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Woman Around Town: Candace Straight’s
“Brand” Production

Monday, February 4th, 2013
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Your challenge in talking with Candace (“Candy”) Straight is determining where you’d like to keep the conversation’s focus. In a career that’s included senior roles

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Woman Around Town: Tina Huber –
Sunshine and Creativity

Monday, January 21st, 2013
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Co-creator of Madpax Tina Huber, “We put the punk, passion, and purpose in backpacks,” greets people with one of the sunniest smiles west of the

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Woman Around Town: Lesli Foster –
WUSA9’s Anchor in a Consumer Storm

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
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Lesli Foster, WUSA9’s news anchor and consumer reporter, recently took a vacation day, but there was no time to relax. Up at six, she got

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Woman Around Town: Carole J. Bufford –
Happiest On Stage

Monday, January 7th, 2013
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In Lincolnton, the one-stoplight Georgia town where everyone knew everyone else, Carole J. Bufford was the four year-old who spontaneously stood on a church pew

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We Salute Our 2012 Women Around Town

Monday, December 31st, 2012
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Actresses, artists, singers, news women, authors, a Cosmo girl, a Real Housewife, a real estate mogul who swims with the sharks, and a coach behind

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Woman Around Town: Carol Wallace – Imagining Downton Abbey

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
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As those of us on this side of the pond eagerly anticipate season three of the award-winning Downton Abbey, it was a real treat to

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Woman Around Town: E. Faye Butler – Pulling No Punches
In Arena Stage’s Pullman Porter Blues

Thursday, December 6th, 2012
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When people ask me why I enjoy writing so much, the big reason that always springs to my mind first is that I get to

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Woman Around Town: Kate White –
Embracing Change After Cosmo

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
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It might be hard to imagine walking away from a job that gives you access to a closet full of designer clothing, runway shows, endless

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