by Erin Pihlaja
September 27, 2012

When local restaurateur Matt Baumgartner announced that he was launching a clothing line, there seemed to be two distinct reactions among people who knew him. The first was unquestioning acceptance, as in: “Sure. Why not?” ...
by Erin Pihlaja
June 27, 2012

Sitting in her parents’ backyard in the quiet village of Scotia, Laura LaFrate looks like an average girl. She is a very pretty young woman who on any given day wears little-to-no make-up and piles ...