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Girl Rising Raises Hard Questions, Inspires Action
Friday, March 15th, 2013
by Marti Sichel on Playing Around
“What if a girl’s life could be more? What if a mother’s hopes could mean something? Each of our stories pivot on a single moment;
Woman Around Town: Jill Iscol—Her Heart’s on Fire
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
by Esther Cohen on Woman Around Town
Visiting Jill Iscol, in her elegant Fifth Avenue apartment, is an unexpected New York surprise. An educator, activist, foundation director and now author of a new,
Newseum’s Pictures of the Year Exhibit: Moments Immortalized in the Camera Lens
Monday, October 10th, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
You just have to live and life will give you pictures.—Henri Cartier-Bresson Among the many attractions at the Newseum on Pennsylvania and 6th Avenue is
Woman Around Town: Introducing Emily Bergl
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
Sitting with Emily Bergl in the Oak Room Supper Club at The Algonquin Hotel where she’ll open September 30, I look around at the tables
Building a School in Haiti for $25,000
Sunday, December 5th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Like so many Americans, John Cancro was torn apart watching the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. “I didn’t go there, and it haunted me,” he
Woman Around Town: Barbara Isenberg—
Runs A Toy Company With A Heart
Sunday, July 4th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
“ I wanted to have a first friend for my small son to bond with….the image of Christopher Robin dangling Winnie the Pooh danced in
Tragedy in Haiti—Books that Shed Light
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
The world’s eyes are now focused on Haiti. As the death toll rises, experts look back on Haiti’s history. Why has this island experienced such
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