One Thing

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  Sam Sisakhti’s Stuff

  25 August, 2012 | Good | Kara Baskin

  As any aspiring designer will tell you, breaking into the fashion industry can seem like an impossible feat (one tougher than the wackiest Project Runway challenge). Sam Sisakhti wants to change that.…

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  Barbara Lee’s Stuff

  27 July, 2012 | Good | Kara Baskin

  The Cambridge-based Barbara Lee Family Foundation and Barbara Lee Political Office are the brainchildren of their eponymous founder, a political powerhouse and unflappable feminist committed to ensuri…

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  Brian Coleman’s Stuff

  09 July, 2012 | Good | Kara Baskin

  Brian Coleman has a record collection that would make even the most well-stocked DJ swoon. The marketing maven, writer, and hip-hop fiend runs his own PR and event-management agency, Good Road, which …

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  David Nicholas’s Stuff

  29 June, 2012 | Good | Scott Kearnan

  Makeup specialist David Nicholas has beautified countless stars, from modern trendsetters like Sarah Jessica Parker to screen legends like Tony Curtis. And alongside husband and co-president David Mir…

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  Gregory Maguire’s Stuff

  15 June, 2012 | Good | Scott Kearnan

  In his most famous novel, Wicked, best-selling author Gregory Maguire explored the universe of L. Frank Baum’s Oz books from the perspective of the Wicked Witch, turning the green-skinned villainess i…

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  Nirva Derbekyan’s Stuff

  03 June, 2012 | Get | Scott Kearnan

  Fashion designer Nirva Derbekyan uses elegant, flowing, and über-feminine fabrics to create each season’s eye-catching collection. But those aren’t the only textiles she loves: Derbekyan also has a so…

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  Christine Pallotta’s Stuff

  04 May, 2012 | Good | Miles Howard

  When you’re en route to the Bruins game and craving something more savory and substantial than a corrugated hamburger, Christine Pallotta has you covered. Together with her sister, Carla, she leapt fr…

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  Nicole Russo’s Stuff

  22 April, 2012 | Good | Scott Kearnan

  Nicole Russo is a powerhouse Boston publicist — so it’s fitting that she once found herself in the middle of one of America’s biggest media firestorms. Before becoming a bigwig in Hub hospitality PR, …

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  Jackson Cannon’s Stuff

  23 March, 2012 | Good | Adam Tokarz

  “I don’t have a lot of downtime,” admits Jackson Cannon, laughing. It’s hard to imagine that he would. Cannon juggles demanding duties at a Kenmore Square trifecta: he’s bar director at Eastern Standa…

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  Andrew Cabot’s Stuff

  09 March, 2012 | Good | Kara Baskin

  There’s an old poem about the city’s famed Brahmins: “And this is good old Boston/The home of the bean and the cod/Where the Lowells talk only to Cabots/And the Cabots talk only to God.” Fortunately, …

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  Paul Wahlberg’s Stuff

  13 February, 2012 | One Thing | Scott Kearnan

  Photo: NATALIA BOLTUKHOVA He comes from one of Boston's most famous families of entertainers. But unlike brothers Mark and Donnie, Paul Wahlberg does his best work in Hingham, not Hollywood. He ente…

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  Chris Lambton’s Stuff

  30 January, 2012 | One Thing | Scott Kearnan

  Photo: MICHAEL DISKINAs anyone who has battled with a significant other over the thermostat can attest, sleeping temperature is a major source of contention in relationships. (Usually he's hot, she's …

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  Katie Boyd’s Stuff

  16 January, 2012 | One Thing | Scott Kearnan

  Photo: MICHAEL DISKIN On the Style Network show Wicked Fit, bold and brash (and sometimes crass) trainer Katie Boyd seems better suited for a kickboxing class than a tea party. But off-camera, Boyd'…

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  Sirry Berndsen’s Stuff

  26 December, 2011 | One Thing | Kara Baskin

  Photo: MICHAEL DISKINIt's easy to overthink things at year's end. Maybe it's the excessive bubbly that makes us emotional. Whatever the reason, we tend to turn reflective and search for guidance on ho…

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  Chris Damian's Stuff

  12 December, 2011 | One Thing | Kara Baskin

  Photo: MICHAEL DISKINRestaurateur Chris Damian is a true Renaissance man. Not only is he a driving force behind the Legendary Restaurant Group - surely you've hoisted a margarita at Papagayo or swille…

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  TJ and Hadley Douglas’s Stuff

  28 November, 2011 | One Thing | Kara Baskin

  Photo: MICHAEL DISKIN Theirs is a true Boston love story: TJ and Hadley Douglas met almost a decade ago on Marathon Monday. He was working at Back Bay's late Vox Populi; she was jumping on its couche…

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  Erwin Ramos’s Stuff

  14 November, 2011 | One Thing | Scott Kearnan

  Photo: MICHAEL DISKIN After a long, loud, chaotic night in the kitchen, most chefs would kill for a little peace and quiet. Not Erwin Ramos. Once the last clang of kitchenware subsides, Ramos heads d…

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  William George’s Stuff

  31 October, 2011 | One Thing | Cheryl Fenton

  Photo: NATALIA BOLTUKHOVA William George is no stranger to beauty. After all, the founder of James Joseph salons has been keeping locals well-coiffed for decades - but before he wielded a hairbrush, …

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  Dave Ralph’s Stuff

  17 October, 2011 | One Thing | Kara Baskin

  Photo: MICHAEL DISKIN Dave Ralph leads a charmed life: he lives in quaint New Hampshire with his wife and son, yet he also jets into the city each night to oversee Royale, the Tremont Street nightc…

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  Tiffani Faison’s Stuff

  03 October, 2011 | One Thing | Scott Kearnan

  Photo: MICHAEL DISKINChef Tiffani Faison is a reality-TV veteran. But in everyday life, the Top Chef alum would rather hang with co-stars straight out of a kids' show: Faison is a major Muppets fan, …

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