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Woman Around Town: Shelley White – Dressing Stars
From Boardwalk Empire, Motown, Big Fish, and Others
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
When Shelley White was a high school student in Arlington, Virginia in the 1980s, she liked to shop at Classic Clothing, a popular vintage store
G.W. Bailey’s Closer Confession: “The Sunshine Kids Changed My Life”
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
“Wasn’t that gorgeous?” G.W. Bailey took time out from filming the first season of Major Crimes, TNT’s followup to The Closer, to talk about a
Tony Denison aka Andy Flynn Talks AboutThe Closer, Major Crimes, and Provenza (G.W. Bailey)
Monday, July 16th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
They are Abbott and Costello, yin and yang, Frick and Frack. They have even inspired a nickname, “Flyvenza.” While Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson played
Goodbye Brenda: 10 Reasons We Love The Closer
Monday, July 9th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Brenda Leigh Johnson, aka Kyra Sedgwick, will say her last, “Thank you, thank you very much,” this summer, as the TNT hit drama comes to
In the Career Race, What Happens When the Woman Wins?
Monday, August 30th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Deputy Chief Brenda Lee Johnson, a.k.a., The Closer, is in the running to become Police Chief in Los Angeles, the first woman to hold the
The High Cost of Medical Care—For Your Pet
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
My five year-old cat, Brett (pictured above), recently had surgery. He had a problem common in male cats, stones in his bladder. The medical care
Ready to Confess? Chief Brenda Lee Is Ready to Listen
Sunday, June 14th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Why do we love Brenda Lee Johnson, the tough, no-nonsense LAPD Deputy Chief played by Kyra Sedgwick? Just as the summer rerun season begins, we
Celebrity Spotting, New York Style
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
By Charlene Giannetti Years ago, I was on an elevator with a co-worker when he struck up a conversation with a fellow passenger. When the
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