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Amy Greeson—Pharmacist and Healer
Monday, March 5th, 2012
by Claire McCurdy on Living Around
In Western cultures, people go to a pharmacy for medicine. But in far flung places around the world—the Amazon, Belize, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Madagascar, Papua
Handcrafted Treasures from Peru
Sunday, November 6th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Shopping Around
Artisans from Peru are known for crafting home furnishings, jewelry, apparel, and accessories that are really works of art. But you don’t have to travel
Patricia Grace Stevens and Elena Agostinis:
Peoria Emporium—A Creative Collaboration
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
The multi-faceted Patricia Grace Stevens (above, left) studied at Indiana University where she majored in nursing, but found time to take jewelry design. She became
Tiny Hiney—Chic Fashion for the Playground Set
Sunday, November 14th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Danya Minyan and Zipora McDougald met as mommies at a Playgroup in Portland, Oregon, April 2010. They got to talking, as mommies do, about sleep and
Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans
Friday, September 25th, 2009
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
The world of photography permanently changed with the U.S. publication, in 1959, of Robert Frank’s book The Americans. Fifty years later, the book, now celebrated
Before Kids and After Kids!
Saturday, June 27th, 2009
by Woman Around Town on Living Around
By Tammy Kling Standing at a kids birthday party one Saturday, I overheard a mother use the words before kids . . . to start
The Amazing Race: Visiting Seven Continents
Friday, March 20th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Ellen FitzSimons has truly journeyed to the ends of the earth and back. In thirty years, her travels have taken her across six continents to
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