Woman of the Year!

10 weeks, five designers, one poodle, two facial parties, one street stroll, two wine tastings, one clothing swap, countless prayers, many sleepless nights, one cinco de mayo celebration, dozens of volunteers, teams of supporters, $70,000 in cash, $40,000 in kind donations, and one Woman of the Year! That would be me. Thank you to everyone…

Wellness: Israel: Enabling Inspiration, Special Trips for Special Needs

Wellness: Israel: Enabling Inspiration, Special Trips for Special Needs

by Janet Bein A native-born Israeli, Eli is a tall, broad-shouldered man, with a short, graying beard. He lives in the rural village of Benjamina (between Haifa and Tel Aviv), likes to wear jeans, and looks like a cross between a kibbutznik and a rabbi. For more than fifteen years, Eli has worked in the…

Style: Glasgow, Scotland: My Expensive Habit

Style: Glasgow, Scotland: My Expensive Habit

by Michelle McDermott Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Escada and Diesel are a small sample of international design labels worn on the streets of Glasgow. Recently this “Style Capital of Scotland” has seen a dramatic upsurge in the number of boutique hotels, and I’ve made it my personal mission to stay in all of them—an expensive…