added seven assists and made two steals at DePaul (12/10/24)...Recorded 17 points and a career-high eight rebounds versus St
John's (12/20/24)...Registered 18 points and five rebounds versus Butler (1/8/25)...Scored 28 points on 7-9 shooting from three and added five assists versus Seton Hall (1/11/25)...Scored 20 points
grabbed seven rebounds and had three assists at Villanova (1/17/25)...Scored 14 point and grabbed six rebounds versus Georgetown (1/25/25)...Scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Seton Hall (1/28/25)...Grabbed 12 rebounds and had seven assists at St
John's (2/1/25)...Scored 26 points and shot 5-9 from three at Butler (2/8/25)...Scored 15 points
grabbed seven rebounds and had seven assists versus Xavier (2/12/25)...Scored 17 points
grabbed six rebounds and had six assists versus Villanova (2/15/25)...Scored 25 points grabbed six rebounds
had four assists and made three steals at Georgetown (2/29/25)...Had 11 points and six assists versus DePaul (3/5/25)...Scored 27 points after shooting 7-10 from three at Xavier (3/8/25)...Scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds versus Butler (3/12/25)
2023-24 (At Miami): Played in all 32 games including 27 appearances in the starting lineup…Recorded 15 points and five rebounds while notching a career-high in steals (five) and blocks (four) in win over UCF (11/10/23)…Added 18 points and four assists while shooting 4-5 from three in win versus FIU (11/13/23)…Tacked on 13 points
six rebounds and three assists in the win over Georgia at the Baha Mar Hoops Championship (11/17/23)…Scored 12 points
grabbed four rebounds and added eight assists in win against Stonehill (12/21/23)… Recorded his first double-double on 11 points and a career-best 10 assists in win over North Florida (12/29/23)…Registered 12 points
six rebounds and three assists in win versus Clemson (1/3/24)…Tacked on 10 points
two rebounds and three assists versus Florida State (1/17/24)…Contributed 10 points and three rebounds in road win at Notre Dame (1/24/24)…Recorded 14 points and two rebounds in win over Virginia Tech (2/3/24)…Tallied 13 points
seven assists and six rebounds at Boston College (2/17/24)…Scored 15 points versus then-ranked No.8 Duke (2/21/24)…Scored 16 points
and added three rebounds and four assists against Georgia Tech (2/24/24)…Scored a career-high 21 points at then-ranked No.3 North Carolina (2/26/24)…Registered 10 points and four rebounds vs Boston College (3/6/24)…Recorded 17 points
three rebounds and four assists while shooting 3-8 from three at Florida State (3/9/24)…Totaled 15 double-digit outings including six with 15-plus points…Led the team in scoring in three games…Averaged 9.6 points
3.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 31.5 minutes per contest
2022-23 (At Miami): Appeared in all 37 games including two appearances in the starting lineup…Recorded 12 points
two rebounds and two assists as he shot 3-4 from three against Florida A&M (11/15/22)…Shot 4-4 from three as he registered 12 points
two steals and one block versus Cornell (12/7/22)…Made his first collegiate start against Saint Francis (PA) and recorded 14 points
and 6 assists (12/17/22)…Tallied 11 points at NC State (1/14/23)…Shot 2-3 from three and recorded 10 points in upset over No
24 Duke (3/10/23)…Went 2-2 from three with eight points and three assists in NCAA Tournament Semifinal against UConn (4/1/23)…Scored double-figures in seven games… Averaged 5.3 points
2.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 20 minutes per outing
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Arlington High School (Mass.) for two years and then attended Cushing Academy (Mass.) in 2019-20 as a junior before enrolling at Putnam Science Academy (Conn.) in the Fall of 2020… Averaged 15.4 points
7.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game (at Cushing)…Earned Class AA All-NEPSAC honors (at Cushing)…Was a consensus top-150 recruit
unanimously considered the best prospect in Connecticut….Considered a four-star recruit by ESPN.com and 247Sports ….Ranked No.80 overall and No.14 among point guards by ESPN
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Whether he’s designing a tented camp in the heart of the Cambodian jungle or reinventing urban hotels as engines of social impact
Bensley believes travel should leave places better than we found them
At this year’s Skift Asia Forum
Bensley will take the stage to share what it really means to "push the boundaries" in 2025.
we caught up with him to hear his thoughts on the future of travel
and why imagination will always be his greatest tool
“While BENSLEY is not a company of fortune tellers,” he said
“I try to steer us in the right direction.” For him
that direction has always been rooted in environmental responsibility and social impact
“Respect Mother Nature has always been a guiding principle,” he explained
his award-winning jungle camp in Cambodia that’s as committed to conservation as it is to luxury
“It has set the Asian standard for conservation and hospitality working hand in hand successfully,” he added.
And it’s not just remote destinations that inspire change
he pointed to Shinta Mani Angkor and its philanthropic arm as proof
“The Shinta Mani Foundation is a good example of how an urban hotel (Shinta Mani Angkor) can
Bensley cautioned against mistaking volume for value
he advocates for a more thoughtful approach: “High-end
high-yield travel is the best alternative.”
the buzz around White Lotus is more than just a pop culture moment
“White Lotus is a wonderful BENSLEY cinematic portfolio
I am a friend and a fan of Mike White,” he said
And while he’s not one to chase the limelight
as a powerful tool for spotlighting the region
For someone whose work spans jungle retreats
Bensley’s take on luxury is simple and deeply personal.
is a very safe place in the wilderness,” he shared
something travelers are craving now more than ever
and the best things happen over a lifetime.”
It’s a philosophy that underpins his work: patience
Don’t miss your chance to hear from one of travel’s true originals
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discusses his vision for the future of travel
emphasizing environmental responsibility and social impact
He highlights the importance of high-end travel over mass tourism in Asia and sees storytelling
immersive experience in nature and stresses patience and purpose in travel design
Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInCHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) — School and county officials broke ground Wednesday on a new Bensley Elementary School
“Today’s ceremonial groundbreaking marks not just the beginning of a building project
but also the opening of new opportunities for our children and our community,” said Ann Coker
School Board vice chair and representative of the Bermuda District
Bensley students and teachers are currently in the old Falling Creek Middle School on Hopkins Road while the old school is being torn down and a new one is built
The school is expected to open in August 2026
I asked if I could go too," he told Business Insider
Bensley's design mantra is simple: "The odder
At Cambodia's Shinta Mani Wild — a jungle retreat that opened in 2019 — Bensley and his team installed a 400-meter zipline over the jungle that transports guests to luxury tents
At the InterContinental Khao Yai in Thailand, about 120 miles northeast of Bangkok
his team turned abandoned train carriages into hotel suites
Bensley was born in California and grew up on a small farm
and chickens and growing vegetables and mushrooms
His family spent weekends traveling in a trailer
with summer trips turning into cross-country adventures
"I was lucky to learn how to survive in the wild," he says
Bensley earned a master's in landscape architecture from California State Polytechnic University
followed by a degree in urban design from Harvard
"I couldn't even fathom a career in hospitality design back then," he said
But he followed his classmate's advice and traveled to Asia
Bensley landed a job with an American landscape architecture firm
His first major project was the Bali Hyatt
he set up Bensley Studio in a Bangkok parking garage
there were not very many landscape architects in town," he said
Bensley received an offer to design a resort in Hawaii
"The Four Seasons Hualalai was my breakthrough project on the Big Island of Hawaii," he said
Construction for the resort on the Kona-Kohala coast began in 1993
all 856 trees were still standing," he said
He has high praise for the show's look: "Some of the garden cinematography is out of this world and looks even better than real life," he said
Monkeys used to harvest coconuts on the site where the resort now stands
"So the monkey statues you see in 'The White Lotus' are my designs that pay homage to the agricultural history of the island," he said
the writer and director of "The White Lotus," spent time in Thailand
scouting locations and studying Thai culture
Production booked the resort out for two months last year for filming
"Mike has now filmed at three of my hotels in Southern Thailand," Bensley said
referencing the Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort and Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas
Bensley says his travels across Asia — from Thailand to Cambodia and Indonesia — have shaped his designs
"Today, I think I understand Southeast Asia really well," Bensley said
He said that learning to speak Thai and Indonesian has helped him navigate the different cultures and communicate his design vision more effectively
Tropical locations give designers the opportunity to blur the boundary between natural landscape and architecture
a lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Design
there are not many locations in the States that would match the environment that he thrives in," Yuen told BI
"Given the amount of ornaments and details found in the designs
you simply will not get that sort of deal if one were to develop properties in the US," Yuen said
Bensley isn't sure he could have built a portfolio comparable to what he has amassed in Asia if he had stayed in the US
working in the USA is so very much more restrictive and cost-focused," Bensley said
Bensley has no regrets about moving abroad
"I'm glad I made the bold move to work in Asia right after school," he said
"Sketching is the key to understanding architecture or any kind of space," he said
has no plans to leave Thailand or stop working
"I am never going to retire
as I have the most interesting job in the world."
