A walk through downtown Charlotte Amalie on the US Virgin Island of St. Thomas is a lesson in religious freedom like none other. Within six blocks, and often side-by-side, you will pass numerous churches, many with a rich colonial history. One of the most interesting is the St. Thomas Synagogue. Declared a National Historic Landmark…
Have you ever sacrificed a once-in-a-lifetime photo opp because you didn’t want to carry a bulky camera? Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could take pro photos from a tiny camera? Now you can. Anybody can capture stunning photos with the Olympus Pen – and The Pen Ready Project proves it! To show how easy…
On November 12, 2011 toy stores around the nation will celebrate the joy of play on Neighborhood Toy Store Day. ASTRA, the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association, whose mission is “leading the way through play,” has asked me to share the importance of shopping locally for toys so that we can help save our community…
Falling temperatures might send you indoors, but there are a number of fun events just for young children that will temp you to head out and about the Capital Region. The Children’s Guide 3rd Annual Halloween Bash! Stacy Jubert, of The Children’s Guide, shared this Halloween event: This is one of my favorite events to…
The other day, my husband received a letter from a patient that was so very special, that he had to share an excerpt: I must confess. This letter made me smile, and I wasn’t the only one whose heart it warmed. That’s what it’s all about, after all, the reason he went into medicine, and…
Did you know that “3 out of 4 kids are not as secure in the car as they should be because their car seats are not being used correctly?” (NHTSA) I can well imagine that’s true. No matter how carefully you read the manual (and often it’s unintelligible in any language,) you’re never certain if…
TV and billboard ads do help to capture teenager’s attention. Big brands pay PR people a ton of money to get the public to choose their product. But Volcom and Monster aren’t popping up on the TV screen nearly as frequently as Ronald McDonald is. So what is it that attracts teenagers to these brands?…
The following is a guest post by Dan Farkas. A week from now, summer will be over. I don’t know what happened to it either. With Labor Day serving as one final chance for millions to enjoy some summer fun, the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) is reminding people of an important item on their…
By Vanessa Van Petten, creator of RadicalParenting.com and author of the parenting book, “Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I’m Grounded?” When I was 16 I thought it was my Dad’s goal in life to make me miserable. I was convinced that he had a running list of all the ways he could…
One of the most influential French Impressionists was not from France. Camille Pissarro was born on the island of St. Thomas, then under Danish rule, but now one of the US Virgin Islands. I had a chance to learn more about the revolutionary artist when Pissarro’s People was on exhibit at The Clark Institute in Williamstown,…