By Sharyl Volpe Whether you are too old to remember or too young to know that famous advertising tag line from Calgon™, the message is clear. Between waiting in long lines, coaching soccer games and chaperoning field trips, after a quarterly meeting or during Thanksgiving [...]
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Farm to Holiday Table
By Sharyl Volpe What do a NYC icon, a skateboarder, and a playwright all have in common? Believe it or not, they’ve got the same thing in common we all do: caring about tomorrow. No matter where each of us is from, all of us [...]
BRIAN DAWKINS: THE POWER OF POSITIVE
By Dava Guerin The Former Philadelphia Eagles Free Safety, now Denver Bronco’s American Football Safety, shares lessons learned from his coaches, teammates, and family, and his continued faith in a higher power. When Brian Dawkins was a little boy, he spent weekends visiting his grandparents [...]
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: CHRISTMAS CITY U.S.A.
By Diane Burns Nestled in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania you’ll find the city of Bethlehem. In the spring of 1741, 500 acres of land was sold to Henry Antes, a trustee for a congregation of Moravians. The city was settled in that year by [...]
“Voluntourism”: It Doesn’t Have to Be All About You
By Beth D’Addono While there’s definitely a time and place for self-indulgence, more and more travelers are choosing a holiday with heart, a get-away that makes a difference. Dubbed voluntourism, there are a multitude of non-profits and tour operators that specialize in volunteer get-aways, with [...]
Managing Holiday Stress
Q&A With Debbie Cooper, Registered Dietician and Amie Allanson-Dundon, of St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network. It’s that time of year again when radio stations start playing holiday music, trees have lost their leaves, and invitations start coming in. You have no idea what gifts [...]
Traditions
By Diane Burns With the holidays rapidly approaching I sat down one day and began to reminisce about the traditions that have been passed down in our family from generation to generation. The dictionary defines the word tradition as “a custom, a habit or a [...]
CyberKnife, an alternative cancer treatment
By Jennifer Barnett Fox Cancer is something no one wants to think about, but increased awareness and conversation can make a tremendous difference to those diagnosed with it. Each November, the American Lung Association works to increase awareness of lung cancer. The organization strives to [...]
The Perfect Wines by Choice
From Michele Kawamoto Perry Michele is the founder of Vine Divine (www.vinedivine.com), an expert source for navigating wine lists like a pro. An industry veteran and international wine educator, Michele is a Certified Sommelier and instructor through the International Sommelier Guild. She is also co-owner [...]
The Holiday Bounty Doesn’t Have to Add Weight
By Joanna K. Chodorowska Every holiday season, we say to ourselves, “This is the year I won’t gain weight.” And every year, we get to the holidays and within a single day we are so off of our routine that we revise our plan to: [...]
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