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What to wear to your first college home game

Fall is an exciting time for new college freshmen and their parents. It’s the first time your kid is living away from home. For students, it’s a time for new friends, new freedoms, and of course, football.

One of the traditions is tailgating; a vast gathering of cars, food and drink. For alumni, it’s an annual event where people load their cars with bar-b-que grills, chairs and tables. They even bring the dogs. Many use this time to socialize and they watch the game on their computers while soaking up the sun.

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Do you Know the difference?

Do people still go to cocktail parties? You do if you work for the federal government in Washington DC. People with jobs at agencies, NGOs and consulting firms do the cocktail party circuit every night. High profile business events are also places where you’ll see cocktail dresses—at award ceremonies and trade show parties. And if you are millennial-age, your social schedule is packed with weddings, showers, and rehearsal dinners. My cousin in 2023 alone, had 10 weddings and all the related parties. For all these occasions, the dresses are different. Let’s start with the cocktail dress.

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What To Wear to Lollapalooza 2023

Lollapalooza means “extraordinarily impressive” –Your look should be too.

The first Lollapalooza music festival was held in Chicago in 1991 and has since become a beloved summer occasion. This 4-day event attracts about 100,000 loyal fans – everyone from young children to adults - each day in Chicago’s Grant Park, and features the top trending artists and styles. Music styles run the gamut from pop and rock to hip-hop, punk, metal and breakout alternative acts. Lollapalooza is known for great music and good vibes.

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Caring for a child with addiction

Caring for a child with addiction. One woman’s story on finding joy.

By Brooke Lighton

Moyra and I met at a business dinner held last year at La Jolie MLN. It was a well-attended event, and each woman got the chance to give a bit of her background and talk about her business. It’s the way relationships are made, and the mix of talent was impressive.

A year later, our mutual friend Daisy Malek-Shadid, owner of La Jolie MLN, put us in touch so that I could interview Moyra for this story. It turns out we have something in common. I have 40 years of sobriety in AA, and Moyra has been playing a key role in her daughter’s fight with an eating disorder.

First a little background…

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