Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 27, 2009
Wisconsin native grows green in Brooklyn
A Brookfield native, Ben Flanner moved to New York eight years ago. Now, along with a small team of supporters from local organizations and organic farming cooperatives, Flanner opted to forgo the corporate ladder in favor of climbing up to a Brooklyn rooftop and installing New York's first overhead urban agricultural project, Rooftop Farms.
Tags: rooftop farms, new york, ben flanner, brookfield, urban agriculture, will allen, urban farming, brooklyn

Travel & Visitors Guide - July 25, 2009
Take a child-size bite into the Big Apple
When Rudy Giuliani started cracking down on jaywalking and Times Square started to reflect a newly-polished shine on the apple, people joked that New York City was becoming like Disney World. Big Apple fans will be pleased to know that's not entirely true. If you're looking for a good destination for a family vacation, there are few places offering the quantity and quality of sights as New York.
Tags: New York, Hotel Beacon, Central Park Zoo, American Museum of Natural History, Statue of Liberty, Chirping Chicken, Shake Shack, Gelateria GROM, Viand, Empire State Building, Ellis Island

Sports - July 20, 2009
Pumped and racing for the American Heart Association
Milwaukeean Brian Burton, undertakes his second Ironman Triathlon in New York this weekend to raise money for the American Heart Association in the Milwaukee area. In particular, donations raised benefit the American Heart Association's Heart Ball, an annual event support the organization's heart disease initiatives at the Pfister Hotel.
Tags: ironman triathlon, new york, heart ball, American heart association, marcus corporation, marcus foundation, brian burton, triathlon

Travel & Visitors Guide - July 7, 2009
Introducing my kids to my old stomping grounds
I've been back to New York loads of times since I left more than 25 years ago. But this is the first time that I'll be there with kids.
Tags: New York

Kids & Family - Dec. 16, 2008
Child's play in the Big Apple
Following two interactions with kids at New York museums, I couldn't help but wonder on my walk home, how do adults manage to always complicate things in life? Aren't we supposed to be smarter and more self-aware than grade-schoolers?
Tags: moma, new york, inner child

Living - Sept. 3, 2009
Forty Days and Forty Nights of 40: Day 3
Forty Days and Forty Nights of 40: Day 3 "Just Do It."We all know the popular tagline from Nike.  But, it's a lot easier said than done.  If you're looking for change in your life, it's amazing advice.  However, these days, when you have a good paying job, a roof ove...
Tags: NYC, New York, LA, FOX, Just Do It, Nike, now, restaurant

Living - Aug. 31, 2009
Couture Fashion Week- A date with luxury!
I love fashion! So I've decided to make the investment in the bridal event of the year in New York city...a former home of mine. Let's be serious, I do all I can to get back to the city. So Sept. 11th-13th I'll be in the Big Apple, drooling at all the luxurious wedding tinsel.Since 2003, Couture ...
Tags: art, Couture, designer, luxury, New York, Wedding DJ, wedding dress, Willie Fun