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Orlando Bloom on Dyslexia

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
by Aimee Garn on Living Around

The actor Orlando Bloom has starred in four of the ten top-grossing movies of the past decade, which include films in The Lord of the

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Lynn Jawitz—Floral Artisan in New York

Sunday, June 6th, 2010
by Aimee Garn on Living Around

Florisan, the event planning and floral design business owned by Lynn Jawitz, is a name that combines “floral” and “artisan,” which together describe Jawitz’s unique

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Become a Parent in Action

Sunday, May 30th, 2010
by Aimee Garn on Living Around

How does a parent prevent a child from trying alcohol and drugs? It’s tough in an environment where peer pressure and cultural influences seem overwhelming.

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Flight 33 Is Still Circling

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
by Aimee Garn on Living Around

I first thought about time travel in 1961, when I saw a Twilight Zone episode called “The Odyssey of Flight 33,” in which a plane

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College Life in an Era of Disconnection and Excess

Monday, May 17th, 2010
by Aimee Garn on Living Around

Whoever thought that Animal House would seem quaint and innocent? Toga parties, beer kegs, food fights— the 1978 film’s depiction of life on campus is

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Beautiful Music Down East: The Bar Harbor Music Festival

Sunday, May 9th, 2010
by Aimee Garn on Playing Around

New York music lovers, who live in a city famed for rich and varied cultural offerings, are also well situated to take advantage of the

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New York Childhood in the Olden Days: Nostalgic Look Back

Thursday, April 8th, 2010
by Aimee Garn on Living Around

“The Olden Days,” a phrase that my daughters used when they were young, amalgamates wildly different times in the past. In New York City’s Olden

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Woman Around Town: Cynthia Remec of BoardAssist

Sunday, March 7th, 2010
by Aimee Garn on Woman Around Town

Cynthia Remec’s ingenious concept for BoardAssist grew out of a life-changing experience: her survival of a near fatal car accident ten years ago. At the

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