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Happy Day of the Dead

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A Grand Affair: The White Picnic Party

 Dîner en Blanc A tradition started in Paris 27 years ago reaches Pittsburgh Sept. 11 with Dîner en Blanc, a creative event that requires attendees to wear white from head to toe and dine picnic style at a mysterious place. The setting for picnic season’s last big hurrah is only revealed upon arrival. Registered guests [...]

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Tribute to the Best Bitch a Girl Ever Had, Porcia

by Sarah Lolley Her long snores and sighs are still humming in my ears as I begin to write Porcia’s story. The light in her big eyes has dulled but not dimmed. So I tell her story to come closer to saying good-bye and letting go. It’s hard to judge how much pain she is [...]

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Jockey Rosie Napravnik: Grit and Grace

 By Sarah Lolley, Accidental Mama Jockey Rosie Napravnik looked seriously at the silent auction table, writing her name down a second time for a painted pony plate. Catching her attention by waving a microphone in front of her face I waited beside her while she made her bids. She stands 5’ 1” but can peer [...]

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Derby 2014 — A Run for the Galas!!!!!

Posted on www.ManiacMagazine.com By Sarah Lolley, Accidental Mama The Kentucky Derby is easily one of the standards on a bucket list to those with a fast pulse and streak of adventure. This mama grew up around the Woodstock-esque atmosphere of Derby Mania when my girlfriends and I would skip school and quite recklessly offer rides [...]

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