The goal of Access Ridgewood is to heighten the level of awareness of those with disabilities, and those who work on accessibility issues said the events have already made a marked difference in the community.”I’ve seen the tide change over the past couple of years,” said Ines Bunza, president of the Learning Services Home and School Association, which gives support and education to parents and    .. more …

Nails have become an easy and inexpensive way to update your look in the time it takes for your polish to dry! What will be in this fall? Nail maven Deborah Lippmann, who has her own polish line and has worked with big-time stars Lady Gaga (pictured with manicure by Lippman), Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwen Stefani, Mariah Carey, and Jennifer Lopez, reveals her Fall nail forecast.”What are some of the    .. more …

Gentlemen may prefer blondes — but Megan Fox would now prefer to have her giant Marilyn Monroe tattoo erased from her right forearm. PHOTOS: Megan’s incredible body over the years The 25-year-old star confirmed to Italian fashion magazine Amica that she is in the process of removing (via laser treatments) the talked-about portrait of the Hollywood legend from her famous body.”I’m removing it,”    .. more …

Scottish textile and ceramic company Anta is to open its first overseas shop in Milan next month.Anta’s tartans will be on sale in the Excelsior, a new department store in Galleria del Corso.The firm was one of a handful of UK brands chosen by Excelsior to represent British style in the the Italian fashion capital. Anta was founded in the Highlands 25 years ago by designer Annie Stewart and her    .. more …

Having already erased most of her favored status inHollywood, MeganFox is now setting her sights on erasing something else:Her Marilyn Monroe forearm tattoo.Is nothing sacred?!?”I’m removing it,” the 25-year-old actress told Italianfashion mag Amica , by way of Us . In fact, the treatments apparently have already started. “She was a negative person, she was disturbed, bipolar. I do not want to    .. more …

~li~ Reprints Try your luck at a casino, travel to Springfield and learn about President Lincoln, get a flu shot, attend a fashion show, and volunteer to drive needy seniors to medical appointments. There is always something for seniors to do in the Fox Valley. Win Attention gamers! The Oswego Senior Center is headed to Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque, Iowa, on Oct. 25, and all seniors are    .. more …

During the opening party for Austin Fashion Week, I realized there is a truth uglier than Austin being identified by GQ magazine as one of the worst-dressed cities in the country: Despite having a few fashion schools and gaggles of talent, Austin simply doesn’t have the resources, fabrics and even some basic design materials for our local designers to truly flourish.The evidence was on the runway    .. more …

Megan Fox, 24, has opened up about her ongoing tattoo removal of the Marilyn Monroe portrait on her right forearm. “I’m removing it,” Fox told Italian fashion magazine Amica . “It is a negative character, as she suffered from personality disorders and was bipolar. I do not want to attract this kind of negative energy in my life.” In the past, Fox has touted her similarities to the sex symbol, once    .. more …

Fashion Week is back, minus two diesel-powered generators. The event’s producers said they had plugged into Fordham University and the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center to help power their tents and get rid of two of nine portable generators that drew complaints about noise and fumes from Upper West Side neighbors last winter.”We remain committed to being good neighbors and truly believe    .. more …