The Providence College men’s basketball team defeated the Seton Hall Pirates (6-10
January 11 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence
The Friars improved to 9-8 overall and 3-3 in BIG EAST play
Mass.) came off the bench to lead the Providence offense with a career-high 28 points
highlighted by a personal-best seven three-pointers on nine attempts
Freshman forward Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin City
Nigeria) recorded his first career double-double
contributing 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds
It marked the first time a Friar freshman to have five blocks in a game since 2011
It also marked just the second time ever a Friar freshman had five blocks in a BIG EAST game
“It was a great BIG EAST win for our group,” Head Coach Kim English said
“I wanted to thank our fans for continuing to show up through the snow and the cold
I thought our players put together another great week of practice and made a great transition to play a different Seton Hall team
Everyone contributed to a great win against a really tough team.”
Fla.) put the Friars on the board first with a layup 27 seconds into the game
The Friars got off to a hot start offensively
shooting above 70% (71.4) through their first 13 shots
The Friars held a slim 11-10 lead with 14:26 minutes left in the half
With 8:22 remaining in the game and the score tied
Mass.) and Joseph teammed up to score five quick points to give the Friars a 29-24 lead and force a Pirate timeout
Joseph became the first Friar to reach double figures in scoring with a step-back jumper
which also made him a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the arc
the Pirates took advantage of a two-minute PC scoring drought and managed to tie the score
Both teams entered the locker room deadlocked at 41-41
The half marked a back-and-forth battle highlighted by eight lead changes and six ties
Providence shot 14-31 (45.2%) from the field
Seton Hall shot 16-32 (50.0%) from the field
5-14 (35.7%) from three and 4-4 (100%) from the free throw line
Erhunmwunse kicked-off the game’s second-half scoring with an emphatic dunk off the hands of Corey Floyd Jr
Va.) for a wide-open three at the 14:01 mark
The basket ended a brief field goal drought for the Friars
ensued with a basket that secured him a spot in the double-digit scoring column
as they entered the under-12 timeout (12:54)
Momentum swung in favor of Seton Hall halfway through the half
With a little less than 10 minutes remaining
the Pirates took advantage of four Friar turnovers to cap off a 10-0 run and take a 62-60 lead
ended PC’s scoreless streak with two clutch free throws to tie the game at 62-62
The two teams traded leads before Mela sank a jumper in the paint and Erhunmwumnse came up with a crucial block on the defensive end to preserve a slim 64-63 advantage heading into the under-8 timeout (7:45)
Providence regained a significant lead with a 9-0 surge spearheaded by two threes from Joseph
Providence finished 28-52 (53.8%) from the field
and 23-33 (69.7%) from the free-throw line
Seton Hall finished 31-69 (44.9%) from the field
and 16-20 (80.0%) from the free-throw line
Four players finished in double figures for the Friars: Joseph (28)
Joseph’s 28 points came off the bench and included seven three-pointers which marked a new career high
Joseph beat his personal best of 21 points that he tied against Central Connecticut earlier this season (11/4/24)
There were 10 lead changes in the game and nine ties
Erhunmwunse recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and a team-high 10 rebounds
The Friars outscored the Pirates 40-12 in bench points
The last time the Friars scored 84 or more points in three consecutive BIG EAST games was in 1987
Tonight’s game marked the 115th all-time meeting between the two teams
The Friars have now registered a 59-56 mark all-time versus Seton Hall
director of the Orleans County Department of Planning and Development
speaks at a public hearing in November 2018 about the Western Orleans Comprehensive Plan
Bensley worked with local municipalities on plans that are guides for future zoning and community priorities
The Western Orleans Comprehensive Plan includes the villages of Medina and Lyndonville
MEDINA – Many of the local officials in Orleans County
only a few days after coordinating another household hazardous waste collection day in the county
Bensley was at the Highway Department in Albion on West Academy Street for many hours on Aug
helping people at the check-in while about 500 residents disposed of old car batteries
as well as the county marina manager for a few years
in addition to his primary job as the director of the Department of Planning and Development for the county
In that role provided guidance for other county employees as well as the towns and villages as they updated zoning
developed comprehensive plans for the future
requests for zoning variances and many other issues
“This is a tremendous loss for the county,” said Dawn Borchert
“He had such an institutional knowledge of the community
He knew every little town and corner in the county.”
Jim Bensley carries an old propane tank that was dropped off during the household hazardous waste collection event in August 2021
Bensley won the respect of his co-workers and staff for taking on any job
Bensley started with the county in 1989 as a planner and was promoted to senior planner in 1996
He has served as the director of Planning & Development since January 2015
Former County legislator Ken DeRoller has worked with Bensley since the 1980s
back when DeRoller was chairman of the Town of Kendall Planning Board
Bensley was a valuable resource for DeRoller later when he was a board member for the Orleans Economic Development Agency and a county legislator
“Jim always had the best interest of land use policies and promoting proper use
plus programs to enhance the quality of life in Orleans County,” DeRoller said
Bensley worked with the municipalities to develop land use policies along the Lake Ontario waterfront and the Erie Canal corridor
“These programs enhanced the enjoyment and protection of over 75 miles of Shoreline,” DeRoller said
DeRoller pushed the Planning and Development Department to take on more work
managing the household hazardous waste collection and other projects
even as he juggled a part-time job for nearly 30 years as a professor in the urban and regional planning program at Buffalo State College
In 2018 he was honored with the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
“He had this passion to keep moving forward and he had a love for Orleans County,” DeRoller said
and wanted to move the county forward on land use.”
discusses the waterfront in Orleans with John Riggi
a Yates town councilman during a meeting in Carlton in April 2018
Kendall and Yates as well as the Village of Lyndonville held a public meeting to discuss a waterfront development plan
Bensley could bring consensus in meetings that were often contentious
He was Orleans County representative for Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council and also the county’s commissioner on the board for the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
Many of the planning professionals in the region have been taught by him at Buffalo State
and he was the boss to others at the Orleans County Department of Planning and Development
Sarah Gatti was his student at Buff State and then worked as a planner in Orleans County from 2015 to 2019
She now is a principal planner in Erie County for the Department of Environment and Planning
She recently nominated Bensley for Michael J
given by the Upstate Chapter of the American Planning Association
Gatti found out last week Bensley will receive the honor which goes to “an individual for sustained contribution to the profession through distinguished practice
or writing.” It will be presented to Bensley’s family in October during a ceremony in Ithaca
“I wanted to nominate Jim because he deserved it,” Gatti said
There is a web of planners in the region who have been benefitted from his knowledge and mentorship.”
Calling hours will for Bensley will be Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m
His Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday
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The Providence College basketball team defeated Seton Hall Saturday night
Freshman Oswin Erhunmwunse also had a big performance
Providence is back to .500 in Big East play (3-3) and will look for their third straight win when they visit Creighton on Tuesday
GRAND FORKS — The Grand Forks girls hockey team has already played three-time defending North Dakota state champion Fargo North-South twice this year
Both results have played a key role in the KnightRiders' season arc
which is trending upward amid a holiday break at 6-2 overall
Grand Forks has given up 10 goals this season
Grand Forks played Fargo North-South to open the season and lost 5-1
giving up half of the team's season goal total in three periods
That eye-opener built the foundation for the KnightRiders
Grand Forks goalie Leah Bensley turned away all 41 shots in shutting out Fargo-North South
with the KnightRiders winning in Fargo in a shootout
"That (5-1 loss) is the best thing that could've happened," Kilgore said
By the time we were done with the first period
we had been proverbial punched several times before we figured out what was going on
When you have something like that off the bat
it sends a messages to the six or seven new girls
we're mucking it up at even or even being the aggressor
It's either you get pushed or do the pushing
Us taking that win at their place was a good step in having the confidence to be there in the end (at the state tournament)
We talk about being confident and not cocky."
