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Lake & Sumter Style — Lake and Sumter Counties' premier life+style magazine — lives on the cutting edge, utilizing innovative design and revolutionary, award-winning photography. Trendy-modern-fashionable Style focuses on the lifestyle that makes Central Florida a great place to live and work!

BOOK CLUB: 11/22/63 — An Enthralling Blend of History, Time Travel, and Suspense

Jake Epping is a high school English teacher. His good friend Al has discovered a portal into the past in his diner’s storeroom. Dying of lung cancer, Al persuades Jake to go back in time to prevent the assassination of…

FROM THE PUBLISHER: Let’s Eat!

I understand that reading this month’s issue may seem a little counterproductive for those of you who have decided to make dieting one of your New Year’s resolutions. But let’s face it, food is major part of our lives. Therefore,…

MEET A VILLAGER: Ann Pelle

Noteworthy achievement: In 2010 I received the Lifetime Achievement Award from my high school in Maryland. I was chosen among all students who graduated from Surrattsville High School since its inception in the early 1900s. I received the award because…

Mixing it up with Emily Ellyn

With her infectious personality and unique style, it’s no wonder Emily Ellyn captured the hearts of viewers when she appeared as a finalist on season eight of Food Network’s “Food Network Star.” Since that time, she continues to use her…

French Connections

A day at a French cooking school was not as intimidating as I expected. In fact, my day at the Côté Cours L’Ecole de Cuisine near Bordeaux, France, was more fun than a barrel of escargot. And I learned a…

JOSH TAKES ON:

A&E’s Duck Dynasty

Where should we eat?

Here at Style, we wracked our brains trying to figure which restaurants we should recommend as the places to go for the best food and atmosphere in town. We flipped a coin. We tried rock, paper, scissors. We even held…

Cook like a chef!

Dust off that mixing bowl and fire up the burners because what’s a food issue without recipes. Five local cooks share their favorite, fail-safe dishes that are guaranteed to have your family and friends coming back for seconds. STORY: Shemir…

CITY SERIES: Lady Lake — Town of Lakes and Sunshine

The mention of Lady Lake to non-Floridians most likely conjures up a picture of sunshine glistening on a serene lake surrounded by beautiful trees. And that image isn’t too far from reality. Lady Lakers indeed have lots of lakes and…

‘Power’ful savings

Kevco Builders, Lake County’s most award-winning construction company, now offers the area’s first pre-drawn, high-performance home plan collection that combines luxury design with super energy-saving technology. The company has partnered with Energy Smart Homes to offer energy-efficient residential home construction…