Category: Stories
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College-Age Travel: Tips From Meghan Collins
Whether it’s sports, fashion, or music, most of us have our own favorite topic that we could talk for hours about. And, as you probably know by now, travel is my hot button because it can cover so many interesting subjects including cuisine, history and culture. No matter how many places I’ve visited or how…
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Lonely Planet’s Best In Europe Plus Freebies!
Lonely Planet has released its newest annual list: Best in Europe 2014. This list features Lonely Planet’s picks for the best places to visit in Europe this year and includes countries, cities and regions from all over the European continent. Destinations were chosen by the company’s team of editors based in Lonely Planet’s London office for having timely…
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The Met: Zac Posen Discusses Glamour and Charles James Exhibit on June 22nd

Fashion Designer Zac Posen and the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Charles James exhibition co-curator Jan Glier Reeder will be discussing James’s glamour, technique, and enduring impact on fashion in general, and on Posen in particular on June 22, 2014. From elements in Posen’s first collection to gowns he designed for certain guests at this year’s Met Gala,…
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Surprise Birthday Trip To San Francisco

If you’ve previously read my posts, you know that my favorite destination in the world is Manhattan. However, a close second has to be beautiful San Francisco due, not in small part, to the fact that this is where my brother Bruce and his husband Bill both live. Whether it’s traveling to the other’s…
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Foodie Alert: Movable Feast at the CIA
The Culinary Institute of of America and USA Today are offering a unique culinary experience on June 21, 2014. Entitled, ” Movable Feast,” the event permits you to: Dine “across the CIA” at all three of its award-winning restaurants Mix and mingle with three of the Hudson Valley’s most celebrated CIA alumni chefs who…
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Sounds of the City : James Beard Awards at Lincoln Center

Dessert Bar at the James Beard GalaEarlier this month, I was invited to attend the James Beard Awards in NYC. Hosted by Master of Ceremonies, Ted Allen, this is the season’s ultimate culinary event where chefs from around the country receive what is well considered to be the most prestigious culinary awards including Rising Star…
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New York Festivals World’s Best Advertising Awards Event

The presentation of the New York Festivals World’s Best Advertising Awards was held last week at the New York Public Library’s Beaux-Arts landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. This was a great event where famous advertisers from around the world honored the previous year’s best achievements in that industry. A significant part of this day long…
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USA Science and Engineering Festival This Weekend in D.C. with Scientific American Exhibit
The 3rd USA Science & Engineering Festival will be held this weekend, April 26th and April 27th in Washington D.C. Click here to see a map of this expo event whose hours each day are 9 am to 6 pm. There event has many sponsors including Scientific American. Under the theme, ¨Helping Curious Minds Achieve Great…
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What Do You Think? National Park Service’s New Rules on Service Animals
The National Park Service (NPS) invites public comment on a proposed rule to revise regulations governing service animals in national parks. Last amended in 1983, federal statutes governing accessibility for persons with disabilities, as well as the use of service animals, have changed significantly. Although federal agencies are not governed by the Americans with Disabilities…
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Sand Blast, Mid-Atlantic Gay Summer Beach Party, Moves to Atlantic City July 18-20
Sand Blast producer Brad Hurtado announced today he is moving what is said to be the largest mid-Atlantic summer gay and lesbian beach party, to Atlantic City, New Jersey Friday, July 18 to Sunday, July 20, 2014. Sand Blast Atlantic City’s lineup includes Friday’s LOST AT SEA Kickoff Party at the Chelsea Host Hotel to welcome…
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