She performs live here, accompanied by guitarist Ernie Hawkins.

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But she says eight people live here.

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She doesn't live here.

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"Dundee has always been a brilliant city, but there has been a real renaissance recently and that is so exciting for all of us who live here and for visitors, " she said.

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She also spends more time with her two siblings who live here.

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"Well, it didn't click till I came here, " she said, gesturing to the half-dozen TV live trucks humming in the Publix parking lot.

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She founded this homeless shelter in Los Angeles in 1996, and most of those who live here are survivors of domestic abuse.

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"With the children being home and they're seeing snow for the first time and just so many new things, our focus right now is just on the fact that we're here and we're able to live these moments with them, " she said.

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She could no longer justify the cost of living here and so packed up and went home to live with, and be supported by, other family members in an area with a lower cost of living.

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He was from Atlanta and had moved here to be with her because she is a New Orleans girl and New Orleans girls never live anywhere else and even if they do, they always come back.

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Her best recommendation here, she says, is to consider all of the angles and make a decision you can live with.

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