CREATIVE TIMES

The most meaningful holiday gathering I went to this season was the end-of-the year meeting of Creative Conversations. This is a group of wo...

I decided even in the swirly whirls of the blizzard to go out to SoHo in Manhattan yesterday. On the way back, the train's last stop end...

Yes, it's quicker to order gifts online and have someone else wrap and ship. But, ya know what? It is ever so satisfying to hand wrap g...

Guess what, y'all? My hubby and I are running a table this Sunday at PS 29's annual Eat Pie & Shop fundraiser . Mike is selling ...

I've been okay with finding greeting cards in my neighborhood Rite Aid, but I was thrilled when I learned that a "for real" p...

Good news for Brooklynite lovers of pie, art, crafts and also for supporters of the public school system: Sunday, Dec. 5, from 11 am-5 pm, ...

Hey there, folks. 'Tis the season to be thankful so I am sharing two good resources on the topic of gratitude. 1. In the Wall Street Jou...

After working with an organizing client today I was thinking "Oh, I really should go to pilates class at the Y(MCA)." But another...

While browsing the book store, I discovered that Maira Kalman has a new book out: And the Pursuit of Happiness . Here's Amazon.com'...

There is a great story in the children's classic picture book Frog and Toad series called The List . In The List , Toad writes down all ...

This fall, I helped host a couple of gatherings for the parents in our kindergarten classroom so they could get to know each other better. M...

Stephanie Battle has a history of being a professional dancer (in Lion King, etc.) and she is also a wonderful teacher, totally non intimid...

Colleen Newvine Tebeau, who writes the sharp and thoughtful personal/professional development blog Newvine Growing , is sponsoring a very co...

There is something magical about the store windows of SoHo, especially on the side streets. The windows tend to be small and carefully put ...

I had a lot of nervous energy today starting from the time I got up in the a.m. So after work, I decided to walk across the Brooklyn Bridg...

Photo Credit: Egan Chin Check out the review of my friend Cari Jackson's book The Guide to Odd New York in The Daily News!

In the October 2010 issue of Ebony , there is a nice two-page piece about printmaker , sculptor, and social activist Elizabeth Catlett who...

This is a great issue of Ebony , and a momentous occasion as well. For more information about the contents and making of this issue, visit ...

Last night, I experienced one of the best vibes in a room that I ever have. More than 150 people from Brooklyn, the Bronx, Harlem, New Jer...

For a year, I have been holding onto a wedding gift certificate for Crate & Barrel, waiting to find something really great. When I learn...