A section of the ‘Mapping Courage: Honoring W.E.B. Dubois and Engine #11′ mural on the corner of 6th and South Streets....
I had to sell the idea.
“Why, we’ll be like the Famous Five, setting off on a lovely train journey to the seaside,” I said to our three teenage boys the morning of our departure. “It’ll...
In the corporate world — gag, I know — “work-life balance” has recently become a buzz phrase. From global companies like Facebook and Google to forward-thinking local businesses, ideas like working from home, having professionally-cooked...
One of our favorite places from our travels (and favorite places we’ve lived) is Antigua, Guatemala.
Why? So many reasons. The culture, the lifestyle, the colors, the market, the art, the weather, the people, the location….
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One year since the start of the Tunisian 'Revolution', the city of Kairouan brought a cultural Revolution. The mural project in Kairouan was mobilized and organized by a group called El Khaldounia, based out of...
Making candy is a centuries old profession, easy to start yet difficult to master and develop a cult following. If you think the environment for candy is competitive today, hearken back to the early 1800s,...
Apart from a few dolphins that had been keeping pace, the only thing to see since we had passed Green Island was blue meeting blue on the distant horizon. The sunlight’s warmth and the deck...
Returning to New Jersey from a vacation in Vieques, Puerto Rico is not an easy thing to do. The overcast days and the cold, rainy nights at this time of the year don’t exactly compare...
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