A year ago today, we took to the streets and celebrated the life of Laura Schweigman in that way that New Orleanians do. A native Baltimorean, she was captured by the Crescent City during our years filming Treme, and, in her own way, she captured it right back. If you watched anything from The Wire […]| The Audacity of Despair
There will be better and more substantive testimonials and remembrances of this great, great man published this week. I met him briefly, on limited terms, but on news of his death, I found myself reliving the entire encounter. The worst of it left me dazed, shaking my head at myself, incredulous that it happened as […]| The Audacity of Despair
Dorothy Simon, a homemaker who returned to her college studies after 30 years to graduate with highest honors and undertake a late career as a crisis counselor and therapist, died Sept. 21 of natural causes at her Silver Spring home. She was 97. “I had the unusual pleasure of attending the University of Maryland campus […]| The Audacity of Despair
A giant in philanthropy has left the world he strove to help. But Peter Seidel was more: architect, futurist, author, and beloved soul.| Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
Flip Pallot, beloved outdoorsman and pioneering figure in American sportfishing, has passed away. Known to many as the total outdoorsman, Flip’s lifelong love affair with the waters of the Everglades, Biscayne Bay, and the Florida Keys began in his youth, often in the company of close friends John Emery, Norman Duncan, and Chico Fernandez. After graduating from the University of Miami, Flip served as a linguist in the U.S. Army, stationed in Panama from 1962 to 1967, where he discovered the...| igfa.org
Leo, age 78, passed away peacefully on the morning of Aug 10th at home with his wife, two children, and […]|
Avi Schwartz reflects on the life and teachings of Rabbi Dr. Neil Danzig, Z"L.| The Lehrhaus
Longtime PIC member and vice-president from 2021-2023, Ian passed away on February 13, 2025. Ian’s love of nature went back to his youth and he spent a lifetime striving to protect it. A lifelong Ottawa native, he often went to Gatineau Park starting in| Population Institute Canada
