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WomenSafe Luncheon Celebrates Clevelands Golden Age
May 23,
By Diane Ryder
The runaway popularity of the PBS series &#;Downton Abbey&#; has revived a local interest in Cleveland&#;s Gilded Age.
It was a time when robber barons such as John D. Rockefeller raced his carriage against other millionaires along Euclid Avenue on Sundays and theater royalty, the Barrymores, trod the boards at the Cleveland Opera House.
During this golden time, Euclid Avenue was lined with dazzling estates, each owner outdoing his neighbors to create the most elaborate tribute to wealth.
Mark Twain dubbed it &#;The Grand-est, most beautiful street in all the world&#; when he visited the Severance family, said local storyteller Dan Ruminski.
The Chester Township resident was the featured speaker at the 14th annual Friends of WomenSafe Spring Lunch-eon, held at St. Mary&#;s Church banquet room on May
Organizers said people attended the fundraiser, which included a buffet lunch and a basket raffle.
&#;It&#;s the largest attendance we&#;ve ever had,&#; said Friends President Nancy Temple.
She said the event raised $6, to $7,, all of which goes directly to the Greenhouse, the WomenSafe shelter in Munson Township.
&#;We&#;re an all-volunteer organization that has raised more than
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Bungalow Media + Entertainment Appoints Christie McConnell As SVP, Development
McConnell comes to the company after acting as a freelance consultant to such TV production companies and podcast studios as Boardwalk Pictures, Salt Audio, Made Up Storiesand Wild State. She’s most recently developed such series as the Jeremy Renner-fronted Rennervations(Disney+) and Undressed with Kathryn Eisman(Paramount+), also directing and producing both audio and video content for Headspace.
McConnell has also previously held executive roles at All3 Media America, Shine Americaand Stephen David Entertainment, where she focused on competition and game shows, docuseries, event series and true crime, additionally overseeing unscripted development for broadcast, cable, and Ott services at Radley Studios. Prior to joining Radley, she served as showrunner for the Nashville live after-show,
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