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…metro » Blazing A New Trail Amanda Fisher — Max and Marjorie’s granddaughter — has big shoes to fill. Vivian Henoch | Special to the Jewish News John Hardwick A sk Amanda Fisher what makes her run. She’ll tell you it’s the shoes. Sounds funny, but she’s serious. “Really, one of my biggest motivations for the choices I make are the shoes I have yet to fill,” she says. But what she’s really talking about is the legacy of the Fisher family:...…
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…arts & life at home continued from page 41 ABOVE: Friedman’s brother, Brad, came up with the idea for the glass doors, allowing views into the den from the foyer; along with Long, they worked with metalsmith Richard Gage, owner of Richard Gage Design Studio in Hazel Park, to create them. Long found the vintage school chairs at an antiques shop — once slicked with yellow paint, they were refreshed with black paint and wool upholstery. On the...…
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