Oct 5, 2012

It’s not uncommon to start daydreaming about sandy beaches, boat drinks, and warm sunshine as soon as the chilly October air descends on DC. This fall, using just one vacation day, you can turn that daydream into a reality by hopping on flight to West Palm Beach, Florida and indulging in all its glitzy tropical wonder. The West Palm Beach...

Aug 1, 2012

OBX – By Monica Rodriguez  | IMG Worldwide The Bud Light Lime Surf Series promises to bring some big names in pro surfing to the beaches of Jennette’s Pier over Labor Day weekend, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2. The Labor Day Cup event will be the second event of the 2012 season and the first time the surf series has visited the east coast....

Jul 10, 2012

I receive a lot of emails from readers promoting bands. I do not post them all, but when a reader is promoting is own band and sends me a video with some portuguese waves (my country) you have to post them. And better when the music is good! The Al-Berto & the Fried Bikinis is a project from surfer and traveller Al-Berto, who’s for a long time...

Jul 9, 2012

Only weeks after passing a law that makes having an open alcoholic container in public a misdemeanor offense, officials in Ocean City are revisiting a debate over whether or not to make parts of the beach off-limits to smokers. The Dispatch reports that the beach town’s mayor and city council are moving towards creating smoke-free sections along the...

Jun 3, 2012

I’m currently on the car ride home, somewhere in southern Kentucky, from a wonderful vacation to the Panhandle of Florida. However, before I get to the secluded beaches of St. George Island and artsy downtown of old-Florida Apalachicola, I have to cover another place: Nashville. This cannot wait, simply because I’m too excited to wait to write about...

May 31, 2012

If you live where I do, you might as well go to a place like this: Cranberry Glades, taylor Cranberry Glades, taylor Cranberry Glades,  taylor Cranberry Glades Ferns, taylor The Cranberry Glades Botanical Area protects the largest area of bogs in West Virginia. The Bogs here are acidic wetlands more commonly found in the northern areas of this country...

May 19, 2012

One of my passions in life is art. I was an art student throughout high school and fell in love with a variety of mediums and artistic qualities, especially pastels, bold colors, texture, and life. Unfortunately once I began college the time and materials I had at my disposal diminished, and I ended up somewhat distanced from the art I had previously been so...