Contributor: MJ Hanley-Goff

MJ Hanley-Goff has been contributing to Woman Around Town since its inception in 2009. She began her career at Newsday and has written for many New York publications including the Times Herald-Record, Orange Magazine, and Hudson Valley magazine. A former editor of Hudson Valley Parent magazine, she also contributed stories to AAA’s Car & Travel, and Tri-County Woman. MJ is thrilled to write for WAT and for the ability to shed light on so many creative thinkers, doers, and artists.

House Beautiful contributing editor, Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, shows us how to plan for Christmas in her new book.

Our national parks are a national treasure. Jacob W. Frank’s book, “Parklands: America’s National Parks and Public Lands,” celebrates these gems.

The Conjuring, starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, is about imagined demons, as opposed to the real ones we have now.

On a recent Manhattan visit – after being away for about eight months — I was pleased to find I hadn’t lost the internal timing mechanism that anticipates when an opening will reveal itself in…

This one is not political; it’s nothing to do with any modern-day news story. The witch hunt I’m talking about took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in the 1600’s — probably where the phrase first began.…

It can be difficult to choose where to stay on a big-city visit. Hotel chains are everywhere, and typically look the same, no matter where they’re located. They serve their purpose nicely. However, on this visit to Boston,…

Why do Vincent Van Gogh and his artwork continue to fascinate?  Was it his bold use of colors, or the way his brushstrokes and swirly lines seemed to make his objects come alive?  On the…

Hilaria Baldwin, wife of actor Alec Baldwin, has made herself a household name. And, though slight of build, she’s one tough lady.  If you follow social media, then you’re aware of the scrutiny she withstood as…