Month: February 2015

Even when he’s not raising his furious fist to the sky, Mickey Z. is outstanding in the crowd. That’s something to say because as a political activist, he’s in so many. Mickey Z. playing the protester. He’s not a big guy so he’s not easy to spot at first glance. He stands just 5 feet 7 and weighs in at 150, all of it body and brain muscle, none of it head hair. What makes him different is his dimpled defiance. With his villainous arched eyebrows, he’s fierce…

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Predrag Grncarski‘s a cappuccino guy; his wife, Giselle, favors cortados. Not that they ever have time for a coffee break. Predrag and Giselle are the owners of the OK Cafe. Which is ironic because they are the owners of the OK Café, a down-home shop that pays homage to the brewed bean. It’s hard enough running a business when it’s all you do, but Predrag and Giselle are also full-time employees in the events-management business and more-than-full-time parents of 9-year-old Sofia…

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It’s a simple task: Carry the seltzer can outside to the trash can. Lynne with Jiminy Cricket. This is not something that Lynne Enman can do right off the bat. She has to plan it out. She usually takes her power chair, but she hasn’t done any walking today, so she really only has to decide whether it will be one crutch or two. She settles on the single, leaving her other hand free to grasp the can as best she can. “I only have two speeds: slow and not fast at all,” she says…

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It’s flu season, and Joann Pandolfi comes carrying a care package for me. Her Little Red Riding Hood basket contains homemade chicken soup, meatloaf and green beans garnished with ginger. Joann grew up at the kitchen table. “My nonna always used to make me chicken soup when I was sick,” she says. “And the ginger is a great antioxidant.” Joann, a personal health coach and passionate cook, makes it her business to educate eaters. “What you put in your mouth matters,”…

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