Grand Forks is on a three-game winning streak with two goals against in those three games
the KnightRiders have the luxury of equally splitting time between junior Kylie Schmaltz and Bensley
Schmaltz has a 93.6 save percentage and a 0.75 goals-against average
while Bensley has a 92.5 save percentage and a 1.69 goals-against average
The coach pulled his two goalie aside ahead of the rematch with North-South and started to question who should start in net
Schmaltz quickly cut off the coach and said Bensley would have her revenge game from the season-opening loss
"That's exactly what she did," Kilgore said
Bensley recorded the shutout against the Spruins
who beat Devils Lake 18-0 in the team's previous game
Fargo North-South has played in five of the last seven state titles games
Grand Forks has routinely played five defenders — Mya Mannausau
Grand Forks is led in scoring by eighth-grade forward Ella Bry
Bry is the daughter of Grand Forks Red River's 1997 Mr
Three different players have three goals: Kilgore
who's a sophomore transitioning to the blue line after playing forward last season
junior forward Chesney Sigdahl and eighth-grade forward Alaina Marto
Marto and freshman Ella Yahna have contributed offense as young players as the season has progressed
once they had the first couple of games under their belt
they've really settled in and adjusted quite well," Kilgore said
We're pretty fortunate to roll three lines and
Bensley Joseph went 7-for-9 from beyond the arc en route to a career-high 28 points
leading host Providence to a 91-85 win over Seton Hall on Saturday
Three of Joseph’s career-best 3-pointer total came in a span of 2:24 late in the second half
Those makes from deep highlighted a 17-6 outburst that allowed the Friars (9-8
3-3 Big East) to turn a 62-60 deficit into a 77-68 advantage
Providence never let its lead dip below six
Joseph also had five assists as the Friars earned their second straight victory following a four-game skid
Oswin Erhunmwunse chipped in 12 and Jayden Pierre netted 10
Erhunmwunse also grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked five shots
Isaiah Coleman finished with a career-high 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting for the Pirates (6-10
who have lost six of their past seven games
Aligbe recorded seven boards and Jenkins had six
but Jenkins’ night was cut short due to fouling out
Providence outshot the visitors 53.8 percent to 44.9 percent from the field
The Friars started to seemingly run away with the game thanks in part to Eli DeLaurier
who canned a pair of treys during a 10-3 run that gave Providence a 60-52 lead with 12:02 left in the contest
the Pirates proceeded to rattle off 10 straight points
pulling ahead 62-60 on a runner in the lane from Coleman with 9:40 to go
Joseph and the Friars were in control for the rest of the game
Neither team led by more than five in a closely contested first half in which Jenkins racked up all 17 of his points for Seton Hall
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But they say it became clear that racial discrimination was blocking the rezoning approval they needed
Barry Greene, Jr October 4
speaks about his urban agriculture work at the five-acre Sanfoka Community Orchard on Richmond’s South Side
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When Richmond, Virginia-based nonprofit Girls for a Change was offered a eight-acre parcel of land from a local benefactor
CEO Angela Patton knew the Black youth development organization could do something special for the neighborhood
“We were sitting on this property for a while trying to just figure out what would it be,” says Patton
who has lived in Richmond’s Bensley suburb for nearly two decades
Would it be a community center for the community
Would it be a women’s wellness center?”
Patton announced their plan to turn the vacant land into the Bensley Agrihood
a permanently affordable housing development featuring 10 affordable homes
a wellness center and a 1.5-acre working community farm that would serve as an amenity for the neighborhood
The project was developed in collaboration with two other Richmond non-profits: the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust, which brought rezoning expertise, and urban farming leader Duron Chavis’ Happily Natural Day
which brought a background in urban agriculture
“After hearing Duron speak and also supporting and attending many of his events
I realized that this was a place to not only grow a community
but grow food with the community,” Patton says
The proposed development would require a zoning change from residential to mixed-use – and at first
Chesterfield County officials seemed to welcome the plan
But after three years of community engagement and repeated adjustments to the plan based on community concerns
the groups pulled their zoning application from the Chesterfield County Planning Commission’s consideration in June
alleging racial discrimination by the county officials
The proposal for the Bensley Agrihood
Some elected and appointed officials in the district refused to meet with the nonprofits’ Black leaders
adding that Bermuda District Planning Commissioner Gib Sloan deferred the case four times despite consistent recommendations for approval by county staff
it became clear to the organization that the rezoning approval would not be given “due to a continuing legacy of zoning processes being used to discriminate against BIPOC land ownership,” Erica Sims
CEO of the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust
the project will not move forward in its current form
and the estimated $6.5M investment in affordable housing
and community farming will be a loss for the community,” Sims wrote
Chesterfield County said it disagreed with the groups’ characterization of the rezoning application process
“The concerns from county officials were strictly over the impacts on the surrounding residential neighborhoods that needed to be considered
including crowd concerns related to events and commercial traffic as well as commercial use within a residential area,” the county said
At an April 16 commission meeting prior to the application withdrawal, Planning Commissioner Sloan said that “there was a procedural issue as it relates to the advertising and a change that we had all anticipated making in the case during the public hearing process and at the advice of council… we needed to make sure the case was advertised correctly.”
Unless something unexpected came up, Sloan said
“we expect to run this one up the flagpole next month.” Two months later
In recent weeks, county officials have begun to hear proposals to update Chesterfield’s zoning ordinances and enable mixed-use developments
Central Virginia does already have a working, agrihood located a short drive from Richmond, Chickahominy Falls. The community is designed exclusively for adults aged 55 and up, offering amenities like social clubs, wellness programs and farming activities to foster an active and purposeful lifestyle for seniors. According to Bex Realty
Chickahominy Falls currently has homes listed from $515,096 to $880,680
Bensley Agrihood was meant to be open to residents of all ages
with an additional affordable housing component integrated into the green space
Community members prepare the planned site of the Bensley Agrihood
who manages several community gardens throughout the region
tells Next City that the Bensley Agrihood was “literally designed to center food as a resource and community.” The farm would have been a working farm that incubated emerging businesses
and the wellness center was to be a classroom space
In 2016, a report prepared for the Richmond Food Access and Equity Task Force urged the city to tackle its food insecurity problem by reforming local zoning codes to enable urban agriculture practices
The model also earned support from the federal and state government: The U.S
Department of Agriculture provided a $200,000 grant for the Bensley Agrihood
Glenn Youngkin’s administration awarded the trio $700,000 after a “competitive process,” Chavis says
Community members and county officials seemed to be on board with the vision
but then some troubling double standards began to emerge
Chavis and Patton told Next City that while the process was lengthy
most of the stakeholders seemed in favor of the proposal
from community members to the board of supervisors
Things took a turn once conditions were met to limit traffic
are y’all gonna be growing marijuana on the project
Chavis questioned whether Plenty
a high-profile vertical indoor farming company that recently began developing a major farming facility in the county
The second red flag was when the groups were asked to produce a list of crops set to be grown on the farm
who manages several community farms including Sankofa Community Orchard in Richmond’s Southside
has never heard of a farm being asked to produce such a list in advance
Then Chavis requested a meeting with the Board of Supervisors
with the board allegedly responding that it would only meet with the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust
“I’m on the board for Maggie Walker Community Land Trust,” Chavis says
“Why would you deny me access to the meeting?”
The Maggie Walker Community Land Trust still hopes to bring the agrihood plan to another neighborhood in Richmond in the future
Girls for Change and Happily Natural Day are developing an alternative plan to use the land
“We don’t have the luxury of giving up,” Chavis says
this project is just dead in the water.’ We can’t let racism win.”
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Barry Greene, Jr. is Next City's Equitable Cities Reporting Fellow For Reparations Narratives and a native of Southside Richmond, Virginia. Through his newsletter “density dad,” Greene is constantly working to spread awareness of the necessity to think of families with young children as well as seniors within the built environment
As a 2023 NACTO Transportation Justice Fellow
Barry aims to help Richmond return to its glory days of leading the industry in public transportation
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A site plan of the proposed Bensley Agrihood project
which blended income-restricted homes with a working farm and education center
The future of a proposed farm-centric development in Chesterfield is in doubt as a local housing nonprofit alleges racial discrimination against a county supervisor and planning commissioner who it says refused to meet with black leaders involved in the project
which has been working with nonprofits Girls For A Change and Happily Natural Day on the proposed Bensley Agrihood project
issued a statement Thursday that it had withdrawn the group’s rezoning application after multiple deferrals by the Chesterfield Planning Commission to hear the case
which was emailed and posted on MWCLT’s website
said the request was pulled “because it became clear — after 583 days — that the project would not receive rezoning approval due to a continuing legacy of zoning processes being used to discriminate against BIPOC land ownership.” The acronym BIPOC stands for “black
to attempt to enact covenants and arbitrary requirements that limit BIPOC land ownership and use” and referred to “instances of both elected and appointed officials in the Bermuda district refusing to meet with the Black leaders of GFAC and HND despite their expertise in urban farming and community programming…”
It said the group faced “questions about illegal substances being grown on the site,” a request for a detailed list of approved produce to be grown and restrictions on the use of a planned education center that would have been part of the development
It said the group was not willing to comply with the most recent requests
including replacing the farm with a community garden
because such changes were moving the project “outside of its intended purpose.”
and community farming will be a loss for the community,” the statement said
While the statement does not identify them
it refers to Bermuda District Supervisor Jim Ingle and Planning Commissioner Gib Sloan
CEO Erica Sims said in an interview Thursday that the project was driven by Angela Patton and Duron Chavis
the heads of Girls For A Change and Happily Natural Day
who she said had approached the land trust for the project
When the meetings were held with the district’s supervisor and planning commissioner as well as county planning staff in light of the deferrals
Sims said that Patton and Chavis were not allowed to participate and that officials would meet only with MWCLT as the official applicant
“We needed both Angela and Duron to be at meetings with county officials in order to answer their questions about the nature of the project – what are you going to do on this site
what will you allow here and there,” Sims said
but we were told that they would not be allowed at the meeting because they were not the technical applicant of record.”
