Posts by Lynne Konstantin
Editor’s Picks – Dec. 21-31
Celebrate your time off with these parties and events you don’t want to miss. Lynne Konstantin Arts & Life Editor DEC. 21-22: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE We love Christmas time at the Redford Theatre. This week, a Christmas story for everyone — take a trip back in time at the historic theater, opened in 1928,…
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At Home: Editor’s Picks From Fishs Eddy
A few of our favorite things from Fishs Eddy. Lynne Konstantin Arts & Life Editor Julie Gaines and Dave Lenowitz had just opened a small antiques shop in New York City’s Gramercy Park when they came across an upstate hamlet called Fishs Eddy — and they had their name that proved as charmingly quirky and…
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Editor’s Picks – Dec. 14-23
You don’t want to miss these upcoming shows Lynne Konstantin Arts & Life Editor DEC. 16 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Meet the lovely singing Belle (played by Mikki Frank), make a stained-glass craft, have a snack and watch Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (created by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice) on the big…
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The Country’s Largest Baking Company Removes Kosher Certification From Most Breads And Rolls
Lynne Konstantin Bimbo Bakeries USA — the largest baking company in the U.S. as producer of brands including Arnold, Sara Lee, Stroehmann, Freihofer’s and more — will be removing kosher certification from nearly all of its bread and rolls, JTA reports. Two of its major brands, Entenmann’s and Thomas, will remain certified. “Removing the kosher…
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Handcrafted
A look behind the inspiration of designer Michael Aram — who is heading to Macy’s Somerset. Lynne Konstantin Arts & Life Editor Michael Aram’s heritage runs deep inside him. “Food, language, religious traditions, a sense of family — and also a sense of being ‘different’ — all contributed to my cultural identity,” he says. The…
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Gift Guide – Gifted!
Give great gifts to everyone on your list. Lynne Konstantin Arts & Life Editor Her Him Kids
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Gifts That Give To Beaumont Children’s
A Roundup of great gifts that benefit Beaumont Children’s, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Beaumont Children’s is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in Southeast Michigan. Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) is a nonprofit organization that relies on the generosity of others to support its children’s programs. Most of the donations are raised one dollar at…
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Home For The Holiday
Franklin designer Michele Saulson welcomes us to her lush, modern Thanksgiving table. Lynne Konstantin Arts & Life Editor | Brett Mountain Photographer Michele Saulson doesn’t just love beautiful things. She loves to make things beautiful — and she has a gift for it. She has even made a few businesses out of it. Armed with…
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Beloved Jewish Camps Destroyed by Woolsey Fire
By Lynne Konstanin The massive Woolsey Fire that has ravaged Malibu, Thousand Oaks and other nearby areas of California have also devastated the Jewish community. Three beloved Jewish camps — the Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps, the Shalom Institute in Malibu and Ilan Ramon Day School in Agoura Hills — have been mostly destroyed. “There’s a…
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Dear Mrs. Blume: We Can’t Wait For Margaret
After half a century of fighting off Hollywood offers, beloved children’s and tweens’ author Judy Blume has finally agreed to a movie version of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Blume’s books were the friends that girls would turn to when they couldn’t talk to their moms — she knew all of their secrets.…
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