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To My One and Only Grandpa, Grandpa Tony

You have been gone 13 years. They say 13 is a lucky number in Italy! (…according to Stephanie anyway!) I hope you’ve been whooping people at cards up there in Heaven. It doesn’t feel like you’ve been gone this long, even though it makes me sad that we say we’re going to Grandma’s when we go to … Continue reading

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City Girl Spotlight: Kelly Cutrone

Better known as the evil lady in black from shows like The Hills and The City, Kelly Cutrone is one of the most feared female publicist’s in the fashion industry and every air-headed fashionista’s worst nightmare. Her call-’em-like-I-see-’em attitude is sometimes perceived as mean-spirited and tyrannical, but her success is indisputable. People’s Revolution, Cutrone’s fashion … Continue reading