Good bars: Empowering women through chocolate

Carly Romeo had always been really into chocolate, but it wasn’t until a visit to a chocolate shop with a friend that she realized her interest had grown beyond that of a casual hobbyist.  “I started telling her things about chocolate origins and darkness percentages,” Romeo says, “and she called me a total nerd.” After […]

Fashion statements: What can clothing teach us about how to be an ally? A lot.

There’s a direct connection to be made between the work of Playground of Empathy and its founders’ Instagram account, @cvillefashion. The organization works to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion through its interactive Walk in My Shoes experience (during which you enter a literal shoe and explore the personal belongings of someone who differs from you—in […]

Into the future: Making an old kitchen serve a young family

A house built just before World War II might be replete with period charm, but it’s not necessarily geared toward the needs of a young family. Honoring that earlier era, while executing a major update, was Karen Turner’s charge in a recent project. “It’s an old house in a beautiful established neighborhood,” she says. “The […]