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Feature
Liz Smith, the woman who regularly fills us in about everyone who is someone, “dishes” about her self to Elyce Neuhauser.
Venerable society columnist Dominick Dunne has called her a “sophisticated living legend” and the “pre-eminent gossip columnist in America.” Indeed, Liz Smith is funny, irreverent and fascinating. She’s been dishing about celebrities for more than five decades, but you won’t find her on the outs with many of Hollywood’s finest. Kind words abound in her column, which is syndicated in more than 70 publications across the globe, and she is praised for both her accuracy and her philanthropy. An avid lover of all things artistic, from books to Broadway, Smith uses her famed name to call attention to numerous charities, often placing bits about them in her column. She accurately quotes authors, artists and celebrities alike, endearing her to more than just her readers. Long Island Woman sat down with La Liz and got the dirt on everything from her new book, Dishing, to her love for Long Island.
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FYI
A new cookbook will make this year's Passover planning perfect. Plus, make dieting simple (finally!), check out the local wine country and breast cancer survivors play the "game of a lifetime." If you have "the person who has everything" in your life, check out Websiting this month for creative gift ideas.
Home
Leslie Mclouglin offers six steps to successful spring cleaning.
The thought that spring brings to most women's minds is neither flowers nor birds, but rather, the dreaded seasonal closet cleaning. I, too, used to be afraid, but have now become such an accomplished organizer that I not only clean my closet, but those of my friends and family as well. It all began when IO, the pack rat, moved from a huge apartment to a studio apartment in Manhattan. Gone were the five closets, and my entire life now had to fit into two small holes in the wall. When I first was confronted with throwing things away, it was downright petrifying. But, the experience of purging and getting down to essentials was so liberating that now, after moving back to a three-bedroom house in the suburbs, I still have maintained organized closets and a basement that is so clean and empty, I can roller-skate in it.
My Makeover
Allison Fixler, a nursery school teacher from North Bellmore, reveals the results of her makeover at Hair Mattics.
Like so many busy moms on Long Island, I juggle many jobs at once. In addition to working as a teacher; supervising the youth department of my synagogue and being the art director of a summer camp, I also have a home-based craft business. I never have the time to pamper myself. I've had the same "look" since high school and desperately need a makeover.
Relationships
Jacqueline Harounian, Esq. Explains how to recognize domestic emotional and physical abuses and how you can help yourself or someone you know who is suffering.
Domestic violence is a pattern of controlling and coercive behavior which can involve physical, sexual, emotional and psychological abuse. Domestic violence is not only evidenced or experienced by broken bones, bruises and black eyes. It can be slaps and shoves, as well as threats, with or without a weapon. It can be economic control and emotional humiliation that causes harm to the victim.
Happenings
Consult our extensive guide to what’s new and interesting in the arts, education and more this month on the Island.
Support Groups
An extensive listing of Long Island area support groups primarily geared toward women.
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