11.23.2016 Columns Column: Time for turkey, football and ‘Gilmore Girls’ I’ve always looked forward to Thanksgiving weekend. In high school, it signaled the start of basketball season. In my early 20s, I’d get together with friends every Black Friday...
10.22.2016 Columns Column: When a headline is in ALL CAPS it MUST BE TRUE It may seem clichéd to say I love reading The Onion, the satirical news website with headlines like “Wall Street Executive Telling Friend How Amazing It Is To See...
07.30.2016 Columns Column: A needed reminder on the dangers of DWI The scar starts at the top of Margarita Jimenez’s neck and stretches down her back, serving as a constant reminder of a fateful morning one year ago. It’s a...
06.26.2016 Columns Column: Confessions of a former sportswriter I pulled into the driveway of my college apartment after a seven-hour car ride in January 2006 to begin my final semester at St. Bonaventure University when my phone...
06.02.2016 Columns Column: A push to rekindle interest in Relay For Life The event was born out of humble beginnings. A storm blew across the North Fork overnight during the inaugural Relay For Life, sending participants scrambling for cover. Rain poured....
05.21.2016 Columns Column: Praying for sunshine on my wedding day There may be no exercise more maddening than checking the weather forecast more than a week in advance of a particular day. On weather.com, the monthly tab lists a...
04.02.2016 Columns Column: When local news becomes all-consuming Last week’s terrorist attacks in Brussels instantly became the lead story in newsrooms around the globe. The bombings — the deadliest in Belgium’s history — rightfully dominated the headlines...
03.11.2016 Columns Column: At Touch of Venice, celebrating a 105th birthday The waitress approached the table with a round of iced teas and one Manhattan cocktail, a mix of whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters. She placed the cocktail in front...
01.30.2016 Columns Column: So, what happened to all those electric cars? The documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. The film, which received multiple award nominations and was widely watched, explores the demise...
01.13.2016 Columns Column: I’ll never win the Powerball, but my dad nearly did I saw my dad for the first time after he narrowly missed winning a $200 million Powerball lottery on the day before my sister’s wedding.