ryan Embry has designed his own line of leather bags
STORY: Muriel Vega
PHOTO: Sara Hanna
Ryan Embry is a third-generation cobbler who has apprenticed the art of leather and how to bring it back to life under his grandfather, father and several uncles. With nearly three decades of expertise in the leather business and seven at his Buckhead shop, Classic […]
