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Featured Articles
| Letter from the Publisher |
We are ten-years-old ... and ten years better!
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| Celebrating 10 Years of Focus on the Coast |
| This year Focus on the Coast celebrates a milestone. Ten years ago, Laurel Maultsby published the first issue of Focus. Wanting to provide a magazine to the coastal community that focused on lifestyle, fine dining, entertainment and shopping, Laurel and her team strived then to become the go-to magazine for both locals and visitors and ten years later, Focus on the Coast is an award-winning and sought after publication. read full article |
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| Bachelors 2012: Start Your Engines |
If you are looking for love this season, you are in luck. With the help of our readers, Focus on the Coast has scouted a variety of Wilmington's most eligible bachelors - just in time for Valentine's Day. If you find yourself hot for a bachelor after reading their profiles, don't be shy about sending them an e-valentine to bachelors@focusonthecoast.com. Cheers to a love connection!
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| Cover Story: Aunt Cake's Cookies |
| In a few short years, Kate Costella has not only brought Wilmington her unique decorating style for cookies, cakes and sweets - but she is now enhancing our "taste" in fashion and home decor as well with Kate's Boutique. read full article |
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| Behind The Scenes: Cover Shoot |
Behind the scenes of our cover shoot with Aunt Cake's Cookies.
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| Style File: 10 Years of Fashion |
| Taking a look back at the last 10 (six for me) years of fashion in Focus on the Coast has been a bit like taking a trip down memory lane. Inspired photographs, models and photographers that have come and gone, dresses and accessories that made us swoon-with a select few making their way into my wardrobe and hopefuly yours and yet others that got away.
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| Romantic Rendezvous: Dining Out on Valentine's Day |
Living along the beautiful shores of the Atlantic Ocean, we are fortunate to have an abundance of award-winning dining options packed into the comfortable confines of our Southern community. With top notch chefs and an infinite supply of culinary techniques and flavors, the Cape Fear coast is perhaps the perfect setting for the perfect meal. Especially when sharing with that perfect someone.
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| An Afternoon at Lumina Station |
| To celebrate our upcoming 10th Anniversary, the Focus on the Coast girls got treated to a day of pampering, shopping, beauty and fun from Lumina Station. read full article |
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| Making Art: Brownie Harris |
Before photographing celebrities like James Earl Jones and Andy Warhol, or contributing to the cover shot for the very first issue of Focus on the Coast, Brownie Harris was a kid with a toy camera who grew up to love photography.
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| Crystal Chick: Gems for a Healthier Life |
We all love wearing jewelry. Diamonds, after all, are a girl's best friend. But did you know that your jewelry can help you attract health, wealth, love, joy and prosperity into your life?
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| Cocktails & Conversations with Aaron Hale |
You can walk into Deluxe almost any day of the week and say hello to Aaron Hale. Or maybe you already know him. He's been a fixture behind the speed racks for years. Full disclosure: we worked together years ago, but I haven't seen him in a while.
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Departments
| Spa Specials: Valentine's Day Specials |
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and what better time to treat yourself to looking and feeling extra special? Whether you are getting ready for a special date or looking for a memorable gift, any of these Spa Specials will more than please!
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| Be Hair-Free & Care-Free this New Year |
Tweezing, plucking, shaving, depilatories, waxing... Women have battled unwanted hair for centuries. For most, unwanted hair is just an everyday annoyance due to shaving legs and underarms. But for others, unwanted hair growth can be excessive and exist in undesireable areas like the face, causing women to feel self-conscious.
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| Focus Finds: Anniversary Gifts |
With our big 10th Anniversary on our minds, we've been daydreaming about receiving lovely anniversary gifts. Whether you are going for the modern list or the traditional list, we've found several that will do the trick!
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| Fine Print: Book Reviews |
Our reviews of When She Woke, Drifting House and Before I Go to Sleep.
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| To the Heart of the Matter |
From fire-engine to crimson, shades of red dresses are showing up on runways, magazine covers and work places this February as a symbol of empowerment, awareness and prevention, encouraging women to take action to protect their heart health.
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| Living with Heart Disease: Catherine Nevin |
Catherine Nevin experienced a toothache on the right side of her mouth with a little tightness in her chest that annoyed her for a few days. "I figured I had a tooth that needed tended to, so I made an appointment with my dentist," Catherine says. But when her dentist couldn't find anything, Catherine shrugged it off as indigestion. The symptoms subsided, but persisted for the next two months until one evening she could no longer ignore them and had to be rushed to the hospital.
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| Living with Heart Disease: Bronnie Goodman |
Bronnie Goodman was waiting to pick up a prescription at her local pharmacy when she sat down at the free blood pressure monitor to kill time. The reading came back 157/107 - extremely high. She retested and got the same result.
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| da Vinci Robotic Surgery in Gynecology |
Minimizing the effects of major surgery.
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| Kids on the Coast: I Heart My Kids Heart |
It's no secret that good nutrition is the cornerstone of optimal health. And while quality nutrition is important at every age, healthy eating and exercise should be introduced as early as possible in your child's life.
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| Coastal Buzz: January-February 2012 |
The latest Wilmington "buzz" from our January/February 2012 issue.
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| Sow It Grows: Biodynamic Farming |
Heart-to-heart discussions are best left for the significant decisions in life - marriage, divorce, having children, religion, Coca-Cola or Pepsi. Even thoughI love to play with plants, I can't imagine any horticultural discussion getting much deeper than the proper planting depth of your average lima bean. But, that was before I encountered "biodynamic farming" during a recent trip to California's Wine Country.
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| Cheers: A Toast to a Healthier You |
While many of us make sacrifices in order to lead a healthier lifestyle, there is no reason for us to forgo all of the things we love in the name of good health. Wine, though a bit more caloric than you might desire, can be a part of a healthy diet.
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