Living Around

Dealing with scammers has always been like a game of whack-a-mole. As soon as you delete that email, another one lands in your inbox. It [...]

Dorothy Wilk came to this country from Poland to visit her brother in 1986 with no plans to stay. Instead she fell in love, got married, [...]

The other day a memorable inspiration arrived via email from my sister in Milwaukee. Daily she receives little “bon mots” from the [...]

In the time of COVID-19, now, more than ever, children need to be engaged in creative play. No one could have predicted the times we live [...]

The New York Press Club’s 2020 Awards for Excellence in Journalism have been announced and once again Woman Around Town is among the [...]

“Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices.”Robert Braathe: author, career coach.  Exactly fourteen years ago [...]

In an effort to be good citizens of New York State and avoid travel to Covid-risky territory, my daughter and I decided on a three-day [...]