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Please use the SHARE buttons to forward this news The Bal Harbour Shops Access Pop-Up Tour, the first-ever traveling luxury retail event, will be making its next stop in South Walton at Grand Boulevard at Sandestin for eight weeks from Friday, May 24-July 19, 2024. This will be the third time that the Bal Harbour-based luxury shopping location, a favorite celebrity-loved destination in the most northern tip of Miami Beach, has chosen to take its extremely coveted luxury experience on the road with previous stops in Raleigh, North Carolina and Sarasota, Florida. For the first four weeks of the Pop-Up, esteemed brands such as Assouline, Balmain, Cremieux, Dolce and Gabbana, Etro, Golden Goose, Santa Maria Novella, Silvia Tcherassi, Tiffany & Co., Veronica Beard, and Vilebrequin will be available to shop, while the last four weeks will feature brands including Addict, Balmain, Bonpoint, Eleventy, Golden Goose, Lanvin, Marie France Van Damme, Orlebar Brown, Scanlan Theodore, and Tiffany & Co. “We’re thrilled to bring the tropical luxury shopping and dining experience of Bal Harbour to Grand Boulevard in South Walton for the first time,” said Matthew Whitman Lazenby, President and Chief Executive Officer of Whitman Family Development, who also has a second home in South Walton. “With this roving Pop-up, we introduce a new and innovative solution at the crossroads of high-touch personal service and high-tech logistics to deliver on our mission and impact and impress our guests with our distinctive level of excellence.” The Bal Harbour Shops Access Pop-up features a... Read More

Please use the SHARE buttons to forward this news Lauren Lane and her husband, acclaimed country musician Chris Lane, are starting to feel the fog of early parenthood lift. With two boys under three, they’ve been in the thick of it. “It felt like the first year of our second son’s life was spent just surviving in the trenches,” said Lauren. Her advice for parents in the same boat? Hold on. “At least for us, it was a short time,” she said. “And now I can see, yes, it does get easier.” At 34 years old, Lauren, who works full-time as an influencer, shares publicly the joys and challenges of marriage and raising young children. (Lauren and I – working moms who also stay at home with our kids – laughed when we realized we were both parked in our cars in our respective driveways to ensure we could focus on our phone interview with each other.) While it takes work and dedication, Lauren said building a family is the most important project of her life. From Idyllic Childhood to Reality TV Fame Lauren’s commitment to building a stable family began in childhood. She grew up in Portland, Oregon, the oldest of four kids in a close-knit family. Her mom cooked family dinner every night. The family genuinely enjoyed spending time together, playing cards and board games. She was close with her grandparents, who lived nearby. “We had a happy childhood that was really focused on family,” she said. They... Read More