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A New York Minute

Although I consider Chicago my new home, New York will always have a piece of my heart. I was reminded of just how much I love NYC when I was in town last weekend – for a whirlwind 30 hours! It was a short trip due to a time crunch, and while I was disappointed […]

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Signs You’ve Lived In New York Too Long

They say that everyone should live in New York once. And truth be told, my 5 years there were the best of my life (so far!). But every good thing must come to an end, and after reading the 23 Signs You’ve Lived In New York Too Long, (and realizing every single sign was not […]

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A Bravo TV tour of NYC (or “The most expensive beer ever”)

I lucked out with great weather during my trip to NYC last month, so I spent a lot of it outdoors! On my last day, my friend Mike and I headed to the Village, for what ended up being an impromptu tour of places featured on Bravo TV.  Our first stop was Better Being Underground, […]

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NYC: Upper West Side and Hudson River Greenway

My goal for visiting NYC was to see as many friends as possible! En route to brunch on the Upper West Side, this is what I saw:

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Governors Island, NY

One of the things on my NYC bucket list, that I never got around to while I lived there, was visiting Governors Island. Luckily, I was able to check this off on my last visit! Governors Island is a 172 acre island located half a mile from the southern tip of Manhattan.  The island served […]

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