Archives
Woman Around Town Celebrates
Five New York Press Club Awards
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
The New York Press Club gathered on June 13 at the Water Club to honor great writing and Woman Around Town was among those singled
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
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.
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
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
Mean Girls: The Evolution
Sunday, January 24th, 2010
by Aimee Garn on Living Around
For one year, a few decades ago, I was a very mean girl. I stopped speaking to my best friend, Sandy; I turned away when
Goodbye, School Days! (Hello? Did Anyone Hear Us?)
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
by Aimee Garn on Living Around
Last year, when my younger daughter graduated from high school, our family wrapped up fifteen years as participants at three different schools. We left with
Uncovering the Private World of Teens
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
by Pamela Weinberg on Living Around
By Pamela Weinberg Do you know where your teen goes on Saturday night? Is binge drinking something that high schoolers do here in the city?
Join in the Conversation
Washington DC
