editor’s note
The promise of a fresh beginning for 2011 here’s something exciting about the beginning of the year. It’s young and new and anything can happen. The antici pation of how the next 12 months may unfold is under your control — if only for a moment — when the year gets under way. The vibrant colors of the holiday season give way to a more subtle color palette in January, and the frantic pace that drives us in December eases up as a new year begins. Enjoy this quiet time, slower pace and cooler weather. From the cover, enjoy a long hot soak as you peruse, “Ahhh Spa, 4 tubs you’ll love.” This issue of Spaces magazine also takes you inside four local home libraries, where homeowners have deliberately set aside a special space for books and reading. We’ve even made some reading recommendations if you need a title to get started with. “Getting Away From It All” begins on page 64. You also can review our reader-submitted home library photos in yourspace on page 98. This year brings a change in my role at Florida Today Communications. I have enjoyed my time with Spaces magazine: working with the photographers and writers, and the homeowners and designers who invite us into their houses and work spaces. The guidance and expertise of our advisory board members and contributors are evident in the quality content of Spaces magazine. It truly has been a pleasure working with you all. I have been busy working closely with your new editor, my colleague, Sharon Kindred. Many of you have seen Sharon inside the front cover of Brevard County Moms magazine. Drop her an e-mail and introduce yourself — she’ll appreciate it! My new position enables me to become involved with developing media strategies for businesses in our community. Florida Today Communications — your local media outlet — produces magazines like Spaces, Brevard County Moms, as well as the daily Florida Today newspaper and weekly community newspapers, including The Sun and The Times. You can visit us online for news at www.floridatoday.com and catch our daily news or lifestyles shows online or on local cable channel 5. Visit floridatoday.com or look for a schedule of shows in the daily newspaper. Best wishes to all of you for a promising year ahead! Time to curl up in a comfortable chair and read on.
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Publisher Mark S. Mikolajczyk
Editor Janet McCluskey
Advertising Director Christopher Wood
Product Designer Corinne Ishler
Copy Editor Alice Garwood
Specialty Publications Sales Executive Melissa Riordan
Photographers Rob Downey David Potter
Ad Traffic Coordinator Kathy Rooney
Writers Betsy S. Franz Jimi Gonzalez Rolanda Hatcher-Gallop Maria Sonnenberg Anne Straub
Design & Development Team
Leanna Farrell Jimi Gonzalez Derek Gores Betty Greenway Susan Hall Dave Jackson Andrew Kirschner Sisi Packard Dee Patnoe Terri Pentz Linda Tamasy Riitta Ylonen
For advertising inquiries contact Melissa Riordan at 321.242.3975 or mriordan@floridatoday.com Ann Greenwell at 321.242.3855
Janet McCluskey Editor, Spaces magazine jmccluskey@floridatoday.com spacesonline.com Sharon Kindred skindred@floridatoday.com . spaces
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