Just north of the Queensborough Bridge in Manhattan I recently discovered the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden while hurrying to an appointment on East 68th Street. Once I saw it, I stopped and could hardly take my eyes off this cozy, charming, well-maintained, 18th-century hotel. Its locked gates and imposing stone wall were...
Just north of the Queensborough Bridge in Manhattan I recently discovered the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden while hurrying to an appointment on East 68th Street. Once I saw...
The other day, I joined a group of friends to experience Tea Around Town. We met the Tea Around Town bus across the street from 11 West 42nd Street on...
The Punta Gorda Symphony celebrates the summer months with the Summer Chamber...
I continually hear former Northeasterners and Chicagoites asking for recommendations on where...
Rumrunners in Cape Coral fits the bill if you’re looking for harborside dining with outdoor seating options and a hearty seafood menu. They also host a wide selection of...
Attentive and friendly serving staff brought fresh bread with olive oil and drinks almost immediately, seating was comfortable and quiet. Everything was cooked perfectly and delicious.
The museum hosts splendid indoor and outdoor spaces with a fabulous restaurant. Its exhibits are wonderfully curated, rich, and diverse. You'll want to visit when you're in Boston.
A delicious dining experience with attentive staff and great ambiance. The North End is a fabulous place to explore and should be part of your itinerary for experiencing the...
Cuban food is a marvelous benefit of visiting South Florida. We’ve been to a few Cuban restaurants and keep returning to El Tropical in Cape Coral. They serve fresh,...
The Bryant Park Grill next to the New York Public Library hosts a great menu and both indoor and outdoor seating.
At Balthazar French Café I started with Avian water and the Friseé aux Lardons with chicory salad with a warm bacon shallot vinaigrette.
The Erie Canal was undoubtedly one of the most important transportation routes in the early history of our country.
Rating 4.6/5 It was time to head out of dodge, so I booked a one-day trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I chose Lancaster because the main event was lunch...
Maytag Virgin gradually, elaborately, and poignantly unfolds in an assiduously crafted literary effusion. It’s a dreamscape in which we sense loss tempered by hope.
Between the approach of the Ides of March and St. Patrick’s Day, it seemed the perfect time to leave town. I signed up for a one-day bus trip to...
The Punta Gorda Symphony led by Maestro Raffaele Livio Ponti enthralled a packed house at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center. Guest soloist, award-winning, renowned, and gifted violinist Sirena Huang...
Rating 4.6/5 Beginning this installment of Behind the Notes with Maestro Raffaele Livio Ponti, Maestro Ponti welcomed everyone, and before getting to the music set for March 6,...
It was a delight to attend this event. The renowned Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute program was founded in 2003 and has since, through the arts, touched the lives...
Lucas Hnath's A Doll's House – Part 2, is an exploration of the complexity of human emotions, discrete frailty, dreams, ambitions, freedom, and needs emanating from the configuration of...
Today the audience was treated to a series of works spanning from the Renaissance to modern musical theater. An affable Ming Gao eloquently introduced each piece, describing its characteristics,...
A trip would have to be closer and national, so Oahu, Hawaii, was our choice, previously written about in my book.
Los Cabos Cantina delivered a Classic Taco with carnitas and beef with street corn, yellow rice, coleslaw, and seasonal vegetables.
This well-crafted pictorial collection features some of the magnificent Birds of Florida. Enjoy the beauty and grace of these breathtaking intimate portraits, and the next time you are in...
Ponti raised his baton, and the concert began with Rossini’s Overture to his comic opera L’ltaliana in Algeri (1813), a welcome melodramatic departure to the years of austere opera...
Petralunga is an Italian brand specializing in contemporary gourmet pizza, Mediterranean cuisine, and cocktails. Founded by Italian restaurateurs, this concept ultimately made its home in Miami. The goal of...
Sagra Pizza Bar stands-out food for their thin-crust Roman-style pies, which are made in the outdoor space of their restaurant in an imported Italian Valoriani traditional oven. The pizzas...
We bought a few bottles of the Woodford Reserve Distillery Series, one of the nine bourbons on our search. Next, we had a few drinks at the outdoor bar;...
Intriguing describes the stunning blonde Nancy Ardolino and the alluring brunette AnnMarie Zecca who travel to places worldwide with names like Estepona, Anegada, and Yosemite.
Our first day of visiting Williamsport and Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon began in a quiet town with hardly a soul or dog on the street.
Two Meatballs in the Kitchen features as a delicious starter Mama’s Meatballs consisting of three veal, beef, and pork traditionally made meatballs topped with ricotta and parmesan cheese swimming...
The arts possess their own profound intrinsic values that enrich the human condition with beauty, laughter, piety, joy, sadness, reflection, insight, hope, and nature’s wonders, just as they provide...
