Category: Stories
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NYC: American Museum of Natural History’s “Dark Universe” and “Power of Poison”
Now that Thanksgiving is over, we’re moving into the full rush of this year’s NYC holiday season with the usual upcoming activities including the Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 4th; the holiday markets and ice skating at Bryant Park, and the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. But as enjoyable as these attractions…
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Heritage-Seeking Travel
For sometime now, I’ve been interested in taking my family to Romania, my grandfather’s country before he and his parents left to settle down in our Capital District area. But how to start to figure out where to specifically go? Check out Caren Osten Gerszberg’s interesting article on travel designed to learn more about…
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Holiday Gifts: Shrunken Heads and Napoleon’s Death Mask Up for Sale at Ripley’s Times Square
If you still haven’t found the perfect gift for your honey and you have lots of money to burn, take a look at what NYC’s Ripley’s Believe it or Not is offering this holiday season. The featured collection includes shrunken heads, Napoleon’s death mask, and an ancient falcon mummy. The’re even selling the figure of…
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America’s Best and Worst Airports For Delays
Click here for T+L’s list of America’s best and worst airports for delays. Best includes Salt Lake City International Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Worst includes Chicago Midway International Airport and Newark
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Albany Institute of History and Art: Translating Hieroglyphs Lecture on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 2PM
On Sunday, December 8, 2013, Ms. Joyce Haynes, consulting Egyptologist, will present a lecture in conjunction with the GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies exhibition. Click here for more details of this exhibition. Ms. Haynes will share what this museum says has been a fascinating investigation into the hieroglyphs and illustrated panels…
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Foodie Alert: Hipster Dining- Pros and Cons and What’s Next
Check out Zagat’s interesting piece about hipster dining that they say is spreading from Brooklyn, New York to other cities around the country. Pros include: There’s an Almost-Obsessive Focus on Quality Definitions Are Fuzzy Cocktails Are Just as Important Servers know their stuff Cons include: There’s Still Too Much of the Same The Wrong Ingredients…
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America’s Most Beautiful Landmarks
Click here to see Travel + Leisure’s list of America’s most beautiful landmarks. Included are: Mt. Rushmore, Niagara Falls, Kilauea Volcano, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Foodie Heaven: Cake Making Tips From Martha Stewart
Last month I had the great opportunity to attend a Master Cake Decorating course given by Martha Stewart at the International Culinary Center in Manhattan. Part of this year’s Foodnetwork NYC Food and Wine Festival, the advertisement for this two hour sold out event noted that each of the 40 attendees would receive pointers…
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Rose Anderson of The New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards Adds New Categories To The 2014 Competition
Rose Anderson, Executive Director of the New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards, has added new categories to the coming year’s competition. This organization is coming into its 4th year of showcasing the winners to more than 93,000 media and entertainment professionals from 156 countries, including more than 1,700 industry press representatives at…
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Adventure of a Lifetime: Treasure Hunting with Mel Fisher Expeditions
I’ve already written about my romantic escape with my husband Robert to Key West, Florida, a destination that has so much to offer in terms of scenery,entertainment, culture and cuisine. But a highlight of this trip was going behind-the-scenes of world famous Mel Fisher Treasures and meeting with the late Mel Fisher’s son Kim. Who doesn’t…
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Travel Gal Kim Swidler 