Savoring the World in Her Own Backyard
Who says the horrible new term, “staycation,” has to translate into a horrible “zzzz-cation” loitering around the house? Guest blogger Marci Tangi has created a week’s worth of poolside and deck events at her home just north of Cincinnati. She’s dreamed up a different international feast and concert for every day and night of the week, [...]
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Awash with Sights on the Chicago River
By Betsa Marsh On a beautiful spring day, there may be no more serene way to explore a city than gliding along on a quiet boat, looking up at the tall buildings and sighing. It works in Venice, it works in Chicago. In the Windy City, the focus is on those tall buildings during Chicago Architecture Foundation cruises, [...]
Keep Reading...Brutus Hits the Chicago Highlights
By Betsa Marsh Brutus the Traveling Teddy wanted to see the famous Chicago landmarks, so he hopped onto an architecture river cruise, met the American Gothic farm couple and splashed in the Crown Fountain at Millennium Park. Brutus travels for the third-grade class of Meredith Schroeder at St. Joseph Consolidated School in Hamilton, Ohio. The [...]
Keep Reading...Artwork Glows in Chicago’s New Modern Wing
From the outside, architect Renzo Piano’s new Modern Wing for the Art Institute of Chicago is so restrained you want to take a pulse. But from the inside, the white walls, white oak floors and miles and miles of glass set a glow around the art and bring Chicago in through the panes. The Modern [...]
Keep Reading...Brutus Goes for Hands-On Fun in Central Ohio
By Betsa Marsh Brutus the Traveling Teddy had a busy weekend making jewelry and building baskets in Central Ohio. Brutus travels for the third-grade class of Meredith Schroeder at St. Joseph Consolidated School in Hamilton, Ohio. The Traveling Teddy program is a geography outreach of the Society of American Travel Writers. Brutus explored the old [...]
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