Archive for June, 2011

I know. The title seems a bit silly and sounds a tad childish, but truth is that the feeling you get the minute you step into this new sculpture garden being displayed under the High Line – with it’s cheerful color and caricature inflatables – is nothing less than pure joy. Brought to us by [Continue]

My oldest son recently asked me why it was that I enjoyed taking tours around New York City. He said, “Don’t you know it all by now?” Well, some would assume so. But not I. I am not too proud to admit that there are a lot of things that I don’t know about my [Continue]

A couple of years ago my family and I celebrated Loving Day here in NYC. We are excited to know that it will be coming back again this year, Loving Day NYC 2011 will take place on Sunday, June 12 (the 44th anniversary of the Loving v. Virginia decision) at  their usual venue (Solar 1). [Continue]

Some years ago, long before blogging or traveling professionally, I headed out to Paris with my oldest son, then 3 years old. In planning for the trip I was extremely nervous because I didn’t know how my son would behave with us stuck in a hotel room, or how my neighbors would react to the [Continue]

On what was quite possibly one of the hottest days this Spring (because it still is just Spring), I made my way over to one of my favorite Affinia Hotels, the Affinia Gardens. If you’ve never been to the Affinia Gardens then you don’t know about their wonderful rooms with kitchenettes (as is standard in [Continue]

InterContinental Tampa is the ultimate weekend escape for couples and families, with a rooftop pool offering spectacular views of the bay and city; a state-of-the-art fitness center; and outstanding on-site dining at the world-famous Shula’s Steak House. Guests can also enjoy gourmet Illy coffee products and “fare on the go” at Caffé, and [Continue]

One of the things that I have missed the most about living in New York City is having a back yard. I remember as a kid, during a brief time in New Jersey, that we had a yard. My friends and I would go outside and build makeshift forts and spend hours upon hours sitting [Continue]

Homelessness in New York City has reached record levels. More than 16,000 children have no place to call home tonight. The dearth of affordable housing coupled with chronic joblessness has pushed these thousands into the public shelter system with little hope of finding a way out. The lack of stability that children in homeless families [Continue]

I have always said that one of the most wonderful things about NYC is that you never know everything there is to know. And if there ever is a moment when you think you knew everything, something happens to change it or prove you wrong. It’s New York. It’s good like that. Last November I [Continue]