Articles on PR for People

It Takes Two

Wild world of fashion takes teamwork and tenacity

By Matt Robinson

Though they may not yet have the name recognition of their fellow twin fashion icons - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen – Boston’s Ashley and Katie Hess are coming on strong with their curated fashion blog called The Party of Two. EMBED (http://thepartyof2.com).

By combining their brains and...


He Does Windows!

From Boston

Tim Lemp contributes to Boston’s fashion scene via Visual Merchandising.

 By Alison Harris

Boston used to be the kind of city where fashion wasn’t quite as popular as intellect or sports, but today’s Boston offers everything from global chic to lesser known cutting-edge designers. One person on the Boston fashion scene, Tim Lemp,...


Rapper DQ the don Derkquon Battle | Rapping Yonkers’ Pride

From Yonkers

by Patricia Vaccarino

I  interviewed Yonkers Rapper DQ the don, whose given name is Derkquon Battle. His song called Yonkers slumtown caught my attention. I grew up in Yonkers about ten minutes away from where Derkquon lives in the Schlobohm Housing Projects—or "Slow Bomb" projects. While today our worlds are different, I like to know what...


Tips For Shooting Good Scenics

Here is a short, direct number of tips you can use right now to improve your photographs of places you visit on vacation or just in your travels.

First, you need to decide that you want to make photographs, not just take snap shots and plan your trip accordingly. Be prepared to pull the family car over and concentrate on making a good photograph.

Plan trips with...


The Digital Workspace

By Dean Landsman

The Digital Workplace is rapidly evolving into a messaging and collaboration center.  Thanks to pervasive, nearly omnipresent connectivity and the plummeting prices of computers (laptops and desktops; some models of tablets) it is easy to set up shop just about anywhere. This can be in a spare room, at an Internet café or coffee shop, or at a ...


Pathfinders in Problem-Solving

From Medford, New Jersey

By Cindy Weinstein

 A self-proclaimed “non-tech-y” sort, it always comes as a surprise when friends attribute computer savvy to my rudimentary social media skills. Software, hardware, analytical and business acumen all remain foreign to me. Yet, keen observation and an intuitive awareness of people’s behaviors have led me to believe human interactions within...


Working Beyond Retirement

Retirement is a relatively new concept.  In olden days (pre WWII), people worked until they could no longer do their jobs.  Even the concept of retirement has fostered an epidemic foisted on us by (well meaning?) people to either provide for citizens in decline or to make room for the next generation.  And, it can mean a number of things.  People retire and then find that they need more to keep them busy and involved than golf and bagels...


New Choreography by Julie Tobiason

Julie Tobiason choreographed a new contemporary ballet piece for the Seattle International Dance Festival. Set to music by Philip Glass and danced by local artists Alice Cao and Joshua Crouch, Tobiason’s piece combines dance technique from both classical ballet and contemporary dance.

Julie Tobiason has been a guest teacher, dancer, choreographer, and dance educator at...


From Boston: Giselle Piantedosi

Giselle Piantedosi, Director of Human Resources, Union of Concerned Scientists, www.ucsusa.org

 Working for a nonprofit is as competitive as seeking a position in any sector!

Cambridge, Massachusetts is home to many global organizations striving to improve society. One exceptional nonprofit is...


The Power of a Mediator’s Smile

By John R. Wilson

When creating the appropriate setting for a successful mediation, everything from the comfort of the room to developing a rapport with the parties falls within the realm of the mediator’s responsibility. One aspect that can easily be taken for granted is the formation of the appropriate mood and atmosphere in each party’s room, not only at the beginning of the mediation, but throughout the...