RON MIRANDA KEEPS TABS ON DINING TRENDS
When Ron Miranda recently changed his restaurant’s name (and the menu) from Nicole’s Village Tavern to Nicole’s Pasta & Grill, he was doing what he always does — following his instincts and his faith in reinvention to stay one step ahead of today’s trends while still pleasing people’s palates. Nicole’s remains one of Wellington’s most popular places to meet and eat, and Miranda is Wellington The Magazine’s fifth Entrepreneur of the Year Award nominee.
TREAT YOUR MOM TO A RELAXING SPA DAY
When cutting back, mom’s little luxuries — hair, nail and spa days — are sometimes the first to go. Yet stressful times are when mom needs that pampering the most. Wellington spa owners recognize that fact and are bending over backward to offer affordable massages, facials and treatment packages.
MOMS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN!
Professors of life, wipers of noses and givers of unconditional love — moms everywhere are life’s quiet heroes. This month, Wellington The Magazine honored four local moms through our first Facebook-only contest.
UNITING THE WORLD, ONE SHIRT AT A TIME
Wellington-based SequentialT aims to unite socially conscious people across the globe through promoting charitable endeavors and the wearing of sequentially numbered, unique t-shirts.
GARDEN CLUB: 30 YEARS AND GROWING
For almost 30 years, the Wellington Garden Club has helped beautify, educate and promote environmentalism in the community and has grown into a large club dedicated to continuing its legacy with today’s youth.
May 2010, WELLINGTON Table
Mitch’s Westside Bagels Too boasts New York-style dining right here in Wellington. It’s a place where customers are family and Mitch is more than just a name on the sign.
May 2010, WELLINGTON AT HOME
Needlepoint and découpage personalize the Palm Beach Polo home of Donald and Judy Little. Light-filled and airy, the house makes up for its relatively small footprint with a big personality.
HORSEWOMAN SUSIE HUMES HAS SEEN IT ALL
Susie Humes has made her mark as one of the nation’s foremost horsewomen, training and developing numerous successful horses and riders throughout her equestrian career.
A HERO GETS A NEW WELLINGTON HOME
Army veteran Steven Holloway will likely spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair after a sniper’s bullet severed his spinal cord while he was serving in Iraq. He now lives in a townhouse in Royal Palm Beach with his wife and three children, but the home is not fully wheelchair accessible. An organization called Homes for Our Troops is about to change that.
CHATTING WITH JEWELER JACK VAN DELL
Jack Van Dell has spent 50 of his 60 years in the jewelry business, from starting out helping his father in the family store north of Boston at age 10 to tending customers in the western communities for the past 27 years at Van Dell Jewelers. That half-century of jewelry experience makes him the perfect fourth nominee for Wellington The Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award.