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Kimberly Ward, founder of the Black Interior Designers Network.

WithIt, the womens leadership development network for the home and furnishings industry, recently announced the nominees for the 2020 WOW Awards. Due to the pandemic and uncertainty about safe gatherings, the board of directors has postponed the gala celebrating the WOW Awards until Friday, April 16, 2021. Finalists and recipients will be celebrated during a small gathering. The 2021 WOW Awards gala will return to celebrate 2020 and 2021 recipients Friday, October 15, 2021.

The annual awards recognize business leaders nominated by their peers who have contributed to the success of the home and furnishings industry and have demonstrated significant impact on their companies and the industry.

WithIt announced a new category to the WOW awards this year: the Visionary Award. It is the highest recognition level bestowed by WithIt, honoring a woman of achievement whose insight and actions have significantlyimpacted the home and furnishings industries. WithIt presents this award posthumously to Kimberly Ward, founder of the Black Interior Designers Network. Keia McSwaim, current president of the BIDN, will accept the award in her honor.

Kimberly Ward exemplified all the qualities of a visionary. She founded an award-winning interior design blog, Pink Eggshell, while building her successful design firm, Kimberly and Cameron Interiors. As she gained notoriety and exposure, participating in panels and appearing in media, Ward was often asked Where are all the black interior designers? In 2011 in response to this repeated question, she published a list of the Top 20 African American Interior Designers. In doing so she planted the seed that created a much-needed resource for an often-unseen segment of the interior design community. The list became the Black Interior Designers Network (BIDN), an organization that helped to connect those looking to work with or for black interior designers, to homeowners and clients. The Black Interior Designers Networks mission is to promote diversity and inclusion within the interior design industry by highlighting designers of color and supporting black designers with business development opportunities.

"Kim's legacy is the BluePrint to any organization fighting for visibility. She was a pioneer and legend, totally aware of her colleagues' monumental attributes to the community," says Keia McSwaim, president of the BIDN.

Kimberly Wards vision helped to shine the spotlight on all black interior designers and created a platform for designers to network, mentor and support each others business aspirations. WithIt recognizes Kimberlys work to bring inclusion to black designers in the industry with their inaugural Visionary Award.

In addition to honoring Ward, WithIt will present WOW Awards in five additional categories: Education, Mentoring, Leadership, Future Leader and Sales Excellence.

A new for 2020 is the Sales Excellence Award created to recognize a woman who is extraordinary in sales, demonstrates excellence in education and relationships with her customers, and exceptional commitment to the manufacturers she represents.The nominees are Tami Capriotti, Trusted Advisors Marketing; Janna Grant, Lakeside Furniture Sales; and Michelle Grant, Dardenne Designs.

The Leadership Award to recognize the contributions of a woman who has demonstrated successful leadership in her company, WithIt and the home furnishings industry. Leadership Award nominees are Carrie Dillon, International Textiles Alliance; Stefanie Lucas, American Leather; and Meganne Wecker, Skyline Furniture.

The Future Leader Award honors a young woman in the industry who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and the potential to become an industry leader. The 2020 nominees for this award are Madeline Brown, Sherrill Furniture; Sydney Harris, Furnitureland South; and Jessica Phillips, The Phillips Collection.

The Mentoring Award honors a company or individual for their efforts to foster advocacy, development and promotion of women in their company and the industry. This years Mentoring Award nominees are Gail Doby, Gail Doby Coaching and Consulting; Cindy Hall, Sherrill Furniture; and Deborah Klein, DK Inside Designer.

The Education Award recognizes an individual who has put forth significant effort to educate associates, retailers and consumers about home and furnishings. This years nominees are Kim Ballweske, La-Z-Boy; Nancy Fire, Design Works International; and Sydney Vigotov, Crypton.

