
Pin itThere were two rules Dan Arcara, Director of Exhibits at Aquarium of Niagara, said we must obey during our Penguin Encounter. First was avoiding putting our faces near the penguin’s beak and the second was standing clear of her backside.

Pin itA new year means new travel opportunities and 2012 promises exciting reasons to travel. Have you considered visiting London to attend the 2012 Summer Olympic Games? Having visited London several times for business, I’m pretty comfortable navigating through the city and am considering a trip across the pond to see some of the 2012…

Pin itWatching and listening to food writer Vicki Chelf as she moved through the Florida House kitchen in Sarasota, Fla., on Saturday was much like observing an artist handed a box of materials and told “go create something.” Chelf is an accomplished artist but she’s also a twenty-first century Julia Child. Rather than constructing Boeuf…

Pin itUpdated Dec. 9, 2011 *THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED* Thank you to all who participated and it was certainly fun reading what you love about Disney. Congrats to Ellen B. for being the randomly selected winner! Hey there! Hi there! Ho there! I grew up in the 1970s and loved watching reruns of Annette, Cubby…

Pin itLiving, eating and breathing fishing is a guy’s dream, right? Fed up with eccentric family dynamics, 20-year-old Gus Orviston (Zach Gilford, Friday Night Lights) leaves home and embarks on a quest to spend most of his time fly-fishing. In doing so, he evolves from a socially awkward boy into a self-assured young man. Independent…

Pin itBarnes & Noble in Sarasota will release 800 wristbands at noon on Monday, Nov. 14, for the 7 p.m. Stephen King book signing that day but just after 4 p.m. on Sunday, seven people already claimed their place in line. Mr. King, a seasonal Sarasota resident, is promoting his latest novel, 11/22/63 and as…

Pin it“Be vewy, vewy qwiet. I’m hunting wabbits*,” I thought to myself while walking through Tippecanoe Environmental Park in Port Charlotte, Fla., one Saturday morning last month. Instead of wabbits, err, rabbits, we were on the lookout for Florida Scrub-Jays. Why Are Florida Scrub-Jays Special? Why are these birds special? Well, their habitat is pretty…

Pin itWater sandals available in a color called gargoyle are simply awesome. My 10-year-old Teva sandals gave out about a year ago and it was time to upgrade to something a bit more modern, Keen Newport H2 Sandals purchased from Appalachian Outdoors travel store. Living in Florida means I’m spending quite a bit of time…

Pin itTraveling through Japan with my gay travel pal Matt back in 2004 was a blast. During our adventure, he demonstrated his keen instinct for finding the coolest restaurants and coffee shops in what appeared to be sketchy areas but turned out to be glorious gems. Almost like an explorer, he found his way to…
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