Asked if she thought there was more to the decision than that explanation
Sims referred back to the land trust’s statement
The statement is a rare public rebuke against government officials from MWCLT, which is Chesterfield’s designated land bank and has worked with the county on housing developments for lower-income residents such as Ettrick Landing
a 10-home subdivision it is building in southern Chesterfield
In response to requests for comment from Ingle and County Administrator Joe Casey
Chesterfield provided a statement to BizSense that was said to be on behalf of county officials and staff
It said the county “is proud of the partnership that’s been built” with MWCLT and noted the time that officials and planning staff have spent on the case “through community meetings and conversations with the applicant.”
there is a standard process that requires a variety of steps be taken before a project can be approved,” the county’s statement said
the process ends with applications being withdrawn by the applicant
During the course of the Bensley Agrihood process
county officials and staff worked through a number of recommendations with MWCLT
“We disagree with the recent statement posted to the MWCLT website,” the county said
adding later in the statement: “The concerns from county officials were strictly over the impacts on the surrounding residential neighborhoods that needed to be considered
including crowd concerns related to events and commercial traffic as well as commercial use within a residential area.”
the project was to include 14 detached income-restricted homes
four of those so-called “tiny homes,” a working farm
and a building for community-oriented classes
The development would have filled a 7-acre site at 2600 Swineford Road
just west of Route 1 and a few blocks south of Chippenham Parkway
defined as a residential community with a farm or community garden as a central amenity
Bensley Agrihood was pitched as helping to meet housing and food needs in that area
which a project website describes as a “food desert” and racially diverse
The project was awarded a $200,000 planning grant from the U.S
The land is owned by Marcia Woodley and permitted by the county for a stock farm with livestock such as goats and donkeys
The Bensley Agrihood farm was to be operated by Happily Natural
and the education building was to be operated by Girls For A Change
Sims said Patton approached the land trust with the idea for the project
and MWCLT had a contract with Woodley to purchase the site
Sims said Thursday that the land trust was in the process of terminating that contract but that Happily Natural still plans to work with Woodley to establish an urban farm there
Happily Natural’s Chavis said the project had been supported in the community and received support letters from Virginia State University’s Small Farm Outreach Program
Virginia Tech’s Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation
Foodshed Capital and nearby Bensley Elementary School
County planning staff also recommended approving the project
Chavis said he and Patton initially met with Commissioner Sloan and Supervisor Ingle when the project was first proposed
He said he didn’t understand why they were not allowed in subsequent meetings and said he should have been permitted not only because of his work on the project but as a member of MWCLT’s board
“A lot of (Sloan’s) issues related to the farm
“Him specifically denying me from coming to the meeting was really odd
because he was willing to meet with Maggie Walker; he just didn’t want me to be in the room
“It was really a disturbing situation,” he said
adding that Sloan had asked in emails whether they were going to illegally grow cannabis on the property
“Just odd stuff that just doesn’t add up in relation to the other people that are farming in the county
it’s an example of how zoning laws can be used by an individual in county leadership to block projects without any legitimate reason why,” he said
“We just have to figure out an alternative way to make the project happen
and we’re currently exploring what that looks like now.”
The project’s website includes a post from Chavis on X
The top of the post displays Chavis’s profile name: Son of a Dope Dealer
Asked if the profile name could have contributed to the questions and deferrals
I have a legitimate business in nonprofits,” he said
“My father chose that route for his life
and that has absolutely nothing to do with the work that I do in the community.”
Sloan did not respond to a call and email seeking comment Thursday
Ingle deferred to the statement from the county
when the case was deferred a fourth time since it was first on the docket in January
Sloan said the planning department had received “numerous emails and phone calls” in support of the deferral
“Many folks in the community are asking for us to come back out to the community to provide an update once we receive updated proffers from the applicant,” Sloan said
a group supporting the Bensley Agrihood project has scheduled a “speak out” event at the project site to rally support for the project and “share its experience negotiating with Chesterfield County’s Board of Supervisors during the rezoning process.” The rally is scheduled Sunday from 10 a.m
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it seems to me like it’s zoned for agriculture and residential… that’s all that the county should need to know
Many farms have adapted to education centers
and agri-tourism to help supplement the difficult farm career
I get the education questions to some degree as this is an older suburb surrounded by SF residential
through comments to staff and their BOS rep might have asked questions like how large
etc….I think they could have valid questions but I agree what are you going to grow and not wanting to meet with other team members of the project
I am sure the non-profit and MWLT have some form of a formal agreement
in doing rezones as conditions of a sale of land
has had meetings with… Read more »
our region needed affordable housing 583 days ago and we need it even more now
such a shame this couldn’t move forward
This is unbelievable that government officials can hide behind a thin veil to question the impacts a farm
and 14 affordable homes will have on the surrounding area
I think it’s completely logical to conclude that “We’re concerned about crowds” is being taken as discrimination when the zoning and community supports the project
Chavis’ social media handle to cast aspersions is absurd
What a tragic loss to the community and the country
We need more projects like this and more organizations like these across the country that have the… Read more »
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Joseph's total for dimes over the course of the season is sitting at 39
and he has pulled down 38 total rebounds (6 2nd chance boards and 32 rebounds on the defensive end)
He has been on the hardwood for 351 mins so far this season
His free throw % sits at 76.0% on the campaign
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3.2 total rebounds and 3.3 assists so far this season
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Joseph has buried 722 points to go along with 252 assists and 281 total rebounds during his college basketball career
Joseph is averaging 10.1 points per contest as well as 3.5 ASTs and 1.1 made shots from distance thus far in his career
He has taken the court for 2,577 mins on top of 103 steals and 38 blocked shot during his career
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the Red Storm are forcing 15.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.2 personal fouls
They are conceding 33.7% on 3-point shots and they rank 91st in the country in PPG from their opponents (67.5)
The Red Storm defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.8% (656 of 261) and they surrender 33.5 rebounds per contest as a unit
They currently rank 132nd in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 137 surrendered on the year
Providence is making 37.1% for field goal% (20.5 of 47.0) and 24.1% for their FT per FGA rate in their last five games
The Friars 3-point rate is sitting at 29.1% in their last five games
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The Providence Friars have an average of 59.8 pts per contest and are collecting 27.8 boards per contest in their last five games
Joseph holds an average of 3.2 total rebounds per game
He has compiled 35 assists to go along with 14 STLs and 39 FGs
Bensley Joseph has notched 1 BLK during his last 10 games in addition to 32 boards and 110 points
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landscape architect and interior designer Bill Bensley works hard at his art to raise funds and awareness for his charity and environmental conservation projects in Cambodia
“I did nothing really with art until 2019 when my English friend and professional artist Kate Spencer placed a great big brush in my hand and asked me to join her
She was staying in my home in Bangkok for two weeks and we painted every day,” said Bensley
“I loved the way the art flowed out of her brush so easily and was determined to be able to perform in a similar fashion.”
While architecture and design comes naturally to the founder of design studio BENSLEY, fine art remains what he described as “a pleasant wrestling match – me versus the brush”. This sparring intensified when the COVID-19 pandemic put a pause on work. “It was a wonderful break in life. Prior, I was flying at a pace of some 250 sectors per year. To be able to spend much of three years painting was welcomed,” said Bensley.
In his art studio, which I glimpsed through the screen of our late-2024 online interview, daylight from glass ceilings saturates his paintings’ colours. In between talking, Bensley put touches to a blue-washed canvas inspired by a trip to Greenland. It depicted two men; one was Bensley and the other, the famous Greenland explorer Knud Rasmussen.
“In the painting, Rusmussen is my friend. And I’m so cold that I’m turning blue,” Bensley mused on painting his face azure. Like his art, inspiration for his lavish hotels is drawn from context. Capella Hanoi’s interior design plays homage to the nearby opera house by theming stage personalities from Hanoi’s history. InterContinental Khao Yai’s fictitious protagonist is a passionate train conductor, hence the repurposed train carriages for guestrooms.
Bensley’s works are reminiscent of early 20th century Fauvist art movement, which is synonymous with French masters like Henri Matisse and Andre Derain. While he is drawn to the movement, Bensley maintained that he does not subscribe to a particular style. Each month, he picks a muse to stretch his artistic abilities.
“While I always start my work from live models or from painting the places I visit in nature, I like to challenge myself by entering into the mindset of my monthly muse, to imagine how he or she would have tackled the subject currently in front of me. This month, my muse is Van Gogh, and I am painting a series I started during summer while travelling some 300km by row boat through Mongolia,” said Bensley.
The “plethora of wildflowers” that blossom gloriously in Mongolia had reminded him of Van Gogh’s blooms. “I am painting those landscapes with heaps of thick paint. The technique, called Impasto, was something Van Gogh was wonderful at, despite never having sold even one painting in his lifetime,” he commented.
Bensley has sold many pieces since he started painting seriously, but for more altruistic reasons than creative fulfilment. A hundred per cent of sales go to supporting the philanthropic work of Wildlife Alliance and the Shinta Mani Foundation.
Bensley started the Foundation with his friend Sokoun Chanpreda in 2004. Its origin dates back to 2010 when both of them purchased 350 ha of the Cardamom National Park of Cambodia to prevent it from becoming a tin mine. Exploring the rainforest, their eyes were opened to the rich flora and fauna – as well as accompanying threats.
“Our property is one of the few areas where wild elephants still roam. We have 120 species of birds, all sorts of reptiles, and the butterflies are amazing. Oh, and the Samba deer, they’re so, so beautiful,” Bensley said before describing how these creatures are poached “with snares like long ropes that wrap around everything.”