What an outstanding and exceptional group of women! says Lorri Kelley, 2020 President of WithIt. We couldnt be more excited to have the opportunity to recognize each of them and their accomplishments and contributions to our industry. Each of them collectively makes all of us better at what we do now, and will do in the future. While we wont have the chance to gather together and celebrate them in 2020, we will look forward to doing that safely and with great excitement in 2021.

All nominees have submitted packages supporting their nomination which will be judged by a panel of industry leaders. Recipients will be announced in November.

About WIthIt: WithIt was formed in 1997 for women in the home and furnishings industries in order to support their multi-dimensional career paths. The non-profit network is based in North Carolina and supported by leading companies across the industry including their Vision and Platinum sponsors: International Market Centers and Ekornes. WithIts purpose is to encourage and develop leadership, mentoring, education and networking opportunities for professional women in the home and furnishings industries.

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Author Beth Cunningham - October 15, 2020October 15, 2020Id like to spend every Saturday here, please. Photo via Greater Alabama MLS

Ahh, fall. The weather is cooling down, football season is in full swing and the holidays are ready to be celebrated. This year especially, having a great outdoor space to entertain is so necessary. Check out these homes that are for sale in the Birmingham area and start shopping for patio furniture today!

Gorgeous valley view, soaring ceilings and a loft areaits all in this home. The terrace comes equipped with your own infinity pool and takes your entertaining space to the next level.

Check out the listing here.Listing Agent: Mary Evans, Ray & Poynor Properties

Talk about curb appeal! This one-of-a-kind home is full of rich wood and Italian marble, adding a regal feel to the place. Theres plenty of space for entertaining indoors and out, with a wine cellar, pool and outdoor fire pit.

Check out the listing here.Listing Agent: Catherine Singletary, RealtySouth

With over 11 private acres in the heart of Vestavia Hills, theres more than enough outdoor space to take advantage of. This home was built for entertaining with multiple outdoor patios, terraces, custom pool, hot tub, outdoor stone fireplace, custom greenhouse and more.

Check out the listing here.Listing Agent: Lacy Waters, Ray & Poynor Properties

Live in luxury in this stunning home, complete with soaring views of the Greystone Founders championship golf course and country club. The entire home is jaw-dropping, from the grand foyer and master bedroom to the enclosed hot tub.

Check out the listing here.Listing Agent: Susan Peeples, RE/MAX Advantage South

Located in the private and gated Redmont Park Villas, this gorgeous home was custom-built with tall ceilings, custom open stairwells, tons of natural light and more. Entertain out on your private brick terrace and impress your guests with sweeping views of the city.

Check out the listing here.Listing Agent: Stephanie Robinson, RealtySouth

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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. (SCV) today announces the availability of a new interview with MasterBeat Corporation (OTC: MSTO), a company specializing in hard, tangible asset acquisitions with an intense focus on real estate, precious metals, collectible classic automobiles, and other tangible assets through its subsidiary SBQ Holdings, LLC. Josh Tannariello, CEO of Masterbeat Corp. (OTC MSTO) and Brad Knight from the MSTO advisory board call in to SmallCapVoice.com to catch their shareholders up on what the Company has been up to since we last checked in with MSTO in July 2020. Brad will assist in the management of the MSTO Real Estate Division through MasterBeat Subsidiary, SBQ Holdings.

The full interview can be heard at: https://www.smallcapvoice.com/10-13-2020-interview-masterbeat-corporation-msto/.

Speaking with SCVs Stuart Smith, Tannariello and Knight provides personal insights into the recent news and moves for the company, the milestones achieved by the company, the goals for the remainder of 2020 and much more.

This year, with the global pandemic has created some unique challenges, Tannariello told Smith. We remain aggressive in 2020 and we continue to make progress with our ongoing audit. The silver lining with the pandemic has been the robust real estate markets that we continue to be very opportunistic in.

