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9/11: National Day of Service

It's difficult to imagine the tragedy of the September 11 attacks to have been 8 years ago already. To me, it feels like everything happened yesterday. As a New Yorker, images of that tragic day still linger in my mem…
OMG: Spotted: Gossip Girl NYC Tours

Image Source Are you impatient for the start of the next Gossip Girl season? Looking for something to do in New York City Gossip Girl fans? Experience the life of the Upper East Side elite on an Official Gossip Girl Bu…
Off The Path in NYC – The High Line

Post from Skylab of Artofbackpacking.com image source In New York City, you’ll find something new you’ve never heard of everyday. To the locals of NYC, they see the High Line everyday and barely know what it is or was.…
New York: Hideout Of Celebrities

image sourceLast night, my wife and I were heading home after attending the John Legend concert (great show by the way). We hopped on the subway, both of us tired from a long day's work. Our stop was a few stops…
My Little Getaway to Lake George

At some point, looking at nothing but skyscrapers, subway trains, and miles of endless pavement will make one forget what the sky looks like. I've reached that point. So it was off to Lake George over the Fourth of Ju…
Say Hi to Toronto, Not Mini-NYC

source There's always been an underlying sentiment in Toronto that says it is trying to be Canada's NYC. I don't deny that it exists; most of the time it's harmless. I went to a Harlem Restaurant the other day in the Ea…
Should I Go to a Place Where You Can't Make Eye-Contact?

source I know I'm a little late in the game, but I planned to go to college in Honolulu, however, seeing as that won't happen, I've decided to go with this art school in New York. However, I've hardly ever left Californ…
Lennon's Love Affair with the Big Apple Honored

"John was in love with this city, head over heels," Yoko Ono said Monday of her late husband, the subject of "John Lennon: The New York City Years," a new exhibit that launched Monday at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…
15 Things I Learned From Visiting Manhattan

It's been three days since my sister and I breathed in Manhattan's polluted air and for the five days we were there, I have indeed learned a lot. Here's my list:
Texan versus New Yorker

VersusBy now my faithful readers know that I live in Texas, but my parents live in New York. How did this happen? Well...I lived in Texas my entire life. Born here, raised here, a good ol' Southern Gal through-and-throu…