Photo essays span an inside look at drugs in cities to conflicts in Iran to racial tensions in the South. Aphrodite Tsairis said the quality of work produced improves each year. N.J. Her older brother, George, an architect, designed the Alexia Remembrance Garden in their hometown. The curved wall has a circular staircase in the center, and flowers bloom there almost year-round. Aphrodite Tsairis said it commemorates the bombing while promoting Alexia's love of photography - the garden has become a popular spot for brides to have wedding pictures taken.
People can also have the names of loved ones engraved on the wall.
Both of the memorials have helped Alexia's family deal with their grief in a way that also benefits strangers. It hasn't been easy, turning sorrow into memorial and benevolence. There were times, Aphrodite Tsairis didn't think she'd live to see another day, let alone 10 years.