Archive for February, 2009

10 Favorite Bucks Area B&Bs

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...
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