Pulling up in front of the Aloft BWI Hotel it looked no different than any other hotel. Your typical beige concrete front, six floors, lots of windows, circular driveway under an awning that leads you to the front door. Lots of cars parked around providing the look and feel of a full house. Luckily, there […]
Historical St. Simons Island
It felt like home. Maybe it was the ocean all around me, serenity in the air, or both. Just before 2pm my car passed Jekyll Island and St. Simons Island greeted us. Another 15 minutes found me standing in line at registration for the King and Prince Hotel. My first tour was in less than […]
12 Year Old Magician Takes Stage with the Big Guys
The Three Magicians of Palm Coast presented their second Magic Show at the Fair Trade Café with special guest Sean Sotaridona. Sean Sotaridona, age 12, is a student at Indian Trails Middle School and the youngest member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM)* Ring 251 in Palm Coast. At age six he learned his first […]
2014 Hammy Awards and New Season Kickoff for the L...
Posted in SmyrnaLife Magazine 2014 July/Aug Vol. 1 – Issue 4 According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary the word hammy (adjective) means marked by exaggerated and usually self-conscious theatricality. In June the Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach did just that; presented the 2014 Season Hammy Awards. The event took place at the Sugar Mill Country […]
Dick and Lillian Cuchetti; Michigan Born Musicians...
This article was published in SmyrnaLife Magazine 2014 July/Aug Vol. 1 – Issue 4 article and photographs by Robin G. Coles For Michigan born Richard (Dick) and Lillian Cuchetti, music is still a big way of life. They’ve carved a brilliant niche right here in New Smyrna with it. Prior to making their home in New […]