Actress Maria Bello and We Advance

By: Mary Fran Bontempo When you think of the lovely actress, Maria Bello, you may think of her starring turns in movies like Coyote Ugly, The Cooler, and 2010's  heartbreaking Beautiful Boy. What you probably don't think of is the poverty and devastation in some of the world's worst and most dangerous slums in Haiti. But that's exactly what Bello wants you to think of when her name comes up. That, and the [...]

2018-10-30T09:48:10-04:00April 5th, 2013|0 Comments

The Stinky Cheese Trend

by Chrysa Smith It's been awhile since I wrote about food, and quite frankly, I miss it. Actually, the truth of the matter is that since I've been doing Weight Watchers the good news is that I've lost 20 lbs so far. The bad news is that I've been limiting my eating out (not to mention wine intake). I don't know how many times I've studied a restaurant menu for something that is [...]

2018-10-30T09:48:11-04:00April 4th, 2013|0 Comments

An Amended Spring Cleaning

  By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. It’s Spring. (Yes, I know it shouldn’t be capitalized, but after this never-ending winter, I’m giving Spring props.) And while “In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” (thank you, Lord Tennyson), in my version, a middle-aged woman’s fancy heavily turns to thoughts of spring cleaning. (No caps because I [...]

2018-10-30T09:48:13-04:00April 2nd, 2013|0 Comments
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