On the Road: Drizzle and Blues in Grafton, Wisconsin
Is Wisconsin the furthest state from the Mississippi Delta? Culturally, perhaps. Yet the land of butter burgers and cheese curds played a big role in preserving the blues. While 78 […]
Review: On Beyond Lincoln: Exploring the Land of Lincoln: The Essential Guide to Illinois Historic Sites
Exploring the Land of Lincoln: The Essential Guide to Illinois Historic Sites By Charles Titus 3 Fields Books I asked my non-Illinoisan Twitter followers to tell me three things they […]
Review: Aeropress Go: Our Favorite Coffeemaker Goes Portable
We love the Aeropress. I personally use it multiple times a day to make coffee. It’s convenient, durable, and makes a great cup of coffee. When we travel, we even […]
On The Road: South Bay Farmers Market–A Destination Worth the Trip
Wandering through the colorful and brimming-with-produce Campbell, Calif., farmers market when you’re staying with friends, most likely dining out and boarding a flight the next day is simply torturous. I […]
On The Road: Seattle and Around The Sound
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Seattle is a fantastic city to have friends or family in (or near.) It affords me the opportunity to explore the […]
On The Road: Shopping With The Fishes – SEA LIFE: Minnesota Aquarium
[soliloquy id=”18216″] I recently found myself a journalist embedded at the Mall of America. Ok, I wasn’t on assignment, it was a pleasure trip for my boyfriend’s birthday, but […]
On the Road: Pike Place Market: Second To None
On the Road is a series in our Beyond section that focuses on the most unique, interesting places outside city limits. Come along with us and explore the amazing institutions, […]
Minneapolis Monsters- Guillermo Del Toro Meets Mia
“Inside every creative person, there’s a Bleak House.” It’s something I said to Gabriel Ritter, the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia for short), when discussing […]
On The Road: Minneapolis Institute of Art – A World Class Can’t-Miss
Though my heart remains buried in the mountains of the Wild West, my family has always been Midwestern. Though all of us are from Chicago itself originally, we’ve scattered a […]