TIPSY TOURIST: Beer and pretzels in York
I’d never been to York, Pennsylvania, until a recent newspaper assignment sent me there. I’d been assigned a story on the Mason Dixon Wine Trail so I joined a group of […]
Monthly Archives: February 2015
To market, to market, in Fort Myers
The strawberries grabbed my attention as soon as I sensed their sweet perfume. The rosy red flesh of the tomato never looked so delightful. Fresh baked cheddar-jalapeno bread…ugly but juicy honeybell […]
TIPSY TOURIST: Preston’s Ry-Tai
A bar is a bar — but it becomes something special when there’s a talented bartender behind the bar. Then it’s the place everybody wants to be. We’ve all been to that […]
Postcard from Washington’s Franciscan Monastery
During Lent last year, a trip to the Holy Land really wasn’t an option. But a day away to the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America was. Inside […]
Mount Vernon, upstairs and down
Mount Vernon celebrates the domestic life of our first president and his first lady, George and Martha Washington. And it is certainly a thrill to glimpse moments from their great […]
VALENTINE FROM Boonsboro
Top-selling romance novelist Nora Roberts calls the charming western Maryland town of Boonsboro home — and set her Inn Boonsboro Trilogy here. For Valentine’s Day last year, I braved icy travel […]
TIPSY TOURIST: Myth and Moonshine
We came in from the cold for a drink and a casual meal at Myth and Moonshine. The dark and cozy gathering spot in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood was quiet on this frosty Thursday night. […]
Love letters to Sanibel
My love affair with Sanibel began the moment I put my toes in the sand, gathered a treasure trove of seashells and watched the gentle lapping of the gulf. I […]
POSTCARD FROM Mount Vernon
It was a cold day but picture perfect when we arrived at Mount Vernon, home of America’s first president and his first lady. A good day to visit with few […]
From the archives: Babe Ruth was here.
Sure, sure. Every Baltimorean knows the Babe played for the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. But every Baltimorean also knows Baltimore is Babe Ruth’s town. When you have […]
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