Beyond helping Cambodian nature and wildlife, Bensley has also been working on assisting its impoverished villagers. When the Shinta Mani Foundation was established, so was the Shinta Mani School of Hospitality in Shinta Mani Angkor Hotel. It gives free training of hotel operations to selected, underprivileged Cambodian youths to help them break out of the poverty cycle.
“We take in 35 young adults annually. We interview about 50 in order to pick one. There’s that much need for it but we don't have enough funds to send more than 35 a year. The funding comes from the art,” said Bensley. Prices for his artworks range from US$6,000 (S$8,192) to US$8,500. Each is assigned to and raises funds from a specific project covering the Foundation’s four pillars: Education, healthcare, conservation and environment, and direct assistance.
The mixed non-profit and for-profit business model also covers community projects to sponsor food, school supplies, bicycles, dental care, as well as build water wells and rebuild houses for rural families in the Siem Reap Province. The aim is to replace 300 houses that are basically patchworks of plastic sheets and found materials. To date, 205 houses have been completed. The aim is for the remaining 95 to be completed by the end of this year.
The project also aims to provide enclosed, lockable toilets for the families for the first time in their lives, with water closets sponsored by American sanitary brand Kohler. Previously, it was especially unsafe for women or children to shower or go to the toilet in the open; open defecation also meant the easy spread of diseases.
Bensley’s dedication to these causes through his art adds to his busy hotel design work. He carries a sketchbook or watercolour paper mounted on boards wherever he goes to take sketch notes. Many end up multiple times larger – some even in his hotels. The largest, measuring 4m by 8.5m and featuring seven volcanoes, hangs in the foyer of the grand ballroom at JW Marriott Jeju Resort & Spa.
Bensley’s clients are his best supporters. He shared: “I am fortunate that everything I paint sells out quickly – not that I consider myself a good artist, but rather, my clients are keen to help with the work my Foundation is doing in Cambodia.”
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the Foundation and Bensley’s art has enabled 324 students to graduate from the Shinta Mani School of Hospitality
built 1,839 water wells (as well as over 3,000 water filters)
given 16,136 children free dental healthcare and provided 3,600 bicycles to enable students to get to school
and awarded 80 interest-free micro loans to individual wanting to start new businesses
He has also held exhibitions to raise awareness for his causes. The first was in 2022 at Bangkok’s River City gallery. “I sold way more than I ever thought I might and sent my first big cheque to Cambodia to support our Foundation’s hospitality school,” shared Bensley proudly.
In May 2024, he collaborated with several other artists to stage Call of the Cardamoms in W Bangkok. The three-day charity activation and month-long art exhibition also debuted his collaboration with American luxury furniture manufacturer Baker-McGuire on a new furniture line based on animals of the Cardamom rainforests, and BENSLEY’s collaboration with Thai silk specialist Jim Thompson on a new fabric range for interiors. Ten per cent of sales from these two projects will go to the Foundation.
From now till Apr 20, Bensley returns to MOCA Bangkok for a second exhibition. “The subject matter will be based on my latest travels to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan; plus Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Italy, Korea, Laos, Cambodia, Greenland and Japan – but from a comical perspective,” he mentioned.
Prices range from US$6,000 to US$10,000, and proceeds will go to the beneficiaries mentioned in the article as well as helping deaf children in Luang Prabang, where Bensley has also designed a hotel (Rosewood Luang Prabang).
Given the opportunity with the right partners, Bensley hopes to exhibit in Singapore, or anywhere else in the world for that matter. There is no end to the help needed for his causes. “Next year, we aim to fund another 100 homes, 35 full scholarships for the Shinta Mani Hospitality School, 14 full-time rangers to patrol the Cardamom rainforests, baby formula for 150 infants, 50 water wells, repair the roads and initiate an English school in Tmor Rung Village,” Bensley shared enthusiastically.
Without a doubt, helping to improve lives – of people, wildlife and the earth – brings Bensley great joy. When asked if his charitable work has influenced his approach to his practice and life in general, he responded: “It certainly is very grounding. As a somewhat successful architect, it is all too easy to get caught up in the whole game of it all and work your life away. I find now that my life has a real purpose.”
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Marc LeBlanc and Laura Robinson have joined the team at Shinta Mani Wild, a Bensley Collection in Cambodia.
LeBlanc will take on the role of general manager and has 17 years of international experience with senior roles in the Cayman Islands, Sint Maarten, the Maldives, and Indonesia.
Robinson is the new operations and sustainability manager, and has held a variety of hospitality management roles in Trinidad and Tobago, Malaysia, Bahamas, Honduras, Cayman Islands and Indonesia.
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Over centuries the wind and the river have carved this gorge out of the Annapurna range
part of a 500-mile band that contains some of the Himalayas’ proudest peaks
But all are dwarfed by a single form looming 23,000 feet above
somehow both near and far: the triple-peaked
Prayer flags hanging above the tranquil streets of Marpha
I am struggling to make headway down a slope amid the feral gale. Abhishek Thakali, my guide and butler from Shinta Mani Mustang
a newly reimagined resort in the Nepali highlands
This is the gateway to the ancient “forbidden kingdom” of Mustang (pronounced “moos-taang”)
gray landscape of secrets and specificities
a consequence of its place in the rain shadow of two colossal massifs
and its natural isolation from the rest of the world
In the 14th century Mustang was an independent kingdom called Lo
In the 18th century it was assimilated into Nepal but retained some of its autonomy
Though it has always been sparsely populated (even today fewer than 15,000 people live here)
hardy travelers have long passed through the region; it sits along what was once an important trans-Himalayan trade route between Tibet and the lower realms of Nepal and India
Whereas Mount Everest and its environs are visited by hordes of trekkers
Its monarchy was officially abolished only in 2008
Kamala Lalchan making lunch at Apple Paradise
Bells echoing through the Kali Gandaki Gorge
The Mustang property came to life after the renovation of a grand structure made of local timber and stone
originally built by the renowned Nepali architect Prabal Thapa
Perched on a slope just above town and backed by an orchard of 2,000 apple and apricot trees
it’s a luxe alternative to the usual hiking lodges dotting Nepal’s trekking circuit
Abhishek takes me on hikes to villages and gompas (monasteries)
The hotel serves beautifully plated Tibetan meals punctuated by flutes of prosecco
framed studies of the Mustang landscape by the late artist Robert Powell
whose three white peaks are often shrouded by feather duster clouds
Across the river from Shinta Mani sits the village of Thini
whose houses are lovely nuggets of color painstakingly planted by human civilization against the imposing mountains
Abhishek grew up here before studying hotel management in Kathmandu
He leads me around his family home: a two-story building made of gray stone
A ladder leads to a rooftop with a sunny room with one wall made entirely of glass; the family gathers here in winter
in every village in Mustang—stacks wood on their roofs
The stockpiles are used as firewood and also as a cultural code: the higher the stack
But despite their similarities—the whitewashed houses of rock and rammed earth
the serene gompas smelling of juniper incense
the groves of buckwheat and apricot—the villages of lower Mustang are worlds unto themselves
with 360-degree views of the valley; forbidding Lubra
a tiny riverside hamlet ringed by cliffs; and fortress-like Kagbeni
home to a gompa founded by the 15th-century scholar Tenpai Gyaltsen
which throbs with the sound of the Kali Gandaki
a practitioner of Tibetan medicine and head of Shinta Mani Mustang’s wellness center
Mimi the Pomeranian outside the Apple Paradise teahouse in Marpha
along the banks of the Gandaki—with 1,600 residents it’s practically a metropolis
Easily accessible by road and protected from the meddling wind by the flank of a mountain
its flagstoned streets buzz with life: teahouses and shops
Here the spirited and welcoming attitude of the Thakali people
the voluble proprietor of the Apple Paradise teahouse
she serves me a traditional Thakali meal of rice
(Second and third helpings are mandatory.) Colorful condiments decorate my large plate: tomato chutney spiked with the local pepper called timur
strips of carrot and radish doused with chili
While attending to apple jam slowly cooking on a stove
An ammonite sculpture at the Shinta Mani Mustang bar
but just as importantly we are Marpha Thakalis,” she says
describing a hyperlocal social order endemic to the villages in Mustang
The Pannachans and Jwarchans are small in number
“But recently things have started to change
The young people of the village have started asking to marry outside Marpha: in Thini village
Kamala unsurprisingly serves multiple roles: head of a local women’s cooperative
Not that any of this keeps her from opening Apple Paradise every day at six in the morning—or doing her duty by friends old and new
On the morning of my departure from Mustang
She’s setting out on an auspicious ritual: to greet the newlyweds during their village wedding
“The first wedding in more than a year,” Kamala tells me
Yet she stops to make tea for us and does not leave until we do
Mustang’s history is a chronicle of intense physical hardship and spiritual striving
the symbols of which are mountains and monasteries
Those who mastered these high summits did so by first achieving self-mastery
reaching through prayer and meditation a higher realm of almost superhuman awareness and power
Their names still resonate throughout the land
and their deeds and discoveries form a distinctive spiritual-intellectual tradition: about the mind and body
it radiates a different mood from Marpha: wild
This village of 15 homesteads is the only place in Nepal that still espouses Bon
a shamanistic and pantheistic faith indigenous to Tibet
As we approach we see locals fording the river
bearing loads of groceries on their backs—the only way to bring goods to Lubra during the monsoon season
points to large cavities like teeth marks along the cliffs on the opposite bank
These are the mysterious “sky caves” found at many sites in Mustang: small niches that seem to have served
and places of refuge for women and children during wars
“Lu means ‘serpent,’ brak means ‘cliff’—the cliff of the serpent king,” says Gyaljen
pointing to a peculiar snakeskin pattern on the cliff face opposite the village
“This settlement was established in the 12th century by the great Tibetan lama Tashi Gyaltsen
He came across this place on his travels and subdued the evil serpent who ruled over it.”
