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If given a choice between a designer purse or a new camera lens, Susan Thomas would pick the lens every time. A girl can never have enough camera equipment, in her opinion. “In fact, I don’t own any designer purses,” she laughed. “But I own a lot of ...

For a long time Aura Jones kept her fashion designs behind closed doors. She’s a little shy, and making clothing was a hobby. “My own family didn’t know I designed clothes,” said Ms Jones, originally from Lisbon, Portugal. “Then, three months ago, I...

Pete and Annesa Saunders didn’t set out on a 500-mile walk to develop greater patience. They walked the Camino Francés trail from France to Spain last month to raise $25,000 for Impact Mentoring Academy. The joy they got from learning to stop and s...

It’s not always easy for Cynthia Dias to stay positive. The 62-year-old has spent the past seven years battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Sometimes, when she tried to relax, anxious thoughts rocketed around her mind. Four years ago, she found peace through...

Alice Bean is a bit shy and never liked surprises much. But some are better than others. Last month she was blown away when her granddaughter, Michela Outerbridge, surprised her with a lunch at Bella Vista Bar and Grill in Southampton. Many of her s...

Chineza Augustus loved watching her mother sew. She would try to follow along, repurposing old pairs of jeans as her mom made clothes for the family. Fashion design had piqued Rosina Santucci’s interest but she had become a hairdresser instead. “Now ...

After a week in rural Honduras, Sophie Froud has a new appreciation for indoor plumbing. Outhouses were the norm in the remote villages she visited, and there was no running water. “When I got to Miami on my way back to Bermuda on Sunday it was a rea...

Mary Smith was 8 when she had her first drink. It was an accident. She took the miniature bottle from her grandfather’s bar, thinking it was soda. “It was a pretty green bottle,” she said. “Once I got that warm, fuzzy feeling, I knew it was alcohol.”...

Out of the blue Jeff Payne’s wife, Jo, issued him a challenge. “Write me a story,” she said. Mr Payne hadn’t written anything creative since high school, but he gladly took up the gauntlet. “Right away I knew exactly the type of person I wanted to wr...

It’s not easy eavesdropping on a dolphin. Marine mammal biologist Frants Jensen spent all Wednesday searching for dolphin chitchat. The ocean was rough, there was a torrential downpour and no sign of dolphins. “We probably travelled 90 miles,” said t...