When you ask Diane Hamacher, paramedical skin care specialist and owner of Glow Skin & Body Spa, what inspired her to pursue a career as an esthetician, she describes a painful, yet defining moment. A failed cosmetic treatment left her with second-degree facial burns and the motivation to explore treatments for her scars. As a [...]

You run a small- to medium-sized business. You wear many hats, but finance and accounting aren’t among your core strengths. You can’t remember the last time you actually spoke to your CPA. All you see is the staff accountant who comes in once, maybe twice a year, files your tax returns, fills out the mandatory [...]

“Are we covered for that?” It’s not a question you want to be asking your insurance agent after the hurricane has hit, after you’ve been in a car accident, or after a burglar has made off with your great-grandmother’s heirloom necklace. Allstate agent Steve Strassman of the Strassman Insurance Group in Lake Mary knows the [...]

Just a short drive north of Lake Mary lies one of Central Florida’s most significant cultural treasures. Stetson University’s award-winning School of Music offers invaluable opportunities to enjoy world-class performances – close to home. Recognized as one of the finest undergraduate-only professional schools of music in the country, Stetson’s School of Music has purposefully limited [...]

With three-and-a-half decades served in the medical device industry, Tom O’Brien knows how to survive both market and technology trends. Having dealt with buying groups at the highest levels of corporate hierarchy, he also learned how to be prepared to deal with the unexpected. Now, as a Realtor with Watson Realty in Lake Mary, he [...]

Engaged client service and expertise during turbulent markets Today’s economic climate offers considerable opportunities as well as potential pitfalls that can derail casual or haphazard investors. It is more important than ever for affluent individuals to have a coherent and customized long-term financial plan coupled with professional portfolio management. Located in the heart of Lake [...]

For better or worse (…it’s worse) little has changed in the car business in the last 60 years. At far too many dealerships, salespeople still hide in the bushes, the sales environment is combative at best, and inventory is chosen to meet the dealer’s needs, not yours. It all culminates in an emotionally draining negotiating [...]

At the end of the day, when you pick up your preschooler, you want to know that they’ve been loved, nurtured, and cared for all day long. You want to know that they’ve spent that time experiencing enriching activities, curriculum, and social interactions that will eventually prepare them for kindergarten. This is life for the [...]

The broad smiles in the photos that decorate Savastano & Dunn Orthodontics speak for themselves. Taken in that special moment after the patient’s braces were removed, the photos capture sheer joy, gratitude, and even self-discovery and pride. For almost 35 years, Savastano & Dunn Orthodontics have delivered the priceless gift of a beautiful smile, and [...]

Children are curious. As they try to make sense of the world around them, their minds are filled with wonder. They might ask questions like, “Why is the sky blue?” Primrose School of Lake Mary Heathrow recognizes that children are active learners and encourages their natural tendency to explore. “Our classrooms are cleverly disguised as [...]