July 08: Star turn

Quick: Where is the sun? Many people, caught off-guard by that question, couldn’t come up with the right answer. Whereas in earlier eras people would locate the sun to figure […]

July 08: Hot house

We like this Belmont place for its lush look. Its vine-laden walls and portico are bordered by a spacious yard (evening mojito? Yes, please). The round window-and-pillar combo makes this […]

July 08: Home at last

Daniel and Kari Rothamel are house professionals. They’re in their fifth year selling houses, and Daniel writes a well-read local blog about real estate (realestatezebra.com). But it wasn’t until this […]

July 08: Your garden

  Hot enough The full sun of summer wilts plants and people. Faced with a southwestern exposure, most living things welcome the relief of afternoon shade—our “Elysium,” according to the […]

July 08: Your kitchen

  The Spring Street cocktail Created several years ago by Cynthia Schroeder and Blue Light Grill’s Remington Donovan in honor of Schroeder’s boutique, Spring Street, this cocktail’s personality is “effervescent, […]

July 08: Your Living Space

And this one’s just right Question for Zeke Cox, owner of The Mattress Gallery: How do you select the perfect mattress? Answer: First of all, test it the way you […]

We Ate Here

So what to eat at Bizou? There are the salmon cakes, which indeed was the choice of our companion, and there is a burrito and there is, of course, the […]