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03Aug

A Family Stay at Ritz Carlton Philadelphia Offers Historic Elegance

I recently spent a long weekend at Ritz Carlton Philadelphia with the kids. We jumped in the car, drove the few short hours to the City of Brotherly Love and landed at this historical yet extremely cozy hotel. Located right by City Hall, Love Park and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, it's a reminder of a nation’s birth with its grand use of architecture. The building was originally Girard Trust Company, which became Girard Corn Exchange in 1951; Girard Bank in 1970; Mellon Bank in 1984, and finally The Ritz-Carlton in 2000. We felt the enormous amount of Read More

15Jun

Where You’ll Find Me

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It's that time of the month again - when I share some of my freelance articles with you. My travels have recently taken me to Philadelphia, on a cruise ship, to the Bahamas, and, as always, all over New York City. One might call me prolific when it comes to travel, but I've also spent time talking to John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars (I'm still dying to see the movie!). Check out my latest pieces out if you have a minute or two: Yahoo Travel Kids Can Find a Bit of Hollywood in New York City NYC with Kids This Read More

18Apr

Visiting Philadelphia During Spring Break

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I've grown up spending a lot of time in Philadelphia. My parents were born and raised in Philly. We used to travel by plane, train and automobile to get there growing up, and I’ve explored it from head to toe. Now my dad and sister both live there, and our visits are often and generally entail being with our loved ones. When I realized recently I would have both kids home for a week, I decided to head to Philly for a bit of family, as well as sight-seeing. Once again, I teamed up with the folks at Visit Philly to give my kids a real taste of what the Read More

30Jul

A Day in Philadelphia (as Tourists) with the Kids

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Philadelphia is a place I've been to many, many times. My parents were born and raised in Philly. We used to travel by plane, train and automobile to get there growing up, and I've covered it from head to toe in my lifetime. Now my dad and sister both live there, and our visits are often and generally entail being with our loved ones and eating (if you know food in Philadelphia, you know what I mean). So, when we were given the opportunity to be tourists for a day by the folks at Visit Philly, we jumped at the chance. We kicked off our day at the Read More

27Dec

My Personal and Professional Achievements in 2011

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At the end of last year I wrote about how social media had opened doors for me that I never imagined would open. This year, that continued and there were many wonderful opportunities that presented themselves as a result of my work. To name a few: *My work at Ruckus Media Group has continued to thrive and I have been able to oversee their campaign as a partner of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. For the last six weeks, we have donated a portion of sales to children who need it most and I am very proud of our work. *I launched a company Read More

01Aug

Philadelphia with Kids: A Day at the Franklin Institute

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We always love spending time with my sister and her husband in Philadelphia and this past weekend was no exception, especially considering the fact that we spent time at a keeper of many of my childhood memories, the Franklin Institute. Ever since I was a young girl,I can recall looking over the handrail of the marble stairwell to look at the Foucault pendulum going back and forth (pictured on left). The pendulum is the centerpiece of this impressive museum but it only begins to scrape the surface of what the museum has to offer. My brother-in-law Read More

06Sep

Our Visit to Philadelphia’s Franklin Square

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Yesterday, my sister and brother-in-law took us for a visit to Franklin Square in Philadelphia. I had not been there before, or in years, as my parents grew up in Philadelphia. My children had been to the Square on a prior visit with them, so I was anxious to see what they'd been talking about. One thing I love about Philadelphia is that aspects of American history are all over the city, and Franklin Square is no exception. The Square, interestingly enough, was one of the five public squares that William Penn laid out in his original plan for the Read More