who planted the 800-year-old walnut tree that stands at the entrance to Lubra
He found the site conducive to meditation and established a monastery up the hillside
away from the mountain’s edge and surrounded by apricot trees and stalks of pink hibiscus
Engraved on a stone outside is a left-facing swastika denoting well-being—the sacred symbol of Bon
as opposed to the right-facing swastikas of Tibetan Buddhism
including the adventures of Tashi Gyaltsen himself
The murals are rich with demons and snakes
whose gnashing jaws and flailing limbs represent the dark forces that threaten to engulf humans unless we choose freedom from spiritual bondage
Next to the altar with the Buddha statue is a large stone with an imprint of the lama’s foot; behind it
The Bon faith holds that everything has a soul: every tree
In the evening I meet Tsewang Gyurme Gurung
practitioners of traditional Tibetan medicine serving Jomsom and its neighborhood
who is now the head of the wellness center at Shinta Mani Mustang
He takes my pulse on both wrists with three fingers
He writes out a page of notes that accurately diagnoses my medical problems (back trouble
then works on my body with an hour-long massage
walk on pebbles for 15 minutes,” he commands
my heart is pumping furiously as I walk up a winding trail to Chhema Lake (“The Lake of Forgiveness”)
a natural lagoon that’s 12,500 feet above sea level
my iPhone reports that we have scaled the equivalent of 150 floors
walk like a yak—slow and steady.” This shard of timely advice comes from Sagrit Ranabhat
he comes across like a sort of sage bohemian
There’s no one on this trail but our group of four: me
the Nilgiri’s icy peaks blaze bright with midday light
its fissured slopes glinting with cascading water
The mountain has been around for much longer than humanity
and it took the collision of two continental plates to generate the force that thrust it this far into the sky
It changes appearance all the time; at Shinta Mani I love to wait for it at dawn when it slowly emerges from the darkness to fill up the sky
and again at dusk when it glows with the pearly light of the setting sun
it’s easy to understand why Hindus and Buddhists have long believed that the gods abide in these realms
a physical and spiritual landscape that tests its would-be residents
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Benjamin Lehmann has been appointed as general manager of Shinta Mani Angkor and Bensley Collection Pool Villas in Siem Reap
Lehmann has held senior roles with luxury brands in Thailand and Cambodia
He will be in charge of managing hotel operations and will also oversee the Shinta Mani Foundation that works with local villagers on the pillars of education
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As the popularity of drum & bass continues to rise stateside
new players are laying out all their cards
only now is it seeing a surge into the mainstream
Major stateside festivals have adopted the genre while social media sites like TikTok have helped it trend alongside a recent influx of drum & bass-influenced pop music
Although European artists have predominantly reaped the rewards up to this point
there are a handful of North American artists earning their keep as well
Bensley, Justin Hawkes and Kumarion are just a few to recently light the torch
is a a formidable showcase that weaves through a variety of drum & bass
Backing their star power is more than just raw talent, however. Their manager, Anthony Tedder, has given them an even bigger platform by providing them with a brand new place to release music: his new record label, BEACON
BEACON stands firmly by its name as a stable place for drum & bass artists to release music
"Out of all the mainstream dance music labels
there are a few that release drum & bass consistently," Tedder tells EDM.com
"One of the issues we frequently run into is scheduling and garnering interest in drum & bass tracks
All of those labels that release drum & bass only release a small percentage of their catalog as drum & bass
Our main goal is to create a space where drum & bass artists have a US imprint to get their music out in front of people."
is looking to push a more festival-oriented sound
"The purpose of BEACON is to provide a modern context for drum & bass in North America and create an access point to help people deepen their love or discover drum & bass," Tedder continues
"We want to pay homage to what the scene has had to offer over the past 30 or so years
many don’t know drum & bass has been around in the US essentially as long as it’s been around in other places
It’s important for us to acknowledge the cultural foundation that’s already been built."
BEACON looks to focus on North American talent as much as talent that hasn't been given as much attention across the pond
"We want to create an ecosystem for homegrown artists to flourish and garner the same success that international talent has gotten over here
We also want to extend opportunities to international artists who haven’t had the same exposure as some of the OGs so they can come over here
play shows and create a footprint in the States."
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Starcadian leaves behind a glimmering legacy and an unreleased album he called "the best" he'd ever produced
BEACON doesn't simply end at a label. Tedder's ideas extend much farther and he hopes the brand evolves into a cultural phenomenon
"BEACON is more than just a record label," he explains
"It’s a music and lifestyle brand that also releases music
The brand is meant to be the foundation for the modern drum & bass community in the US
I want our brand to be a source of positivity and use our brand as a place to further the culture."
Tedder's desire to advance the genre's influence doesn't just come from the talent on his artist management roster
but from a passion deeply rooted in his own experiences in electronic music
"I was at Electric Forest 2013 or 2014," he recalls
this is cool.' It took me back to a time in 2011 or 2012 when I saw Rusko and Sigma on tour and loved the fast-paced music I was hearing
It unlocked another side of dance music that I didn’t really know anything about."
"We’re seeing drum & bass booked at nearly every single festival in North America right now and with every additional one
it’ll just keep growing," he predicts
"I don’t see drum & bass as a fad or a sizzle in the pan
It’s something that’s grown slowly but surely after being supremely marginalized
I think that’ll compound until we see a full-on drum & bass festival in the US and more drum & bass artists playing the mainstage at festivals mixed in with other artists."
Not only has the festival circuit contributed to drum & bass' rapid rise to popularity at festival stages around North America
but social media and pop music have also leaned into the genre as well
"One of the most telling things leading to drum & bass' growth is seeing the trend of sped-up pop songs," he continues
"They’re taking a 140ish BPM pop tune and speeding it up to 160 and it goes viral on TikTok
People are passively listening to faster music and I think that plays into it
I can see it becoming something bigger and better than it ever has before
A great example is 'Strangers' by Kenya Grace
After getting into it people seek out what they’re listening to and passively listen to it more
Drum & bass has something for everyone and that’s what makes it stand the test of time."
the purpose of BEACON, Tedder says
"The main reason we’re starting this is that we’re seeing needs
I’ve been given so much by dance music and drum & bass and I’ve enjoyed the culture so much that I want to help create a community
and create new ways for it to be accessible to people."
Although BEACON is a fresh face on the block, Tedder and his team are well underway to developing something a blossoming North American scene desperately needs
He says more music is on the way throughout the rest of 2024
Artists interested in submitting demos to BEACON can find the label's form here.
showcasing why Bensley is a major player in the future of stateside drum & bass
who are leading the genre's stateside surge as WORSHIP
who believes that "there will be increased opportunities for drum & bass" for years to come
"All I Wanted" showcases the floatier side of Bensley's sound
As I sat on one of the benches, water droplets sparkled in the shimmering sun, birds were singing in the trees, and I noticed the warmth from my coffee cup as the steam rose into the cold air. Before other job interviews, via Zoom, I had paced around my flat nervously. Now, I was present, calm, and relaxed. I presented the best possible version of myself in that interview and secured the job.
So, what changed for me as I was sitting in that nature reserve?
When I began my role as an Assistant Psychologist at Dose of Nature, I realised that those minutes in the nature reserve were more than just a moment of calm – they were a demonstration of the profound impact nature can have on our mental well-being. In the role, I engaged with clients grappling with anxiety and depression, guiding them through immersive nature-based interventions designed to encourage mindfulness, reduce stress, and help them connect with the natural world.
It felt really good to be part of a team that genuinely believed in nature as a tool for improving mental health. I also got to share these ideas with local GPs and Clinical Commissioning Groups and collaborate with the London School of Economics on a study examining how the Dose of Nature model impacted well-being.
One of the most powerful and profound exercises I learned was to use nature as a metaphor. I would ask clients to go out and find something in nature that represents a feeling or experience from a stage in their life. This would allow individuals to externalise their emotions and experiences, making them easier to explore and understand. The natural elements provide tangible symbols for abstract feelings, facilitating deeper emotional insight and dialogue.
As I continue this journey, I'm excited to keep finding ways to weave nature into my work and make mental health care more creative and inclusive.
