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Amber Rae Escabi, 31

Escabi, her parents Alan and Sheri Bean, her sister and brother-in-law Hollie and Pablo Maldonado, as well as numerous other family members.More from Woodbridge Patch A Celebration of Life will be held on January 3rd, 2016 at 4 pm at Christ Chapel, 13909 Smoketown Road Woodbridge, Virginia 22192. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations are made in Amber’s name to the Lupus Foundation (www.lupus.org). Words cannot describe the hole in our hearts she left, but we know she is in the arms of her loving Savior and she is healed! That gives us peace, knowing we will see her in eternity, but this side of heaven hurts right now.Across Virginia Trending Across Patch ? Subscribe to the free daily newsletter from Patch ... http://patch.com/virginia/woodbridge-va/amber-rae-escabi-31

Foraging for flowers with Fresh Cut Detroit

Most of the flowers grown at Fresh Cut Detroit's farm in Detroit's Woodbridge neighborhood have yet to bloom. But that hasn't slowed down business for owner Sarah Pappas. That's because, during the early spring, Pappas forages for the majority of the stems she puts in her bouquets. With so much land for plants to flourish, much of which isn't regularly mowed, Detroit has a unique and varied collection of flowers."It would be difficult to do what I do in other cities," says Pappas.Model D followed Pappas during one of her foraging excursions and learned a great deal about Detroit's ecosystems, interacting with strangers, flower botany, and more. Interspersed are tips from Pappas for making your own foraged bouquet.Pappas holding a bundle of wild brassica We first spoke at length about the ethics of foraging. Pappas is cognizant of how her actions can be interpreted, and what it means for her to go into an neighborhood with wild plants in order to cut, take, and sell its flora. She even wrote a post about her thoughts on this topic for the website Field... http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/foraging-flowers-detroit-062016.aspx

WATCH: People get suckered by Valentine scams

Last month, someone who lives in the Woodbridge area reported a loss of $5,421 to a romance scam. The item was listed on the Better Business Bureau's Scam Tracker website. The person was contacted through a dating website, but their communication moved off the site to email, texting and talking on the telephone. The man told the person he was building in Cape Town, but was robbed of all his money by a taxi driver. The victim sent the money via MoneyGram. In 2015, the National Consumers League received more than 80 complaints from consumers who were approached by con artists pretending to have romantic intentions. Scammers have pretended to be deployed service members or contractors working overseas. They have been known to buy flowers and other gifts to get close to their victims. "That is a powerful way for them to demonstrate they are for real," said John Breyault, vice president of policy, telecommunications and fraud. "These relationships can develop extremely quickly where the scammers posing as someone you would be interested in romantically quickly expresses love or they want to get to know you really quickly." ASBURY PARK PRESS Manchester grandparents bled dry by scammers Defend yourself Bruemmer said there are ways to avoid these sweetheart scammers. You should: Be a bit of a tease. Withhold some personal information online, such as your hometown, addresses, work details, phone number and information about your kids. "The... http://www.app.com/story/money/business/consumer/press-on-your-side/2016/02/02/watch-people-get-suckered-romance-scams/79693362/