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contributors FEBRUARY 2013<br />
“To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere<br />
without moving anything but your heart.”<br />
— Phyllis Theroux<br />
MIKE CAGGESO shares a food lover’s tour of Pittsburgh.<br />
He is an avid writer, runner, hiker and polar bear plunger.<br />
He’s been to 47 out of 50 states, but his favorite place<br />
to be is outdoors at Presque Isle State Park. He lives in<br />
Greensburg with his wife, Missy, and their dog Ozzie, a<br />
pure bred boxer. page 35<br />
LISA GENSHEIMER documents some f<strong>as</strong>cinating history<br />
on the underground railroad and February wine events.<br />
Lisa is an expert on both topics. She and her husband,<br />
Rich, produce programming for national distribution on<br />
public television. Their documentary “Safe Harbor: A Story<br />
of the Underground Railroad” (Main Street Media, 2003)<br />
h<strong>as</strong> been renewed through 2015, and continues to air on<br />
PBS. She also served <strong>as</strong> the marketing director for the Erie-<br />
Chautauqua Wine Trail. pages 11, 29<br />
PETER HAMILTON tells us about an artist community<br />
in Sherman, N.Y., where he is a freelance magazine and<br />
newspaper writer and a fiction writer. His collection of<br />
short stories is due to be published in April. page 21<br />
MARNIE MEAD relates the restaurants we love to love<br />
around Erie and a memorable meal to share with a loved<br />
one. Marnie shares her food adventures monthly in Her<br />
Times, and weekly in her Make It Erie e-mail newsletter.<br />
She “admomistrates” Eriemoms.com. page 17<br />
TOM NEW knows more about history than most of us.<br />
His take on the Erie Hall of Fame offers a quick history<br />
lesson on the members who have been inducted into<br />
the hall and how we can all vote for the 2013 cl<strong>as</strong>s. Tom<br />
is the director of creative services at <strong>WQLN</strong> Public Media.<br />
page 20<br />
Erie Times-News file photo<br />
February2013<br />
coming in March<br />
STEVE ORBANEK shares an enlightening look at a<br />
mentoring organization of some of the area’s most<br />
influential black men. Steve also cowrites a story on why<br />
love letters are important in a story he shared with his<br />
fiancee, Marissa Rosenbaum. Steve is freelance writer and<br />
reporter who authored a book on sports in the General<br />
McLane School District. pages 24, 27<br />
PAM PARKER interviews Sharon Grimberg, executive<br />
producer of “The Abolitionists.” Grimberg lived a bit of her<br />
work on <strong>this</strong> documentary — she owns an abolitionist’s<br />
home. Pam is the editor of Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times<br />
and House to Home. She blogs about life’s funnier<br />
moments at www.goerieblogs.com/lifestyle/hertimes.<br />
page 45<br />
MARISSA ROSENBAUM caught up with a doctor whose<br />
heart stopped beating while on a bike tour. She also takes<br />
us on tour of Ellicottville, and shares why love letters are<br />
important in a story she shared with her fiance, Steve<br />
Orbanek. Marissa is the public relations manager for the<br />
General McLane School District and the girls’ lacrosse<br />
coach at McDowell High School. pages 27, 31, 33<br />
EILEEN ZINCHIAK locates concerts, plays, festivals and<br />
memory makers throughout the region for our calendar.<br />
Eileen is an aging-in-place specialist who h<strong>as</strong> planned<br />
community events throughout the region for 25 years.<br />
She works for the Mercyhurst Institute for Public Health at<br />
Mercyhurst College. page 10<br />
HEALTHY YOU<br />
in the February 24 Lake Erie LifeStyle, which will be in<br />
your home-delivered Sunday Times-News.<br />
Subscribe now by calling 870-1600 or e-mail circulation@timesnews.com<br />
www.lakeerielifestyle.com