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Slayings pierce Seal Beach's sense of safety Mike Dicorato was sitting on the Seal Beach pier with his daughter Tuesday, enjoying the quiet of a fall afternoon. His neighbor, the editor of the local newspaper, approached with a question for his weekly Sidewalk Talk feature.

Facing Cuts, a City Repeals Its Domestic Violence Law Three arms of government in Topeka, Kan., have been at an impasse over who should be responsible for — and pay for — prosecuting people accused of misdemeanor cases of domestic violence.

All the Promtacular 2011 certificates have been collected. Our top Promtacular salons this year are Zina's in East Cambridge, Creations-n-Hair and Le Petit Salon in Central Square. Thank you to all who participated and especially our five new salons. Have a great summer!

Communication at home is key to healthy teenage relationships.

Boston area teens can't relate to relationship violence It’s somebody else’s problem. It can’t happen to me - I’m too young.

Making plans for the weekend? Get your hair summer-ready! Over half our Promtacular girls have not used their Promtacular certificates. Make sure you use yours before it expires on June 30th!

One year later, Glamour magazine is remembering Yeardley Love, the UVA lacrosse player killed by her boyfriend. Included is an interview with Vice President and Dr. Biden. Check it out!

Relationship Violence: The Secret That Kills 4 Women a Day He "threatened me," "strangled me with a PlayStation cord," "lunged at me with a pocketknife." A horror movie? No, real life for far too many young women, an exclusive new Glamour survey reveals.

Junior prom was great fun last night. Senior prom tonight! Another wish for a safe and fun night for the seniors! And a BIG thank you to our CIOC salons who are going through a marathon of hair appointments in 48 hours!

By popular demand, salon luna has been added to the list of Promtacular 2011 salons. Meg, the owner, was thrilled to hear her salon was requested and said they can do some great prom hair but you need to call in advance! Welcome salon luna and thank you for being part of our program.

Big, big day! CRLS junior prom tonight. We wish all the girls a fun, safe night. Two of us will be chaperoning so stop by and say hi.

Salon 2323 located at 2323 Mass Ave, North Cambridge is a new and great addition to our list of Promtacular 2011 salons. Welcome and thank you for joining the group!

Promtacular 2011 was a great success! Thank you to all who attended and to BARCC who facilitated great discussions. We focused on healthy self image and healthy dating skills but there was a special focus on dancing, in particular daggering. If you don't know it, youtube it. Its a highly sexualized dance that took over the prom last year. Great conversation about peer pressure, dancing and dating. Thanks again!

We still have 3 spots left for Promtacular - Are you interested? Sign up today by emailing [email protected]