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A cold gray wind swirled outside that evening, which only accented the warmth and cheer inside the serene Brookside Pure Pilates studio. A steady stream of friends and strangers mingled and chatted, all curiously awaiting the evening’s demonstration. Glasses clinked over delectable plates of food, while questions were asked and answered about the many pieces...
She has worked there since she was 8, sweeping floors for her father who owned the store. Even now, the official full owner of Pryde’s for 12 years, Louise still finds herself connected to every facet of the work, from talking to customers to overseeing the wares to, yes, sweeping the floors. “This is my...
Ann faced forward with a look of total concentration as Susan, her instructor, watched closely. With the precision of a dance teacher, Susan allowed no movement to lose perfection of form. No motion, no slackening of muscle escaped Susan’s attention, though to any untrained eye nothing would ever appear amiss as Ann performed the controlled...
Though it made her somewhat of a black sheep in her family of accountants, Valerie McCaw already knew in junior high that she wanted to be an engineer. A self-described tomboy, she grew up playing in the dirt and was particularly fascinated by a 6th grade unit on building cities. “Math is like breathing,” she...
As she grew up, her mother told her – “No matter what you learn, it’s always going to be handy in life. Probably not at the time – but later.” Beatriz took her mother’s advice to heart from the beginning. When she was in elementary school, she watched in fascination as a woman created beautiful...