Emma Watson, who was recently appointed as a U.N. Women’s Goodwill Ambassador, traveled to Uruguay to bring attention to the need for women to become more involved in politics within their country as an impending election looms. A new law has created a national quota that guarantees 30 percent of the elected representatives will be…
This article originally appeared on Music In the Dark. Lyndsey Fonseca, who may be familiar as Alex on Nikita or the daughter on How I Met Your Mother, has just joined the cast of the upcoming ABC series Agent Carter, a spin-off of the Captain America films, according to TVLine. Fonseca will play Angie Martinelli, an aspiring actress that befriends…
Thyme In the Country appeared in the October/November 2014 issue of Organic Hudson Valley. A direct link can be found under Links to Articles. Approaching Thyme In the Country, a bed and breakfast run by Mary Koch and her husband, Bill, is like driving onto an old-fashioned farm. For travelers looking for a country…
This article appeared on Travelers Today in November 2013. A direct link can be found under Links to Articles. November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), an event set up to help aspiring writers finish a novel, or most of a novel, during the month of November. The event begins on November 1, when participants…
This article appeared in the September/October 2014 issue of Organic Hudson Valley. A direct link can be found under Links to Articles. When autumn comes around, there is nothing that beats that first taste of a fresh, crisp apple from a local orchard. The Hudson Valley is known for its apple orchards and all the…
Most people in New York City ride the subway without paying any attention to the subway conductors, too busy with getting from one place to another, but some pranksters found out that conductors are required to point at a sign in each station and decided to have some fun with it, according to ABC News.…
This article appeared in the Poughkeepsie Journal in August 2014. A direct link can be found under ‘Links to Articles.’ Traveling can be an immensely impactful event, and after Stan Rosenberg went on a three-week trip in 2007, he had the desire to help others have their own amazing travel experience. He created the…
This article appeared in the May/June 2014 issue of Your Valley. Brent Feldweg of Forrest All and James Fredrickson, a custom woodworker in LaGrange, have teamed up for an interesting project to turn felled trees into custom handmade furniture. Forrest All helps residents with tree care, helping them to identify possible safety concerns…
This article appeared in the May/June 2014 issue of Your Valley. Beacon has come a long way from its early roots, yet has also returned to them in many ways, keeping the spirit of the early days of the city while changing to fit into modern day. This is reflected in the shops and…
This article appeared in the Poughkeepsie Journal in April 2014 in the Life section and in May 2014 in the Living & Being section. Though it may be hard to believe with the current weather patterns and the unrelenting cold temperatures, warmer weather really is on the way, and for many parents and their…
Karen Fredrickson 