By Claudie Benjamin When Lora Heller’s two sons who are now in their early 20s were only six months old, they were using American Sign Language to communicate. Neither one was Deaf or hard of hearing, but as...
By Claudie Benjamin Almost 30 years ago, before coming from Seoul, Korea to New York, Mee Sook Jo (Michelle) was an artist. One of her framed metal works entitled “People” is hanging on a wall up front as you enter the dry-cleaning store she and her...
By Claudie Benjamin Celebration is the way Melanie Wesslock describes life. Her professional life as a portrait and event photographer involves her in many profoundly special celebratory moments. Take, for example, her images of a...
By Claudie Benjamin “That’s one of my father’s,” says jeweler Maurice Paredes, as his wife Micaela, shows off the necklace she is wearing. The gold, Egyptian-inspired piece is dramatic. “We’re Peruvian, but Leo, my father, thought he should have been born in the...
By Claudie Benjamin Located at 141 West 72nd Street, ChatterboxNYC was founded by Tricia Brown, Jackie Dolson-Shewchuk and Julie Silberman in 2008. Since then, they have grown into a vibrant clinic with six speech language pathologists who offer a specialized...
By Claudie Benjamin People rave about the rice balls at Shinbashi 72. The excellence in preparation of the rice – a foundation of Japanese cuisine doesn’t happen by chance. “My Dad, Takeshi Katayama takes care of the rice starting at 8:30am every morning,”...
