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LIFESTYLES – SPRUCING UP FOR SPRING

Household cleaning can often feel like a never-ending task, especially when juggling work, family and personal time. However, with some strategic planning and family involvement, keeping your home tidy and organized can be a manageable — and even enjoyable — process. Below are actionable tips for simplifying household cleaning, with a focus on spring […]


DIY – BEAUTY IN REPURPOSING

As springtime approaches, flowering plants, herbs, succulents and more will be lining store shelves. If you plan to get your hands dirty to showcase nature’s beauty this spring, why not repurpose and reuse a few items as planters? With so many options to house various types of greenery, the sky’s the limit. Before picking […]


Travel – Discovering LONDON’S Treasures

Today’s London, England, is still a collection of small, old hamlets dating back to prior centuries. Visitors can still stroll the streets, relish the cultural diversity of modern London and drift into pubs for a pint or cup of tea to go with fish and chips, but most of London moves very quickly 24/7 […]


LIFESTYLES – ATTIC OVERHAUL

If you need extra space in your home but do not want to move, perhaps an attic conversion is the answer. Whether you are looking for a secluded space for an office to work from home, a place for overnight guests or just more living space for your growing family, utilizing an existing attic […]


20 Years of Now Magazines

It seems like only yesterday that CorsicanaNOW Magazine was just an idea. Would it work? At that time, only the big cities had full-color magazines. In late 2003, I was considering whether a community magazine that was direct mailed into every home and business in the Corsicana ZIP codes would be sustainable. Now, here […]


Travel – ROUTE 66 – THE MOTHER ROAD

The retro of today was the modern of yesterday. When the famed Route 66 highway was commissioned in 1926 and fully paved in 1930, it ran through small towns and booming cities southwest of its Chicago starting point through Amarillo’s wild west and Native American reservations and pueblos in New Mexico and Arizona, westward […]