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Scenes from New York: On the Run

Sunday, April 29th, 2012
by Annie Sferrazza on Living Around

Over the past several years, I’ve been amazed at how much of New York I’ve discovered during my daily runs. I found some fantastic restaurants,

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Finding the Fun in Connecticut’s Fairfield County

Friday, April 27th, 2012
by Debra Kirouac on Living Around

Raising a child is expensive. Raising a child in lower Fairfield County, one of the wealthiest counties in the nation, is almost prohibitively so. This

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The New American Dreamer: Finding Your Compass 2.0

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
by Jason Veduccio on Living Around

Now that you have dared to dream and STOPPED before starting, it’s time to find your compass, in other words, a new direction. Figuring out

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Drinking Tuscany: Visiting a Castle in the Air

Saturday, April 21st, 2012
by Jordana Landres on Living Around

Nestled within Tuscany’s mountainous region is the Castello del Trebbio Winery, a half-hour drive from downtown Florence. As we approached the beautiful castle, the surrounding

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How Quirky is That? 5 of the Strangest Kitchen Items You’ve Ever Seen

Saturday, April 21st, 2012
by Valerie Albarda on Living Around

Have you ever walked into a store, looked at a product and thought to yourself, “Who in their right mind would buy that?” Surprisingly, there

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Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show

Friday, April 20th, 2012
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Living Around

This is the final weekend of the Bronx Botanical Garden’s spectacular “Orchid Show.” Highlights include Patrick Blanc’s Vertical Gardens — walls of orchids that dazzle

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Out of Africa—My Adventure with Lions,
Tigers, and a Teenage Daughter

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Living Around

It was getting into the eighth hour and I was starting to get a bit fidgety. I’ve done seven-hour flights, even eight, but I was

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The New American Dreamer: STOP Before You START

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
by Jason Veduccio on Living Around

Are you discouraged with the progress of your career? Perhaps what you are doing now is not the career path you had hoped you would

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