About: Brad Knight

Brad Knight graduated from the University of Wyoming. He has been involved in the Real Estate industry for the last 33 years in which he has been actively investing in rental properties and new construction. His company, Knight Custom Homes, has a strong rental property base and has developed, constructed and/or renovated numerous individual homes and several large new construction subdivisions. His company handles all aspects of the process from design and blueprint, clearing the lots, building the roads and drainage systems, wells and septic systems, foundations, framing, roofing, siding, window installation, heating and air condition systems, plumbing and electrical. They manage and handle the entire process from start to finish.

The new homes they build typically are in the 3,000- 6,000 sq ft range. The company handles the vast majority of the project components in house including land acquisition, permitting, excavation and construction right through to finish work and painting. The quality of the homes they build far exceeds the industry standards. Managing and executing most of the work on their construction projects in house allows for better control of all the variables and expenses allowing for a much higher return on investment.

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Known mainly for its mountain bike trailsand crown of communications towers, Webb Hill in St. George could soon playhost to a luxury housing development.

But the developer for that project known formally as Summit Estates says it's hoping to take a much more "sensitive" approach to placing houses on the71-acre plot of land, which is situated on the east side of the hill above the neighborhoods along Bloomington Hills Drive.

"We're really trying to not make this intrusive, so we're taking every effort possible to make sure that it's not just a big ugly development," said Skylar Stewart, project manager with Superior Development, Inc. "We want this to look really nice and be something the city can be proud of."

Among those efforts include a commitment to preserving and improving access to popular recreation sites on the hill, including the locally-famous Kentucky Lucky Chicken trail, and a proposed plan that calls for a lighter-handedapproach to constructionthat avoids mass grading of the hillside.

Eventually, Stewart said, plans call for 42 custom homes on the hillside on lots ranging from a half-acre to over three acres.

The east side of Webb Hill is already approved for development, just not the type of development the owners of that property want to build.

The hill itself is split into two plots. The largest of them, at roughly 234 acres, is owned by the city and contains most (not all) of the Kentucky Lucky Chicken trail and much of the open space Webb Hill is known for.

The second, at about 71 acres, is privately owned and was originally a piece of a larger master planned community approved for the area in 2001.

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Some of that original master plan was developed into the existing Sienna Canyon neighborhood, but a 71-acre portion was broken off and sold in 2015.

The new owners of that plot thought the already-approved development plan, which called for the hillside to be mass graded to make way for 50 homes, was "heavy handed," according to Ben Willits, project manager with Horrocks Construction.

A side-by-side image of the type of mass grading development currently approved for the east side of Webb Hill, versus the less intrusive plan the developer is seeking approval for.(Photo: Provided by Superior Development, Inc.)

They are now asking the city to approve a zoning amendment that wouldreduce the number of homes to 42 and allow the developer to grade just the precise footprint of each home, a plan they saywould preserve much more of the hillside's open space and natural character.

"They wanted to come in with a much softer touch and have it be not so intrusive into the existing hillside," said Willits, whose firm isis contracted to design Summit Estates.

The new plan would preserve about 45 percent of the property as open space and, though the houses are custom, each home will be required to meet strict design and landscaping standards.

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The homes will be high end, Stewart said, taking cues from other upscale developments in the county such as Kayenta in Ivins.

Thedirt road up Webb Hill, which is city-owned and would remain public,would be paved and the new plans propose a 10-foot wide paved public trail leading from the entrance of the development to the Kentucky Lucky Chicken trailhead.

This new plan was approved by the St. George Planning Commission on Oct. 13, but will need one more thumbs up from city council before it's fully approved

But while both the city and the developer have confirmed the Kentucky Lucky Chicken trail will remain, it's not likely to make it through the development totallyunscathed.

A preliminary plat showing the proposed layout of the Summit Estates luxury housing development and a tentative reroute for the eastern end of the Kentucky Lucky Chicken mountain bike trail(Photo: Provided by Horrocks Engineers)

A short portion of the trail, including its trailhead, was erroneously built on the private property now destined to become Summit Estates. That short bit of trail will likely be rerouted and the trailhead relocated.

