The Good Life

Soft Surroundings opening Soft Surroundings, a retailer of apparel, beauty and home items dedicated to making women look and feel their best, opened its newest location at International Plaza and Bay Street. Soft Surroundings offers  stylish and comfortable clothing, accessories, beauty and home goods while making shopping easy.  Best known for extremely soft fabrics, global

Popsicles for Adults Buzz Pop Cocktails are alcoholic sorbets that might be called “adult push-pops.” They feature seasonal fruit whipped into an Italian sorbet with 10 percent premium liquors. Packed in a ready-to-serve retro-style container, they are under 100 calories, fat free, gluten free, vegan and certified Kosher.The products are sold locally at Datz in

Gordan Murray’s Supercar Gordon Murray Automotive, sister business of vehicle design and engineering company Gordon Murray Design, announced details of its first vehicle—the T.50 supercar. Conceived as the successor to the Murray-devised McLaren F1, the T.50 will be the lightest, most driver-focused supercar available, the company promises. Development of the T.50 is at an advanced

Seven Line The Seventh Avenue Apothecary in Tampa has launched a new line of its artisan candles. The line is inspired by exotic travel destinations around the world. For those who wander the world, the line can take you back to some of your favorite spots to visit. Scents like Fijian Black Pearl, which boasts

Glitterbug Whimsy and grace intersect in the new “Return to Tiffany” Love Bugs collection. Playful ladybug rings of sterling silver and 18-karat rose gold showcase gemstones of mesmerizing color, including an emerald-cut green quartz. Continuing the nature theme, a butterfly ring in sterling silver and 18k rose gold boasts a vibrant emerald-cut blue topaz. A

Travel Like Tiffany Looking for some new luggage for your summer travels? Tiffany’s line of luggage and travel accessories can feed your wanderlust. For chilly plane rides, a blanket in Tiffany blue, made of wool and cashmere, will keep you warm ($850). The Tiffany flight bag in canvas has black leather accents ($1,750). The Tiffany

Material Wealth The materials chosen for the 2019 Infinity QX50 are the result of a design process that started with the designers’ first sketches of what would eventually become the 2016 QX Sport Inspiration concept car. With a range of natural materials – genuine leathers and open-pore woods – Infinity created a luxurious space quite

CBD ice cream Heavenly Hash Creamery, based in Clearwater, makes ice cream infused with cannabidiol, or CBD oil. Derived from marijuana, the oil is touted as helping with a number of ailments including pain, nausea and inflammation. Susan Scherer, an oncology nurse, founded the company and found through interactions with cancer patients and families that

Diamond Crown was one of J.C. Newman’s earliest cigar brands. Stanford J. Newman re-launched Diamond Crown in 1995 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the J.C. Newman Cigar Company. The fuller flavor Diamond Crown MAXIMUS followed in 2002. In 2010, to celebrate J.C.’s 135th birthday and our company’s 115th anniversary, Diamond Crown Julius Caeser was released.

The 41st Annual St. Petersburg Power & Sailboat Show was held at the Duke Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater Yacht Basin and Albert Whitted Park in St. Petersburg. Boats ranging from 12 to 70 feet, from Clearwater-based MarineMax, were on display for four days. Models included popular brands like Galeon, Aquila and Azimut

The Ventana Azure (Below), retailing at $3,950, features a frame in Rhodium-plated nickel silver, inlaid with a pave of genuine sapphires, hand-set in nickel silver. The blade is hand-forged “Herring Bone” damascus by Rob Thomas, and the two-hand button lock is set with a sapphire. If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind item, there’s the Spearpoint

Whether running through busy streets to a business meeting, cycling from one neighborhood to another for a quick workout, or city hopping during the weekend to catch an art show, speed and performance are essential. Mont Blanc’s new Urban Racing Spirit collection was created for the hectic and unexpected pace of city life. Recalling the