skin deep

    Published On: April 1, 2017By 7.6 min read

    Your skin is your body’s largest and most visible organ, and experts agree that it deserves to be treated with care. Taking time to develop a daily regimen of cleansing, [...]

    Passion for teaching

    Published On: March 1, 2017By 5.3 min read

    Writer: Theresa Campbell Photos: Fred Lopez The star of the classroom is the teacher. Andrea Vineyard is passionate about teaching. It has been her love for 20 years, and the [...]

    The Health Care Alphabet

    Published On: March 1, 2017By 5.9 min read

    Writer: Richard T. Bosshardt, MD, FACS Photos: Fred Lopez These days, more and more people receive their medical care from allied health personnel that serve as “physician extenders” to deal [...]

    Speak up Against the Bully

    Published On: March 1, 2017By 3.8 min read

    Writer: Chris Gerbasi Disturbing reports of bullying and violence in schools are found in the news every day, involving everything from threats hurled across social media, to mass shooting plots, [...]

    Common Core: Is it adding up?

    Published On: March 1, 2017By 6.2 min read

    Writer: James Combs Common Core is designed to raise the standards of learning and increase the challenges to ensure growth in education. But is it working? Lory Baxley never met [...]

    Recess is nothing to play around with

    Published On: March 1, 2017By 3 min read

    Writer: Leigh Neely Recess was once an important part of the school day. Now it has become an issue that has pitted parents against schools. As always, though, there are [...]

    LOVE

    Published On: February 1, 2017By 14.9 min read

        Ageless love Writer: Theresa Campbell Photo: Fred Lopez Retired Methodist minister John Annas was a 103-year-old widower when he and Lenore Bayus, then 84, quietly eloped on Dec. [...]

    ‘Stand Up to Stand Out’ impacts Lake

    Published On: February 1, 2017By 5.9 min read

    Writer: Theresa Campbell Photo: Fred Lopez A Umatilla mother of three never imagined when she and a friend started a Facebook group—Stand Up to Stand Out—that it would branch out [...]

    100 steps to healthier living

    Published On: January 1, 2017By 76.8 min read

    Wow, does time fly! This marks the 100th issue of Healthy Living Magazine. In our inaugural issue back in October 2008, we ran a feature story titled “10 Steps to [...]

    Give a little, gain a lot.

    Published On: December 1, 2016By 42.4 min read

    “The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.” –Homer Lake County residents are known for making a difference by donating to worthwhile causes. Time and [...]

    Paying it forward

    Published On: December 1, 2016By 2.3 min read

    Joe Ziler remembers receiving the dreaded phone call from a detective three-and-a-half years ago. Fearing the worst, Joe interrupted him before the devastating news could be delivered. “Just go ahead [...]

    Charity begins at home

    Published On: December 1, 2016By 5.9 min read

    Habitat for Humanity of Lake Sumter has helped families in need of safe and decent housing achieve the American dream since 1989, and now the organization is in the early [...]

    Annual Charity Event Guide

    Published On: December 1, 2016By 11.4 min read

    Everyone knows the old saying, ‘It is better to give than receive.’ Giving is even more gratifying when you join others to provide help. Many Lake County businesses, organizations, charities, [...]

    In the garden

    Published On: November 1, 2016By 0.9 min read

    Students and teachers alike are excited about the school garden at Beverly Shores Elementary in Leesburg. According to Lynda Ferguson, a curriculum resource teacher at Beverly Shores, “The idea is [...]

    From seed to harvest

    Published On: November 1, 2016By 1.5 min read

    James Cook lives adjacent to the community vegetable garden at Aesop’s Park in Tavares, where he relishes growing squash, green beans, peas, and bell peppers. He was one of the [...]