No formal agreement has been made on how that trail reroute and trailhead relocation would work, but Willits said whatever the solution is will be done hand-in-hand with the city.

"It's the city's call exactly how it gets rerouted," Stewart said. "But we're working with them to make sure it does."

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The goal is to get that reroute completed before any sections of the trail on private land are closed off for construction, he added.

If all goes to plan, the project will likely break ground early next year starting with improvements to the dirt road leading up Webb Hill.

Access to the Kentucky Lucky Chicken trail and other open space on Webb Hill will remain unimpeded as much as possibleas the constructionmoves forward.

Sam Gross covers the outdoors and development in Southern Utah for The St. George Spectrum & Daily News.Support his work by subscribing to TheSpectrum.com.

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For Tommy Benson, the joy of Christmas morning comes almost every day of the year.

The Conway native readily admits to being like a child at Christmas as he awaits the rising of the sun and another opportunity to get that elusive perfect shot.

More often than not, Benson finds his gifts on sandy beaches in Garden City, hidden in the tall marsh grass in Murrells Inlet or, perhaps, even in the alligator-infested Everglades.

The celebrated wildlife photographer gave up shooting birds with a gun many years ago. Nowadays, his band of more than 4,000 Facebook followers wait eagerly, on a daily basis, to see what Benson has bagged with his camera.

When we were growing up, Tommy's claim to fame was his surfing prowess! Then he became an exceptional woodworker and furniture-maker. I never dreamed that he'd focus his skills on photography, said childhood friend Liz Gilland. Tommy has a natural gift, but for the past year or two he has quickly moved from good to excellent to outstanding.

Wildlife photography is like a drug, said Benson, with a twinkle in his eye. If you have kids, buy them a camera because that way they will never have money for drugs.

Benson traces his love for nature to the days he spent on his grandfathers plantation. The late Dr. Carl Busbee owned the Caledonia estate near Pawleys Island, where Benson enjoyed hunting and fishing. His parents, the late Luke and Ella Earle Benson encouraged his fondness for nature.

I loved the deer and birds at Caledonia. I painted them and I hunted them, he said. I cant believe I used to shoot birds with a gun. After I took up taxidermy, I never killed another one.

After high school and a brief stint as owner of Myrtle Beachs first surf shop with his brother Bill Benson, the Conway High graduate headed to Florida where he became a skilled cabinetmaker in Fort Lauderdale.

There, he established a successful business building cabinets and furniture for custom homes, specializing in marine cabinetry.

Since his retirement, Benson has split his time between Florida and his home in Murrells Inlet where he continues to enjoy crafting cabinets for friends. He also constructs frames for some of his favorite photographs.

When Im not on the water photographing birds Im here in my shop, he explained.

On a typical day, Benson awakes at 4:30 a.m. so he can be on the water shortly before sunrise. He frequently takes more than 100 photographs of birds and other wildlife hoping for the perfect shot.

He wants to catch on camera the exact moment a Caspian tern, diving at great speed, touches the water with its beak. He has come close on many occasions but still chases his goal.

After spending part of the day shooting (his favorite camera is a Sony A-9 with a 200-600 zoom lens), Benson selects his best photos and posts them on Facebook to the delight of his eager audience.

The rave reviews begin almost immediately.

Comments include accolades like awesome, fantastic photos, and another portfolio of fabulous.

A big fan, Becky Bradham of Conway, wrote, Tommy is a gifted photographer whose images perfectly capture the beauty of our local wildlife and scenery. I look forward to his daily Facebook posts. His photos delight, inspire, and give us a much-needed break from the negativity that is often found on social media.

Gilland, for one, has encouraged Benson to publish a book featuring his photos.

I've saved hundreds of his shots, and am confident that one day, he'll win awards for his photography. I hope he puts out a book of his best photos -- it would be a best-seller around here, she said.

For now, Benson says the daily experience of weaving himself into the local wildlife and recording it for others to enjoy provides all of the satisfaction he needs.

