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More Than a Haircut:
How Two Walnut Creek Stylists Help Clients Embrace Change Article by Ryan Phillips | Photography by Simone Rotman and Stock Photos Every few months, a young artist walks into Salon Hanover in Walnut Creek and asks stylist Christine Chou for something completely different. Something brand new. A new shape, a new length, a new energy. She wears sharply masculine cuts that somehow look striking against her delicate features. She doesn't stick with one thing. She doesn't want to. "For me, that's...
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Life + Culture
Q&A With Patricia Mousa Jordan
Author shares her story of family, identity in debut memoir My Palestinian American Life Article by Walnut Creek Citylifestyle | Photography by Patricia Mousa Jordan What began as a personal keepsake for her children and grandchildren has become a published memoir for author Patricia Mousa Jordan. In her debut memoir My Palestinian American Life , Jordan reflects on growing up in a close-knit immigrant family, preserving cherished memories, and navigating life between two cultures. Q...
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Home + Design
At Home with Rebeca Saint
Meet the Founder of Velvet Home Staging Article by Debbie Cohen | Photography by Rebeca Saint It's after hours, and Rebeca Saint is relaxing at home. She’s tending to some houseplants, her smiling five-year-old daughter by her side. At the end of a long but exciting workday, there's nowhere Saint, the owner of Velvet Home Staging, would rather be. Speaking from her Alamo residence, she shared her belief that “every home has a personality.” Her job is to work with it. Whether preparing a...
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Style + Beauty
Skip the Trend Lists:
Build the Perfect, Stylist Approved Wardrobe Staples for Your Lifestyle Article by Alena Le Blanc | Photography by Stock Photos As a personal stylist, I love helping clients discover their own unique style. One thing I notice is that so many "wardrobe staples" lists tell everyone to buy the exact same pieces, like a white button-down, black blazer, and dark denim. But personal style isn't one-size-fits-all. Instead of focusing on specific items, think in categories. The goal isn't to own...
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