Dutchess County, New York, is part of the Hudson Valley. In one single county, you’ll find all types of cultures: historic, scenic outdoors, indie artists, foodie, horsey set and “beautiful people.” This is the land …
January 24, 2013
United States
Food + Art: Upstate in Dutchess County, NY
Radio quiet
Piano-and-voice teacher Deborah Cooney is convinced electric meters made her sick and destroyed her music business.
January 23, 2013
Bosque del Apache, New Mexico
It’s 5:30 a.m., 27 degrees and pitch-black dark on a November morning in New Mexico. I’m standing in a small group on a wooden platform built out over the water named “The Flight Deck.” Although …
January 22, 2013
Old World Solvang, CA
Usually it's places with some sort of dark, twisted history that attract me. If a place doesn't have that, it's pretty rare that I'll visit, much less make it a regular stomping ground. So, considering …
January 21, 2013
Cabins, Karaoke and Snow Pain in Wrightwood
Wrightwood, CA, is a ski town just 1–10 hours away from L.A., depending on traffic. Mark and I were excited for our fully stocked rented weekend cabin. It belonged to a friend’s soon-to-be ex-wife. We …
January 17, 2013
Last Stop: Chloride, AZ
We were heading to the majestic Grand Canyon, surely America’s most famous crevasse, when we decided to stop off at the neat little ghost town of Chloride, AZ. Nestling halfway between Las Vegas and the …
January 15, 2013
Orcas and Kayaking in the San Juans
We were shivering under cloudy skies on the top deck of the 114-foot ferry as it entered Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands. The overcast sky suddenly parted, as if on cue, and there …
January 10, 2013
The Caravaggio effect
Caravaggio and His Legacy, on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art until February 10. 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. 323-857-6000; lacma.org In his 20s, in Rome, in the first decade of the …
January 9, 2013
L.A. is like a huge high school cafeteria
Eh, West Hollywood wasn’t that charming anyway.
January 9, 2013
Taste Carmel Valley, CA
Enjoy a few leisurely hours driving east along picturesque Carmel Valley Road, just off Highway 1 near Carmel, California, where you can stop, taste and shop for veggies and herbs on an organic farm and …
January 8, 2013
Denver Is Paranormal: Cheesman Park
For days he had been calling me. And it was always revolving around the same subject. "You gotta come here and check it out. You won't believe it." My brother had moved from San Diego …
January 4, 2013
Bushwick – Brooklyn's Hip Haven
Directions scribbled on the back of a napkin or coaster usually lead you to unforgettable locations. It was no different on this Sunday afternoon. As I sat and enjoyed a very good East Coast brew …
January 3, 2013
Leonard Knight and His Mountain
Mahatma Gandhi believed that we should not let the idea of seeing individual actions as insignificant deter us from contributing to and participating in the changes we wish to see. Apparently, he isn’t alone in …
December 23, 2012
Christmas in Cleveland
What am I going to do in Cleveland? That was my very first thought when my boyfriend asked me to go there with him for a friend’s wedding. Since he was part of the wedding …
Copalis Beach
There’s only one place to drink in Copalis Beach. The river winds through a short slough to the ocean and, just south (as "just south" as it could be), sits Green Lantern Tavern. The nondescript …
December 17, 2012