Seven days a week, rain or shine, Benson goes to bed excited about the prospect of another chance at that perfect shot.

When the tide is perfect and the weather is perfect, Im itching to get out there, he said. I look forward to it every morning.

To view Bensons photos online, search on Facebook for Thomas Benson.

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Rebecca Lores Ridgeview Ave. home features witches, giant spiders and a custom jack-olantern.

Rebecca Lores Ridgeview Ave. home features witches, giant spiders and a custom jack-olantern.

Rebecca Lores Ridgeview Ave. home features witches, giant spiders and a custom jack-olantern.

Rebecca Lores Ridgeview Ave. home features witches, giant spiders and a custom jack-olantern.

Terror Trail maps out spooky homes, trick-or-treating spots in Trumbull

TRUMBULL When shes not working as a professional event planner, Jaimee Smith-Solomon has been spending her free time planning one of the biggest events of the fall.

It started small. We were just looking for things to do as a family, Smith-Solomon said of the Trumbull Terror Trail, a map listing homes in town, and their plans for Halloween. We just put it out there on social media, if youre doing up your house for Halloween let us know. We thought we would have 10 to 15 houses. But the response has gotten so much that weve had to split it into two trails because there are too many to see at once.

The trail consists of a map, with the addresses of Trumbull homes plotted and color-coded based on whether the house is decorated, distributing Halloween treats, or both. It can be found online under the social media tag #trumbullterrortrail.

As the trail has developed, people have gotten into the spirit, with more elaborate decorations popping up.

Oh, its definitely become kind of competitive, Smith-Solomon said. I drove around town (Sunday). There are people who have turned their entire yards into graveyards, moving witches and skeletons, a light show.

One of the most enthusiastic decorators is Rebecca Lore, whose Ridgeview Avenue home features custom lights, giant spiders, witches, and a handmade jack-o-lantern the size of an above ground swimming pool.

That took a couple days to create, Lore said. We made it out of our backyard trampoline, and it took some time to figure out exactly how we were going to put it together.

Lore, a theater lighting designer, said she has always enjoyed Halloween decorating. But like Smith-Solomon, the COVID-19 pandemic has all but reduced her work responsibilities, and as a result, has made her house even more of a neighborhood attraction.

Weve always decorated, and each year you add something and build on what you did last year, she said. But this year weve done the most weve ever done. We really went all out and this year its extra important for people to have something for families to do.

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Q: What inspired you to become a police officer?

I became a police officer because I wanted to make a positive difference in the community I grew up in. I saw all of the growth and changes in the Verde Valley and Sedona, as well as the increase in drugs, DUIs, domestic violence, thefts, etc. I wanted to have an impact in keeping Sedona safe.

By being a K-9 officer and SWAT officer I get to focus on the more serious offenders that pose a risk to the public and other officers.

Q: Do you have any prior public safety experience?

No, I was a journeyman electrician for 12 years in Sedona working on custom homes.

Q: What was it about Sedona Police Department that made you apply?

I wanted to work in my own community, which I care about and have an intimate knowledge of what is normal and what is not, which helps me perform my job better. I also wanted to work somewhere with close access to outdoor activities.

Q: What do you enjoy most about serving the Sedona community?

I enjoy the balance of doing good police work with enough excitement to keep me on my toes, but also being in a community that is overall very supportive of law enforcement so that I have more positive interactions with people than negative. If I could be a K-9 officer for my whole career I would. I absolutely love training the dogs, the impact the dogs can have on crime and the valuable public relations tool they are to connect with the community.

Q: What are your daily or weekly responsibilities?

I am Sedona Police Departments only K-9 officer, so I keep a busy schedule. I train my K-9 daily, as well as weekly trainings with other K- 9s. I respond to calls that may involve use of force, conduct traffic enforcement and criminal interdiction, respond to assist Sedona officers or other agencies for narcotics sniffs and criminal apprehensions with my K-9. I train twice a month for SWAT and respond to SWAT callouts.

