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Five Places for Holiday Magic This Christmas

Monday, December 5th, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Living Around

Washington D.C is one of the most beautiful and exciting cities in the world. It has a magic and glamour uniquely its own; and that

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Woman Around Town: Amanda Foreman—
British View of the Civil War

Monday, July 11th, 2011
by Robin Weaver on Woman Around Town

This year as we mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War, there’s no better place to get a fresh perspective

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Woman Around Town: Louise Mirrer—Making History Matter

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
by Robin Weaver on Woman Around Town

Louise Mirrer, CEO and President of the New York Historical Society (NYHS), wrote her Ph.D. dissertation based on a mid-14th century Spanish chronicle that focused

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Dining, Shopping, and Racing Around in Saratoga Springs

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around

By Charlene Giannetti There’s no better place to be in August than Saratoga Springs. The city boasts the nation’s oldest continuously operating thoroughbred racetrack, an

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Woman Around Town: Catherine Blomstrom—Carpenter

Sunday, June 21st, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town

By Charlene Giannetti Most women know how to hammer a nail into a wall. (OK, maybe not all women). Catherine Blomstrom’s skills go way beyond

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