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Providence College has landed a commitment from a veteran guard with Final Four experience
Bensley Joseph will leave Miami for his last college season and join the Friars
He announced the decision on Friday afternoon on his personal social media accounts
Joseph is a Massachusetts native who prepped in Connecticut at Putnam Science
It’s a homecoming of sorts for the 6-foot-2 point man
who appeared in 105 career games with the Hurricanes
Joseph is a 37.9% shooter from 3-point range and raised his assist rate in each of his three seasons in Coral Gables
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Joseph started 27 games in 2023-24 and was the only Miami player to appear in all 32
3.4 assists and 1.5 steals in 31.4 minutes
Joseph scored in double figures in six of his last seven
including a season-high 21 points in a road loss at North Carolina
Joseph was a grassroots player with Expressions Elite and took part in the Peach Jam
the year-end championship event on the Nike circuit
He earned a four-star grade from various Internet scouting services and was a consensus top-130 player in his class
Rutgers and more before ultimately committing to the Hurricanes
Joseph’s first two seasons with Miami finished with deep NCAA Tournament runs
He played in 36 games for an Elite Eight team as a freshman
with the Hurricanes falling to eventual national champion Kansas in a regional final in Chicago
Miami lost again to the title winner last season — Connecticut pushed past them in the national semifinals in Houston
denying former Friars guard and Hurricanes coach Jim Larrañaga
Providence is coming off a 21-14 season and an NIT berth
The Friars lost Bryce Hopkins in early January to a left knee injury and fell short of the expected March Madness field for just the third time since the 2013-14 season
Providence coach Kim English spoke about the importance of adding winning players — along with several other topics — in a podcast appearance with The Field of 68 late Thursday night
“You see what it looks like — their willingness to do the things that translate to winning,” English said
“Getting a winning player is great — someone who’s been around winning culture
But there are so many different players out there.”
Joseph was among a handful of prospects whose names surfaced with the Friars over the last couple of weeks
Temple guard Hysier Miller carries a similar profile — one year of eligibility remaining and some needed experience on the ball
Providence is also a finalist for Chattanooga sophomore forward Sam Alexis
a rebounder and shot-blocker who can score in the paint
Joseph and Rutgers wing Gavin Griffiths were on campus for unofficial visits this week
The Friars missed on Tulsa guard PJ Haggerty
who committed to Memphis ahead of offers from Providence
Haggerty was the Rookie of the Year in the American Athletic Conference
breaking out with the Golden Hurricane after a redshirt season at TCU
Providence made what felt like a noticeable pivot to the 2025 class after securing Mela and losing a commitment from point guard Daquan Davis. The Friars received a pledge from five-star big man Oswin Erhunmwunse
one of the top-rated recruits they’ve landed in the Internet scouting era
Providence also hosted 2025 prospects Mikel Brown Jr.
Jamier Jones and Tee Bartlett either on campus or at games last season
“The young guys on your roster are still very
very important — the development of those guys.”
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I tasted what seemed like the most delicious papaya I'd ever eaten
The next day brought another equally sweet one
“The previous tenants planted papaya trees in the backyard,” she explained—we had recently moved into a new house
I felt grateful to taste the literal fruits of someone else’s labour—a gift that kept giving long after they had moved on
homegrown treasures taste far better than anything in the market
Our harvest is so abundant that it outpaces our consumption—now
every friend who visits leaves with papaya as a parting gift
Nurturing nature creates lasting abundance—giving far beyond ourselves to others and future generations
our planet desperately needs some TLC right now
The recent COP29 summit ended with a weak agreement that merely saved face
The outlook for future agreements remains bleak
and individual environmental actions are more crucial than ever
we showcase three of them: a hotel designer merging nature conservation with high art
an intrepid explorer raising awareness about marine ecosystems
and a distinctive Bali restaurant serving hyperlocal produce from their own farms
you'll know just where to dine—and rest assured
In the rarefied world of luxury hotel design
where opulence often defaults to marble and crystal chandeliers, Bill Bensley has carved out a singular reputation by breaking nearly every convention of high-end hospitality
his Bali- and Bangkok-based studios have executed more than 200 projects across Asia
each one challenging fundamental assumptions about what constitutes luxury in the 21st century
an American expatriate and Harvard graduate
has become one of Asia’s most influential design voices
though his work defies easy categorisation
His portfolio includes projects such as the Four Seasons Tented Camp in Thailand
where guests sleep in luxury accommodations inspired by 19th-century expeditions
as well as the Shinta Mani Wild in Cambodia
which is a pioneering conservation resort that employs former poachers as forest guardians
With headlines often highlighting the state-of-the-art research facilities onboard OceanX’s OceanXplorer
one may not realise that it is also a ship built for top-of-the-line media production
with Hollywood-standard equipment for filming and capturing photos of life underwater
A non-profit initiative by Dalio Philanthropies
a renowned American filmmaker and producer
With only 5 per cent of the world’s oceans explored by humans to date
OceanX’s vision is to educate and inspire people about the natural world below sea level through audiovisual storytelling
similar to the productions we are used to seeing in the film industry
the 87-metre-long OceanXplorer has been traversing the waters of Southeast Asia
studying its diverse marine life and ecosystems
During its brief stop in Singapore this September
we join the younger Dalio onboard the vessel to chat about the times he spent with his influential father
how he got into ocean conservation and his vision for OceanX
When most girls in her high school years were gushing over boys
Corinna Vistan was gushing over The Godfather and The Usual Suspects. Her passion for films and television shows emanated from her childhood
so it was inevitable that she would end up at De La Salle University to study film and later be behind one of the most successful movie franchises in the international entertainment industry—the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)
Vistan worked for Marvel Studios from Iron Man 2 to Avengers: Endgame
mostly on the short films that connect the pieces of the larger MCU
One that strikes her memory to this day was the music video for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
in which she had the iconic David Hasselhoff singing
“I have a lot of respect for independent filmmakers
but I think the great thing about Marvel was that they were able to tell stories that many people loved and could relate to,” Vistan shares with Tatler
“So much of what I learned of being able to tell a story that people could relate to no matter what culture they are from or who’s in front of the screen came from my experience in Hollywood for 16 years.”
“There is a major disconnect between the food we eat and its origins,” says Eelke Plasmeijer
co-chef-owner of Locavore NXT alongside his business partner Ray Adriansyah
“Hold up an ingredient in its rawest form
and the majority of people don’t recognise it.” Born in December 2023 out of the hope to bridge this gap between diners and the way food is cultivated
the multifaceted dining space is located just outside Ubud
From a fermentation lab and bee-keeping facilities to an edible rooftop jungle
Locavore NXT is the ultimate gourmand playground
“More than a sit-down dining experience
we offer an experiential one that showcases the different ways ingredients are grown and used,” explains Adriansyah
Bensley and Justin Hawkes share a unique experience when it comes to the drum & bass scene
riding front and centre as the home of drum & bass
it’s been known that both North American ravers and artists have – on occasion – felt a little left out of the mix
being slightly out of the mix does not mean in any way
shape or form that there isn’t a scene with an abundance of talent circulating
North America is home to many top-tier drum & bass artists including Winslow
actual T Pain – was championing on his live streams throughout the pandemic)
we take a step stateside to celebrate the collaboration of two brilliant North American artists
After taking their new track ‘Don’t Be Scared’ on the road
we thought we’d celebrate the wholesomeness by chucking them on a Zoom and getting them to interview each other
Incoming: Bensley & Justin Hawkes’ interview extravaganza
I’m on a lake vacation before heading to Europe for my debut European tour
Bensley: Justin and I actually just had a show in San Diego this weekend
I thought I was going to get some sleep before this but I didn’t
It was probably our sixth show together this year
Bensley: This is the first time we got to do a set each and then follow it up with a back-to-back
Is this something you’re moving forward with as a pair
Bensley: That was the last one we’re doing for a while
It’s something unique to North American artists right now
There’s not many of us on the world’s stage that have this kind of crossover so it’s nice to flex on that
when all the shows started popping up we knew that we should have a big tune for the end of our set so we quickly got into work mode and made ‘Don’t Be Scared’
I was blown away at how fast we got this one together when we weren’t even in the same room
We only sent it back and forth like 3 times
Justin: That’s what happens when you trust someone’s work
We both know what each other’s sound is and how we can reflect that in a 50/50 split sort of way
and obviously works well for you as a pair
Over to you guys to interview each other… who’s kicking off
Justine – what’s the funniest or strangest moment you’ve experienced while touring
my next question is: how has your uncle – Andrew Hellier – reacted to the viral success of ‘Better Than Gold’
How much does he know about the world of drum & bass
Justin Hawkes: Andrew has been such an inspiration to me as an artist and a musician
His first band Modern Yesterday was signed to Salt-N-Pepper’s label back in the 90s
they also came out with a great debut album
Having him in my family has been such a resource whilst getting into the music industry… so
He knew this song would come with some serious opportunities
he’s really proud of me and I’m very grateful for him
It’s great we got to connect on making the music video too
I don’t think he’s surprised about the track’s success though as he really believed in it
The track has actually opened some doors I didn’t expect to be opened too
I can’t talk about them yet though unfortunately…
Were you brought up in a pretty musical household then
a professional musician but my mum and my grandpa
were really into playing the piano and my grandpa was really into the jazz scene
which is where a lot of my influences come from
