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Surviving Grace: Trish Vradenburg’s
Art for a Cause on Wednesday, October 10th

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
by Martha Kepner on Living Around

D.C. is many things to many people. The nation’s capital; the seat of U.S. political power; home. And while not everyone who comes to D.C.

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The Why Not? Philosophy: How Lisa Black-Cohen Got
Marvin, Wycliffe, Angela and Disney on Her Project

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012
by Lisa Black-Cohen on Living Around

Why not? Why not secure the rights for an award-winning children’s book from publishing giant Simon and Schuster, convert the book into an animated film,

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Bully: Forget the Rating—See the Film with a Child

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

Lee Hirsch was bullied as a child and wanted other children to avoid that fate. So he set out to make a film that would

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Fashion Week Exclusive: A Backstage Look at Eighteenth

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
by Gina Tron on Living Around

Alexa Galler debuted her collection entitled Eighteenth at Eyebeam Studio during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. What made her line stand apart from some of the other

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Coming Home

Sunday, July 31st, 2011
by Stacey Walz on Living Around

It is the afternoon of June 29, 2011 and I’m standing in my vacant German flat. The movers left just minutes earlier with our countless

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Homes Still Cost Too Much?

Monday, July 13th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around

By John F. Wasik You would think with home prices still dropping like hailstones in most areas, that homes would be bargains. The present buyer’s

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No — Just Say It?

Sunday, June 14th, 2009
by Woman Around Town on Living Around

By Claire Shipman and Katty Kay Once you’ve tamed your inner-guilt monster, you are ready to welcome that most wonderful of words into your vocabulary.

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