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Lake & Sumter Style

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!

Homes for the holidays

If you need help getting into the Christmas spirit, or simply need holiday decorating ideas, then considering attending the Mount Dora Christmas Tour of Homes. Five homes in Mount Dora and one in Eustis will be beautifully decorated for the…

Stylin’

Michael’s Couture Salon is presenting The Collection, which will feature collective designs and artistry by area salons and boutiques. Set for Nov. 16 from 7p.m. to midnight at Tropic Theatre in downtown Leesburg, the event will include a hair and…

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The 3rd Annual STYLE Extraordinary People

Everybody has a story to tell, and in many cases, the stories are of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Meet 10 local extraordinary people who have defied all odds and are leaving their own unique marks in the community. STORIES:…

Under the baton

Maestro Pasquale Valerio leads The Villages Philharmonic Orchestra STORY: Leigh Neely // PHOTOS: Fred Lopez If you watch Maestro Pasquale Valerio’s face while he is conducting The Villages Philharmonic Orchestra, it is the picture of concentration. It’s his body that…

CITY SERIES: Eustis — America’s Hometown

History, arts, entertainment, and progressive ideas draw people to the lakeside city of Eustis. STORY: Mary Ann DeSantis // PHOTOS: Fred Lopez “Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came.” The song…

Devil in Lake County

Pulitzer-Prize winning author Gilbert King speaks with Style about his book Devil in the Grove, a gripping, well-told saga about a forgotten case of racial injustice in Lake County. STORY: Gary McKechnie // PHOTOS: Fred Lopez Fate is impartial. It…

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Halloween

PERSON OF INTEREST

Speaker/Author Gary McKechnie In high school: I was the Eddie Haskell of Winter Park High School. During my last week of school, I was at a senior breakfast and kept accumulating food that my classmates did not eat. I finally…

Shaker it up

Part living history museum, part rustic resort, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is a quiet retreat where garden to table means more than just buying produce at the local farmers market. Help gather eggs, make apple butter, or learn how…