Q: What hobbies do you have away from work?

I am an avid hiker and mountain biker. I come to Sedona weekly on my days off to ride my mountain bikes by myself or with a couple of the Sedona officers who also ride frequently. I also camp whenever I can with my wife and off road in my RZR side-by-side.

Q: Whats your all-time favorite movie?

For The Love of the Game is my favorite movie. Baseball was my favorite sport growing up and I pitched a perfect game in the state playoffs in high school, so that movie has special meaning to me.

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206 Dry Fork Creek Road, Bethpage 37022

Year built: 1999

Square feet: 1,813

Price: $490,000

Description: Four-bedroom, three-bathroom home sits on 20.87-acre lot. Home has marble fire place, stainless steel appliances and hardwood floors, new double pane windows, master on main floor. Private guest quarters upstairs include bedroom, full bath and family room. HVAC split units are 1 and 2 years old.

206 Dry Fork Creek Road, Bethpage 37022(Photo: Homes.com)

206 Dry Fork Creek Road, Bethpage 37022(Photo: Homes.com)

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1034 S. Browns Lane, Gallatin 37066

Year built: 1989

Square feet: 2,927

Price: $489,000

Description: Three-bedrooms, three-bathroom home sits on just over an acre on treed lot with winding drive. Home has in-ground pool, covered porches. Main level has living room with fireplace, formal dining, kitchen with breakfast bay, Florida room, two-car rear entry garage, new windows and HVAC.

1034 S. Browns Lane, Gallatin 37066(Photo: Homes.com)

1034 S. Browns Lane, Gallatin 37066(Photo: Homes.com)

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107 Elizabeth Court, Goodlettsville 37072

Year built: 2015

Square feet: 3,128

Price: $489,900

Description: Home has three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, living room with 18-foot ceilings, eat-in kitchen with granite, detailed back-splash and wine cooler. Master suite has walk-in closet with custom built-ins. Home has bonus room or fourth bedroom option, exercise room, loft/office, utility room with laundry chute.

107 Elizabeth Court, Goodlettsville 37072(Photo: Homes.com)

107 Elizabeth Court, Goodlettsville 37072(Photo: Homes.com)

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The new Cabot Saint Lucia development, a high-end, super-luxury golf resort is currently rising from a lush, undulating, jaw-dropping 375-acre peninsula on the northern tip of Saint Lucia.

When fully completed in 2025, the resort will feature a world-class 18-hole course, a residential community of 320 homes, a boutique 40-suite hotel, spectacular clubhouse, beach bar, three restaurants and a state-of-the-art spa.

The Caribbean island began a phased approach to welcome back tourists starting in Juneits one of just eight countries globally to receive a Level 1 Covid-19 rating from the CDC. Cowan-Dewar and his team are now moving ahead with ownership opportunities for the residential part of the development.

While more than half of the initial 42 lots in Phase 1 have been snapped up by early investors, the remaining lots are now on offer. These range in size from 9,000 to 22,000 square feet, with pricing from $750,000 to $2.6 million.

Cabot Saint LuciaPhoto: Courtesy Cabot Saint Lucia

Of the 320 lots, around 100 will be for single-family custom homes and villasthe ones closest to the ocean will command as much as $10 million. The development is also planning condos and town homes.

These first phase lots are located on the northeastern side of the property bordering the golf courses first nine holes and will boast panoramic ocean views and be within walking distance of the future clubhouse.

The new community will include waterfront homes.Photo: Courtesy Cabot Saint Lucia

The entire project is the vision of golf resort developer, Toronto-born Ben Cowan-Dewar and backer Mike Keiser. The pair created the Cabot brand with the acclaimed Cabot Links golf resort on Nova Scotias rugged Cape Breton Island 16 years ago.

Were on track for an October 2022 opening of the golf course, which is when we think our first residences will be completed. By then well also have the sports complex built, the spa, the beach club, restaurant and pool, says Cowan-Dewar, who is Cabots executive chairman.