Justin Hawkes: Pete – how many cups do you have on your studio desk right now
Justin Hawkes: I gotta say that’s pretty rare
I feel like there’s either studios with eight/nine cups on the desk or it’s a singular minimalist look where the owner never
Bensley: I must be in that unique middle ground because it’s pretty dusty in here
Bensley: Justin – as a passionate collector of flat-brim cowboy hats
When can fans expect to see these hats integrated into your stage look
Justin Hawkes: I think you’ve really got to go with a hat that fits right
The kind you just know that when you’re head banging on stage and you’re sweating like crazy
You have to be careful with those little headbangs
one thing I didn’t expect from making country drum & bass was that everyone would start to expect me to wear a cowboy hat
I’m not sure I should really adopt it entirely as it’s a lot of pressure to put on a guy’s wardrobe
Bensley: I thoroughly enjoyed swapping outfits with you on our last show
and the buttoned up shirt for you… you pulled it off
it’s hard to always have new things to wear when you’re DJing
I had someone comment on Instagram the other day asking me why I’m wearing the same shirt as the show before
That’s actually the reason why I started wearing minimalist black shirts
It’s not like you’re going to buy a new shirt for every single show that you play
Bensley: I like it that people think that we are
Justin – I have a bit of a deeper question for you up next
what’s the most testing aspect of being an artist
The thing I’m experiencing the most right now is the overwhelming access that people have to you and the access that people require
I think a lot of people accidentally assume that self-employed artists are free all the time and making music all the time
The reality is that it’s busier than I could’ve ever expected
You have so much pressure on you to live up to other people’s expectations and to deliver on all of those things that people want
This is something that many artists don’t discuss publicly
The pressures that come with being an artist are not often witnessed or understood by fans
because we have a very instagram friendly persona online
there’s a constant battle between the music I want to be making and the music that I know people want to hear from me
I learned pretty early on that it’s pretty rare for people to excel in the music industry doing 100% what they want to do
there are always ways for you to be able to add your essence and still appeal to a wider audience or an audience that expects a certain sound from you
I just always struggle with the balance of ‘how much of this core idea am I willing to dilute in order to keep my career reaching new levels and reach more people’
you might have to drastically tailor your sound to appeal to different regions
Everyone moved onto other stuff but we should go back to stuff like Massive and utilise that
Bensley: That’s how I know how much the music sphere has changed and how long I’ve been doing this that something that was the standard when I was learning is now not used at all
Justin Hawkes: I’d say – most recently – Phase Plant by Kilohearts
It’s kind of the opposite to Massive where Massive is really excellent in making really in- the-box sounds
there are almost too many ways to create sound design
Paired with Kilohearts Snap Heap or Multipass
Second would be Black Box Analog Design HG-2 and last but not least
Bensley: Let’s wrap things up with one final question
Justin… What is your favourite thing about doing b2b sets with me
I actually love doing a back-to-back with you because I think it’s an amazing opportunity for two people who have been really under the radar and out of the world’s view for a long time
It’s basically an opportunity to team up with someone who has had a parallel experience of the music industry to me
We have been in this niche corner of artistry
for the last 10 years and there’s not a lot of other people in the drum & bass world that have had our shared experience
and being able to show an often overlooked place when it comes to drum & bass – North America – off to the world
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enzymes are added to milk that cause it to curdle
separating the liquid whey from the solid curds,\" says Theresa Gentile
spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Manufacturers pasteurize and dry the whey to form a powder.\"
Whey isolate undergoes even more processing to remove more of the fat
\"Whey protein isolate is higher in protein and lower in fat and carbs than concentrate,\" says Kylie Bensley, registered dietitian and founder of Sulini Nutrition
\"It also contains less lactose so may be more appropriate and tolerable for people with lactose intolerance and sensitivities
but isolate does tend to be more expensive.\"
The profile of whey isolate means it may be a better choice if you're using it to help with weight loss
and since protein causes fullness—known as satiety—it’s often a go-to source for weight loss goals [because of the generally higher protein content],\" says Bensley
But Bensley stresses that consuming protein powder alone will not cause weight loss and you need to be in a calorie deficit
\"What is important is how you utilize your protein,\" says Bensley
\"Protein powder alone will not make you stronger
taking protein powder can promote increased muscle mass strength,\" says Bensley
She said that whey isolate is better for building muscle because it has a higher protein content
\"Whey protein isolate contains over 90% pure protein content with under 1% lactose or milk fat
Whey protein concentrate can offer anywhere between 10-15% protein content per serving with over 50% lactose and almost 2% fat,\" says Bensley
Whey isolate is more expensive than whey protein because it undergoes more processing to purify the protein
The end result is that it has more protein per scoop
which is why it costs more than whey concentrate
Whey is the most popular type of protein powder
but it's available as concentrate or isolate
If you buy protein powder, the odds are it will be whey protein—for instance, most of my recommendations in the best protein powder for weight loss contain whey protein
But there are two main types of whey protein: concentrate and isolate
but better will depend on you and your goals
To help you figure out which is best for you I've spoken to two expert dietitians for a whey protein concentrate versus whey isolate head-to-head
separating the liquid whey from the solid curds," says Theresa Gentile
Manufacturers pasteurize and dry the whey to form a powder."
is a national spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
She is the coordinator of the home enteral nutrition program at Maimonides Medical Center and owns a nutrition consulting practice
She previously served as an adjunct faculty member at CUNY Brooklyn College and has earned the Distinguished Dietitian of the Year Award from the Greater New York Dietetic Association
"Whey protein isolate is higher in protein and lower in fat and carbs than concentrate," says Kylie Bensley, registered dietitian and founder of Sulini Nutrition
"It also contains less lactose so may be more appropriate and tolerable for people with lactose intolerance and sensitivities
but isolate does tend to be more expensive."
About our expertKylie BensleySocial Links NavigationRegistered dietitianKylie Bensley is a highly-regarded clinical dietitian with a wealth of expertise in nutrition
Bensley has spent over a decade working in renowned medical facilities in Boston and Cambridge
she has provided invaluable guidance to patients recovering from surgery
establishing herself as a leading and trusted authority in the field
and since protein causes fullness—known as satiety—it’s often a go-to source for weight loss goals [because of the generally higher protein content]," says Bensley
"What is important is how you utilize your protein," says Bensley
"Protein powder alone will not make you stronger
taking protein powder can promote increased muscle mass strength," says Bensley
"Whey protein isolate contains over 90% pure protein content with under 1% lactose or milk fat
Whey protein concentrate can offer anywhere between 10-15% protein content per serving with over 50% lactose and almost 2% fat," says Bensley
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she has worked as a writer and editor for some of the bestselling newspapers
magazines and websites in the US and UK.
She is also a qualified L3 personal trainer and weight loss advisor, and helps women over 40 navigate menopause by improving their physical and mental strength. At Maddy Biddulph Personal Training
she runs one-to-one and small group training for menopausal women who want to get fit to ease symptoms and feel like themselves again
The Slate Phuket has launched a Design Your Home package that allows guests to recreate their vacation experience in their own living space
care of world-renowned designer Bill Bensley
The package invites guests to take home the stunning
one-of-a-kind interiors by Bensley when they check out
These include plush beds to intricate chandeliers
bespoke black bathtubs and statement pieces of The Slate’s rooms
“The Slate was Bill Bensley’s first hotel in Phuket
and the design resonates so deeply with guests that we are often asked if they can buy the beautiful pieces to take home,” The Slate owner
“It’s about living a life that feels like a holiday
Each of the design elements was chosen not only for their beauty
I’m thrilled to offer guests the chance to take that feeling home with them.”
and a deeply personal connection to local cultures
Bensley’s creations leave a lasting impression on the soul
providing a sense of joy and playfulness that makes every day feel special
Owning these designs allows people to infuse their homes with the same spirit of exploration and beauty that is captured at The Slate
It’s about living in a space that tells a story
The Design Your Home package includes the king-size Slate bed and luxurious bedding
plus a two-night stay in a luxury pool villa with daily in-villa breakfast
a private meeting with the chef to tailor your menu
an indulgent Coqoon Rebirth massage for two
a private Pilates or Muay Thai boxing session and more
All this for just THB 1,000,000 or just over $44,500
The team at The Slate will also include shipping and insurance free of charge for anyone who purchases the package
The Slate’s stunning Stockroom also sells the resort’s bold black bathtubs
to infuse your home with a sense of style and sophistication
It is one of the world’s most unique resort stores
thanks to Krystal’s passion for curating local and international talent including artists
What sets The Stockroom apart is its commitment to craftsmanship and creativity
with an emphasis on originality and quality
The boutique highlights bespoke items that are often exclusive to The Slate
offering guests the chance to purchase one-of-a-kind creations that reflect the cultural and artistic heritage of Phuket and beyond
reflecting The Slate’s industrial-chic aesthetic
with nods to Phuket’s tin mining history
The immersive atmosphere invites guests to explore each item as if they were uncovering hidden treasures
Unlike typical resort shops that often focus on mass-produced souvenirs
The Stockroom offers a personalised and unique shopping experience
said: “Our goal is to make every guest feel like they’re living in a dream
This is better than a traditional souvenir – it’s a lifestyle upgrade.”
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