From the Editor

ON THE COVER

YY’all, we made it. Believe it or not, 2020 will have an end, and it’s just around the corner as we wrap up this issue. I certainly can’t recall a more tumultuous season or, ironically, one where I spent oh so much time slowing down and enjoying the simplicity of the everyday goodness. But amidst the crazy of the year, life went on too. Chef James

Washington opened a new restaurant in Helena, Refined To Go, and we’ve got the full story on his culinary training and what you’ll want to order for dinner. Elaine Beriersdoerfer, age 72, continued her jiujitsu practice and even competed in the Pan American Championship, upping her Instagram following as @juijitsugrandma to over 16,000 along the way. John Pocopanni kept on with his pottery and photography work and his courses at the Shelby County Arts Council.

And a Mt Laurel-based duo of female entrepreneurs has been innovatively creating not only colorful tech accessories but now puzzles too—how very 2020 of them, right? And last but not least Miami Fusion

Café is moving forward with plans to open a new location, with a bar, in

Greystone. You’ll find the full stories of all of these people and places in the pages that lie ahead in this issue.

And then there’s the place where we all found ourselves forever on end this year: home. While you might be tired of time inside yours, in the pages ahead we take you on a tour of the Pricketts’ home and its mix of antiques and modern touches. Looking back at these rooms filled with their family’s memories, I am reminded of how the space where we wake each morning, where we dirty dishes and fill our stomachs, where we recline to rest and sleep ushers in a constant of comforts as tumult escalates in our larger worlds.

That’s not even getting to annual Holiday Gift Guide in this issue. Be sure to check it out for gift-buying inspiration that also supports the local businesses around us. 2020—it’s been a wild ride we’re all ready to usher out, but we sure are glad we’ve lived it out in the richness of community around us here in Shelby County. Here’s to hoping your year ends with joyous memories amidst all the crazy!

Antique Meets Modern

Kristen and Cannon Prickett have thoughtfully designed their Mt Laurel home with antiques alongside clean lines. Photo by Lindsey Drennan Design by Jamie Dawkins madoline.markham@shelbyliving.com