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Champions of Magic was an evening of magic, comedy, music and theater. Attending the performance with my magician friend, Chuck, added another element.

The four main magicians were

Last month when my husband and I visited friends at their vacation home at Lake Chelan, Washington, we all took a daytrip to the Western-themed town of Winthrop, nestled against the eastern foothills of...

“Down the shore” is a phrase used mostly in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware to describe quality time spent at the beach.

A few of my summer weekends have been spent “down the shore” and have become core memories. My friends, family and I are not bias toward one beach — rather we spread ourselves along the Jersey shoreline in towns like Belmar, Margate, Wildwood a...

A few years ago, my niece Laura shared her latest music discovery with me. Burn the Jukebox was a teenage band just starting. Last year when BTJ performed near Chicago, we finally got to see them live.

Since then, the band shifted a bit from standard rock music to an e...

During my July visit to Napa Valley for a friend’s wedding, we made sure to visit more than a few wineries. One day we ventured into Sonoma and found ourselves wandering over to Roche Winery & Vineyards. The day was warm, and nothing sounded better than a cold glass of white wine.