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3 weeks ago | 
citylifestyle.com | Lynne Konstantin
Featured ArticleBirmingham City Lifestyle catches up with Zachary Kepes and Devon Kennard, can-do right-now entrepreneurial visionaries in real-estate investment. Article by Lynne KonstantinPhotography by Barret Elengold Originally published in Birmingham City LifestyleAuthentic, whip-smart and larger-than-life. The electricity emanating from this pair — friends, colleagues, do-gooders — can bowl you over.
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3 weeks ago | 
citylifestyle.com | Lynne Konstantin
Featured ArticleWhether buying or selling, make an informed investment: We asked the top local professionals their takes on clients’ most-requested real-estate trends.
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4 weeks ago | 
citylifestyle.com | Lynne Konstantin
Want to start a publication? Learn More Featured ArticleMake the most of lightweight sweater weather this Spring with pieces dappled with juicy colors and charming details — embroidery, appliques, bold patterns and more. Article by Lynne Konstantin Originally published in Birmingham City LifestyleJ. Crew Collection Embellished Johnny-Sweater in Champagne Black is knit in a retro checkerboard pattern and embellished by hand with circular, dual-tone paillettes. J.
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4 weeks ago | 
thejewishnews.com | Lynne Konstantin
The lowdown on the Jewish superstition, plus some alternate options for celebrating. When I was pregnant with my first child, Charlie, my husband and I lived in New York City. My mom had sufficiently convinced me that Jewish moms-to-be traditionally don’t have baby showers; even though I wasn’t wholly superstitious, it was enough to err on the side of caution. My husband, however, had not been raised Jewish — and he was freaking out. We had no crib, no car seat, no diapers.
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1 month ago | 
citylifestyle.com | Lynne Konstantin
Heather Greene likes to push boundaries. Which, in her field, is a good thing. The founder and design leader of Greene & Co., a bespoke full-service interior-design firm and shop in Downtown Birmingham, is only partially satisfied with excellent design (which, of course, is a must). Rather, she’s happiest at the intersection of art, joy and design. “It’s more about creating ‘places,’” Greene says.
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1 month ago | 
citylifestyle.com | Lynne Konstantin
Greg La Marco, owner of La Marco Homes in Birmingham, has traveled all over the world — from backpacking through Russia, China, Southeast Asia and South America (he met his wife, Stephanie, doing the same in Chile) to camping in the roof tent of a 4x4 truck in Southern Africa. He’s been charged by elephants, stranded overnight in lion-filled plains and been threatened with machetes on a remote Indonesian island.
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1 month ago | 
citylifestyle.com | Lynne Konstantin
Featured ArticleTwo local home-design experts give three easy tips to achieve their styles. Article by Lynne KonstantinPhotography by Shelby Dubin Originally published in Birmingham City LifestyleWe asked two of our favorite Birmingham design pros to give their Top 3 Tips on how to refresh for spring by incorporating elements of their own styles into your home.
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2 months ago | 
citylifestyle.com | Lynne Konstantin
Featured ArticleMeet four fan-favorite early-morning local news anchors, who tell us about memorable interviews, getting started in the industry — and their favorite date nights in Metro Detroit. Article by Lynne KonstantinPhotography by Aly Darin Originally published in Birmingham City LifestyleSANDRA ALI - Award-winning anchor of the morning news on CBS Detroit and anchor/reporter on the Fox News channel, CNN AND CNN Headline News.
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2 months ago | 
citylifestyle.com | Lynne Konstantin
Dedicated, passionate — sometimes to a fault — photographer Aly Darin Johnson-Hill goes to great lengths to show the world what needs to be seen. Known professionally as Aly Darin, owner of Aly Darin Photography in Franklin (and the creator of the stunning images in “Spellbound” and “Rise & Shine” in this issue), Darin has worked hard to not only earn this reputation, but to understand that working with others is what thrills her.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
thejewishnews.com | Lynne Konstantin
Before opening Hersh’s on the Boardwalk in West Bloomfield in 1984, at age 24, Rothenberg already had a leg up in the fashion industry. Harold “Hersh” Rothenberg has been in the fashion retail industry long enough to see trends come and go — in both style and in ways of doing business. And as one of the few brick-and-mortar boutiques still standing in the area, Hersh’s Boutique, a family-run luxury women’s clothing store, is thriving. It was chosen the best by Jewish News readers. Why?
