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Unplugged: The soul purpose

Well known for practicing law by day and music by night (and weekend … and vacation … ), Danielle Ponder’s life work reaches people in new ways—on both the stand and the stage. This time, it’s through (585) magazine. First off, you are so cool.  Oh, man! I’m really not. I’m an introverted nerd who …

How do you like them apples?

When Adam and Cortni Stahl of Geneva were dating, Cortni was introduced to the Stahl family’s fall tradition of picking and pressing apples to make hard cider. The couple, who married in 2016, started making cider together as a basement hobby over a decade ago. Cortni’s biology degree, scientific approach, and professional experience upped the …

The chickens and the eggs

The soft purr of peeping baby chicks is disrupted as the farmer lifts the roof of the brooder. A panicked mass of downy fluff runs for the far corner. One chick doesn’t move. Suddenly it can enjoy space under the heat lamp. But the mass panic is brief. Another chick breaks ranks, and the faint-yellow …

Breaking point

One evening in 2003 on a business trip to Las Vegas, Bruce Murray and a colleague of his were looking for a place to dine out. They decided to take a look at the website Chowhound, as they always did, and discovered a Thai restaurant with unanimous raves. “My friend said, ‘Look, everybody raves about …

The brewmeister

Can you tell me about Rohrbach, Germany?  It’s outside of Heidelberg. I think it’s one of the most beautiful cities in all of Europe. It’s a university town. There’s actually a big university there in Heidelberg, and it overlooks the Necker river. In Rohrbach the one thing that I remember about, because it’s a tiny …

Take your apartment from zero to sixty

We went to the experts to ask how they take a drab apartment from dull to divine—a place anyone would look forward to coming home to at the end of the day. If you find yourself a first-time apartment dweller or simply downsizing from your family home, here’s a fast guide to creating a space …

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