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…TINUM PERSONALIT The Levines are a plumb success — and there s even a TV documentary in the pipeline! W hen independent filmmaker Jennifer Katz of New York City visited her West Bloomfield pals Dan and Kathryn Levine last year, it wasn't just their son's first birthday party that got her atten- tion. "When she came down to our shop [Levine and Sons] and met my guys," said Dan Levine, "she asked to ride around with us and started shooting fo...…
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…COVER STORY Howard Tapper and his daughter, Marla, flank first-place winner Lucille Miller, who proudly displays her gift certificate from Tapper's. PERSONA JN readers share their stories of miraculous encounters, unbelievable coincidences and interesting phenomena. These were selected the best in .11V Platinum's Personal Miracles contest in advance of the miracle of Chanukah. 14 • No\ EMBER 2(04 • JNPLATINUM …
…FIRST PLACE WINNER: Lucille Miller of Southfield receives a $500 gift certificate from Tapper's Diamonds & Fine Jearelry in West Bloomfield. As a young girl, I was an art stu- dent in a school in an old building where the classrooms were divided by tall, portable wooden screens. One day, I was alone in the sculpting area. next to the oil painting classroom. Risa Tisdale Van Der Aue and her daughter, Allison, are all smiles after mom's mir...…
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…DECOR BY SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN ■ PHOTOS BY BRETT MOUNTAIN SUITE DREAMS Designers' show home tour benefits healing environments for sick kids. The dining room area of the Suite Dreams Project show home. nterior designers, like Amy Miller Weinstein of Birmingham, know there can be more purpose behind designing new spaces than creating elegant, elaborate sur- roundings. Sometimes, the benefit to oth- ers sparks a plan. Weinstein is part ...…
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…DECOR (continuedfrom page 18) Clockwise from top left: The table is set for outdoor dining. One of three bedrooms in the show home. Dave O'Neil of Ferndale hand-painted the striped walls. The garage has a message center inside. Below: Amy Miller Weinstein in the show home she helped design. MI" of the University of Michigan, Harrington College of Design in Chicago, Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills and Penland School of Crafts in ...…
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