Archive for February, 2009
10 Favorite Bucks Area B&Bs
By Beth D’Addono
If you love bed and breakfasts (B&Bs), then you get why it’s so relaxing, restoring and rejuvenating to slumber under somebody else’s down comforter and breakfast around another family’s table. If you’re new to the genre, consider getting acquainted. B&Bs— and...
February 1st, 2009 | Features | Read More
Toscana 52: A Miraculous Transformation in Feasterville
By Brian Freedman
Great cooking, many food lovers would argue, is all about transformation—the conversion of raw ingredients into something altogether more flavorful, more appealing to both the eyes and the taste buds. That’s where the magic of dining happens, the alchemy that transforms the merely...
February 1st, 2009 | Dining Out | Read More
Retirement Savings: Dealing with Investment Losses
By John Trezza, Vice President, Financial Services
Infinex Financial Group located at 3rd Federal Bank
Historically, the stock market has had its ups and downs. If you’re closing in on retirement or you’re already there, a dip in your savings due to the recent downturn in the market may affect...
February 1st, 2009 | Financial | Read More
Fall In Love With Your Body: New Year’s resolutions worth keeping
By Alina Makhnovetsky
We all want to start the New Year with a new lease on life, but amidst the conflicting reports, contradictory diet fads and insane detox plans, finding the right path can be more difficult than actually embarking on a healthy route. While for now, there is no miracle pill to swallow...
February 1st, 2009 | Health | Read More
If You Dream It, They Will Come
By Angelina Sciolla
New Look Interiors is not your ordinary home furnishings boutique.
Producing an environment that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing is the goal of every homeowner. Hatfield’s New Look Interiors prides itself on assisting their clients in making their house a home by providing...
February 1st, 2009 | Home | Read More
Behind The Lens: Stephen Brown
By Alina Makhnovetsky
Stephen Brown never dreamed of being a photographer, instead his first love was music. But, being part of a traveling band and good family man is a bit like oil and water, not easily mixed, so when a friend tossed an ancient camera his way, Brown almost immediately found a new outlet...
February 1st, 2009 | Profile | Read More
This is Living – Senior Style!
By Dava Guerin
The first in an occasional series of stories focusing on the variety of retirement living options for seniors in America.
There’s no denying it, older Americans are aging at a faster rate than any other age group in the United States. It is estimated that 50 million—or 17 percent—of...
February 1st, 2009 | Profile | Read More
The Good Earth
By Angelina Sciolla
Among Bucks County’s many natural assets are its novelists, poets and dramatists, past, present and future
Dorothy Parker, whose stinging wit was often best served very cold and very dry with an olive, once said: “I don’t care what is written about me so long as it isn’t...
February 1st, 2009 | Features | Read More
Gasper Landscape Design and Construction: Creating your perfect outdoor dreamscape
By Maryanna S. Phinn
On a warm summer evening, have you ever stood outside of your home, closed your eyes and imagined your perfect dream yard, pool or garden? That dream is a reality for many local homeowners thanks to the entire team at Gasper Landscape Design and Construction of Bucks County.
“Our...
February 1st, 2009 | Home | Read More
Des-Carr Doors: On Track for Elegance
By Sue Graf
Situated in a circa 1735 grist mill that was rebuilt in 1840 and remodeled in 1910, Des Carr Doors, a residential and commercial garage door business, fuses old world charm into a modern day business within historic Doylestown, Bucks County.
Joe Muredda, a native of Bucks County, started...
February 1st, 2009 | Profile | Read More









