Category: Elsewhere in the U.S.

Summers, a Spot of Sunshine in Brooklyn

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Nothing like summer-lovin’ on a spring-like day in Brooklyn…in late February My friend Cara and I were headed to Brooklyn from the Upper East Side when she got called into the hospital to work on a case. While I waited to hear back from her, I hopped onto the L train, hopped off at Bedford […]

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A New Englander’s Guide to Madison, Wisconsin

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When I came to visit Madison, I was expecting to only be landlocked in a sea of corn fields. Although chronic wanderlust has become an essential part of my life, revisiting the midwest didn’t exactly earn a rank on the personal travel bucket list—my experience with the region is limited to the brief period when […]

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The Lotos Club

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My alma mater hosted a beautiful alumni reception at The Lotos Club on East 66th and Fifth Avenue last week. I didn’t really take photos. Even if I had, I doubt that the photos would have done the elegant setting justice. I only wish that I captured the evening cocktail—appropriately named “The Vanderbilt,” it mixed […]

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Summer 2016 in Pictures

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After two difficult years, this summer has made up for time I thought I already lost.  It was the first summer that I wasn’t either living or spending an extended period of time in Rhode Island—I thought I was going to be stuck in suburbia, perhaps make the occasional trip to New York City. I […]

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Effy’s Kitchen | Spanish Harlem, NYC

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My friend Cara took me to a hidden gem for bottomless brunch in her neighborhood. We ventured a few short blocks from Upper East Side to check out Effy’s Kitchen towards the outer edge of Spanish Harlem. The restaurant’s bottomless brunch special–one main dish with endless mimosas–costs only $20. If you’re trying to find a […]

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How to Spend 72 Hours in California | Part 4

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Once Steph and I left the foggy San Francisco Bay area, the California sunshine followed us to Napa, the final leg of our weekend trip. We took a few back roads away from the bumper-to-bumper traffic to enjoy the scenery, since everyone else in the state of California decided to head to Napa… I chose […]

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A Night Out in North Beach, San Francisco

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It doesn’t matter if your body is jet-lagged and thrown off by the time difference. If you’re in San Francisco, you’re going out. Here’s how to do it right in North Beach. A Night Out in North Beach Start off at Black Magic Voodoo Lounge on Lombard Street. Ask for their specialty shot… Keep walking […]

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