Our town has been energized over the past few months, because of development that suddenly seems to be pushing the limits of the townspeople. First, the big development on Sugarloaf Street was approved, after pretty much token opposition. Nobody could really do much because it was following the town’s master […]
Travel publishing and the demise of travel magazines and newspaper travel sections is a topic near and dear to my heart. I have witnessed it, and last month out in San Francisco, I got to speaking with Spud Hilton, the travel editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. Hilton was interviewed […]
I’m done driving for Uber. Why? Because it comes down not making enough money for all of the efforts, and the fact that when you get a long fare somewhere like Bradley, you usually don’t have the same long fare returning north…so you spend your own gas in an empty […]
Town Meeting is an annual New England tradition, where budgets and policies are reviewed and voted on by the citizens of Deerfield.
I got a wonderful letter addressed to all of my sisters and me, from old family friend Susan Schreiber. She was enjoying the copy of “Keeping in Touch” the book written by my father Nat Hartshorne with his letters, tributes, and other writings. She said it so well. “Dear All […]
Extravaganja has been around for 27 years. It started on the Amherst Town Common, and two years ago, they outgrew the space and now it’s held every April 20, or so, at the Tri-County Fairgrounds. I had never been to the fest before, so yesterday my curiosity got the best of […]
I can’t resist a band with horns. Cool, funky horns, and old-school sounds, that’s the Skatalites, the original Jamaican pioneers of ska music, which eventually became reggae. It’s not that often you can see a legendary band like this, and in the intimate confines of Hawks and Reed, it’s especially […]
You might think that San Mateo County is all about Silicon Valley, and is only a business destination. But this week has proven that wrong, as we set out to explore first the coastline, and then to some small towns in the Santa Cruz mountains. There are a whole lot […]
Goats have a way of calming people and making them feel at ease. We learned a lot about goats today when we paid a visit to a local legend–Harley Farms in Pescadero. We met Suzy, a local resident who helps out at the farm giving tours that are offered Friday […]
It’s been a few years since I last drove down to Half Moon Bay and the western half of the big peninsula that starts at the top with the city of San Francisco. We spent a great day exploring some cool places like Pescadero, Pacifica, and Half Moon Bay, both […]
After our cocktail reception, I joined a young colleague named Will McGough for a jaunt to a local dispensary. I helped Will get his start in travel writing back about ten years ago, and he’s been a success and now lives in Hawaii. We went to our respective ATM machines […]
A decadent lunch at Chez Albert never disappoints.