‘Cool Finds’ Articles

Earlier this year I featured a series of tour guides published by a company called Baffled by Travel. I mentioned what an easy guide it was to follow how user-friendly it was and what a great resource it was for planning your day while in any one of the beautiful cities they feature. Well, the [Continue]

I have the opportunity to check out a play that has gotten great reviews with the New York Times describing it as being “Genuinely Entertaining!” and Q Magazine has called “Undeniably Funny!” and because I think a good time at the theater is made better when shared with others, I am giving away TWO (2) [Continue]

One of the areas that I was most excited to visit during our tour of the Orlando culinary scene was Orlando’s Vimi district. The name ViMi comes from the two main streets, Virginia and Mills, that intersect there. Located in the northeast of downtown Orlando, the district has changed over the years, with many fighting [Continue]

NYCityMama has joined Savvy Savings & Scholarships, a new offers program that raises money for local preschools and a “preschool for all” scholarship fund from The Savvy Source. Each week, readers will have an opportunity to purchase and significantly save on fun, family-friendly activities in the five participating metro areas. Every [Continue]

This Saturday and Sunday, August 28 & 29, 2010, from 12:00 – 5:00 pm, the grassroots group Art for Change will once again host ¡Hacia Afuera! at the White Playground located on 105th St & Lexington Ave. This free outdoor Art & Music Festival is one our family enjoyed attending last year, and though our travels will [Continue]

While taking in NYC at night during our recent Hotel Elysee stay, we decided to pop in at Pop Burger for a quick bite. The place at 7:30pm on a Friday night was completely empty downstairs (street level). This is because the places that are really “happening” are the second level (with happy hour from [Continue]

Visiting the New York Aquarium, especially on a hot summer day is a great family retreat idea to consider. I love supporting the Wildlife Conservation Society‘s efforts to educate our community about preservation of wildlife and in their efforts to build support to continue to do so. Plus, if you find yourself in Coney Island, [Continue]

Last night I went to see the first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s and Hugh Wheeler’s Tony Award–winning masterpiece A Little Night Music, directed by Tony Award-winner Trevor Nunn.  I love a lot of things about this production: the musical scores, the story line. But what is so fabulous about theater is that no matter how [Continue]

Ah, New Orleans. I still remember the excitement with which I visited and New Orleans didn’t disappoint. In fact, it exceeded expectations. One of the things we enjoyed the most was the food. Oh the glorious food. I had a list of things to taste and hit the ground running once we got out of [Continue]

Recently I heard that New York City’s very own Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) had a program that was not only family-friendly, but catered well to the younger kids too. This came as a surprise to me for the MoMA was one of those places I had definitely set as a “never go to” place [Continue]