Painted Ladies

The Great 2023 Oglebay Butterfly Release at the home of Tony & Brenda Frey!  Also known as the Cosmopolitan, the ‘Painted Lady’ is a long-distance migrant that is one of the most common butterflies in the world. It ‘s most often seen in spring and...

Wily Coyote

Can you say ‘Meep! Meep!’? Here comes a visitor to your backyard at night. Susan Pasquali has photographic proof; story by Becky Hinson. Wily Coyote...

Magnolia Chrome

Chrome Contact Name Email Tell Us About Your Car... 5 + 10 = Submit Tucked away in garages throughout our neighborhood are automotive gems prized by their owners and occasionally glimpsed on our streets. ‘Chrome’ showcases classic, collector, antique, vintage, resto...

Playing Through

Christian Smith’s Golf Beat the Slump (pdf) Putters (pdf) Clubs (pdf) Golf Balls (pdf) Takeaway Part III (pdf) Takeaway Part II (pdf) Takeaway Part I (pdf) The Takeaway (pdf) Grip – Part II (pdf) Grip. Then Rip (pdf) A Solid Foundation (pdf) Take Less...

The Good Stuff

‘The Good Stuff’ is ‘Magnolia’s Other News’, items which don’t fit precisely into the other sections of ‘People’, but aren’t ‘Wildlife’ or ‘Lifestyle’. The items herein, however, are certainly...

Turtle Love

At the corner of Medinah Lane and Maidstone Court is a settlement unique within Magnolia Point, a refuge created, nurtured and protected by the West family. And the State of Florida: a thriving community of 6, sometimes 8 Gopher turtles at any given time. Turtle Love...

Interiors

New in October! Our monthly ‘Interiors’, which features the remodeling, redecorating and refurnishing of Magnolia homes! December 2024 – The Harper’s Expansion (pdf) January 2024 – The Eisenstein’s Mega Reno (pdf) February 2023...

Our Page

‘Our Page’ Personal stories from members of the community, memories of triumph, loss, smiling fortune or challenges overcome; yours, your family’s or the friends narrative you want to share with your neighbors. Darin & Brenda Lee (pdf) Grady Law...

Mailbox Help!

My mailbox has fallen and it can’t get up! Things to do when your mailbox is out of sorts: it’s showing its age, it’s been the victim of a hit-and-run, it’s the subject of an HOA letter, it’s leaning or wobbling or bending in the wind....

OutSide

OutSide Contact Name Email Tell Us About Your Pool, Patio or Porch... 11 + 4 = Submit Our monthly ‘OutSide’, which features the Pools, Patios and Porches, and all things related, of Magnolia properties! September 2025- 3480 Olympic (pdf) Jennifer &...

Magnolia’s Next

No, not just Eisteins or Mozarts or Indira Gandhis: ‘Magnolia’s Next’ is any young person in our community making their mark. They may excel in sports or academics or work with a charity or help a shut-in. Or all of the above! Chances are, if you...

Yard of the Quarter

The Good Gardens’ showcases the green thumbs of residents who paint their landscapes, and our neighborhoods, with their eye, skill, and hard work. Sharon & Monty Murphy – Plantings (pdf) Mary Lib & Alan Stevenson YOTQ (pdf) Shirley & Paul Orvosh...