The golf course will be a links course, along the sea.Photo: Courtesy Jacob Sjoman

Cabot Saint Lucia principal George Punoosehe was previously general manager at the acclaimed Kohanaiki golf resort on Hawaiis Kona coast says that leading British architect Richard Evans, of Studio RHE is masterminding the design of the homes.

The architecture will be very understated, very open and distinctly Saint Lucian, with lots of sustainably-sourced local materials used in construction. Owners will be able to choose from set designs or submit their own plans for approval, he explains.

Amenities will include a spa and clubhouse.Photo: Courtesy Cabot Saint Lucia

We have nine holes roughed in and are just starting the 10th, says Cowan-Dewar. Weve been blessed that Covid-19 never really effected usthe grading teams elected to stay in Saint Lucia instead of flying back to the US. And apart from a brief delay, theyve worked all through since March, keeping us on schedule.

This is going to be off-the-charts spectacular, says master golf course architect Bill Coore, who together with two-time Masters winner Ben Crenshaw, make up the course design dream team of Coore & Crenshaw.

Coore gives Robb Report his vision of the challenging Par 3 16th hole, part of the highly-anticipated Cabot Saint Lucia master-planned golf resort currently under construction on this lush Caribbean island paradise.

Youll stand on the tee right here, with these Atlantic waves crashing all around, looking down along this dramatic coastline, across to the 17th hole straight over the surf. Itll inspire anyone to hit an incredible shot, he explains during our recent visit.

Cabot Point, as the course is known, will be the centerpiece of the development and will be off limits except to residents and guests of the 40-suite hotel, scheduled to open in 2023.

Its all starting to come to life, which is amazing, says Cowan-Dewar. Our goal is simple; to build one of the worlds great golf resorts on a very special piece of land, in a very special part of the world.

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It does not matter if a homeowner has plans to sell, or if they are ready for an all-new kitchen, remodeling a kitchen is a huge job. In fact, the average price tag on an entirely new kitchen is around $22K. With so much money on the line, the right remodeling companies must be found. Some tips that will help ensure the right professional service is found and used are listed here.

Consider Working with Specialized Professionals

Many general contractors can handle any kitchen remodel project, from beginning to end. For many people, this may sound like the best option. However, these companies do not specialize in any one part of the remodeling process.

That means that each element may not show off the high-quality results a homeowner was searching for. However, with more specialized service providers, such as Granite Transformations, this is a non-issue. By hiring these specialized companies, a person will receive high-quality results that are desired.

Find Out About the Project Timeline

Some homeowners choose a contractor based on the fastest timeline for project completion. The issue with this is that contractors know about this. As a result, they may intentionally underestimate how long the project will take to get the business.

A good way to avoid this issue is by speaking to a few different companies about the time estimates provided for the project. Try to avoid any company that has a much shorter timeline without a viable reason such as a bigger crew. It is also smart to be wary of any contractor who will not or cannot provide a timeline range.

More about this can be found at https://www.granitetransformations.com/location/granite-transformations-of-san-rafael/.

Find Someone Who Will Work with What Is Already in Place

In some situations, it is smarter to work with what is already there than to buy everything brand new. One example of this would be the cabinets. While anyone can rip out cabinets and install brand new ones, there are other, more affordable options. One is to restore the cabinets. This is going to help a homeowner save a lot of money. It will also help to increase the value of the home if the cabinets maintain character and if the professional service can restore them properly.

Find Out How Long the Contractor Has Been in Business

While this may seem like an obvious question, it is one that many homeowners do not think about. More information about this is available at https://www.granitetransformations.com/about-us/. Also, if a company has been in the area for a while, they will want to maintain their good reputation, which means that they are more likely to provide high-quality services.

When it is time to choose a professional for kitchen remodeling, there are several factors to consider. Be sure to keep the information here in mind. Being informed is the best way to ensure the right professional is found and that they meet all the needs and expectations for the project that is being done.

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