Whimsical tales of travel & lifestyle
I first met Peter Greenberg in March of 2012, when I attended a panel he was speaking at, called Careers in Travel Media. I approached him at the end to introduce myself and to ask him advice on breaking into the industry. This was in the early days of my travel/ digital journalism and I knew he would be the right source to approach. He was very positive and encouraging and so, it's quite surreal that not even two years later, we meet again, this … [Read more...]
I must have sent hundreds of cover letters by now, but none quite so audacious as the one below. When copywriter Robert Pirosh landed in Hollywood in 1934, eager to become a screenwriter, he wrote and sent the following letter to all the directors, producers, and studio executives he could think of. There was no Internet or social media and yet, being bold with potential employers was an excellent strategy even a century ago. The approach worked, … [Read more...]
New effort seeks safer, cleaner Southern Boulevard By Monica A. Suma Photo by Monica A. Suma Stores on Southern Boulevard are making a big effort to attract shoppers by starting a Business Improvement District. Downtown has SoHo. Now Hunts Point has SoBo. Merchants have rebranded the area’s main shopping street as part of a wide-ranging effort to make shopping on Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue … [Read more...]
St. Ignatius proudly salutes a milestone in its history By Monica A. Suma Photo by Monica A. Suma The first girls to graduate from Saint Ignatius are: front row, l. to r., Amy Arias, Mercedes Carrasco, Tiana Cora, Britny Rivera, Joslyn Diaz, Paola Martinez, Shayann Santiago and Jane Francisco, and back row, l. to r. Destini Beauregard, Shaina Garcia, Nicole Taveras and Darleny Urena. The girls in the eighth … [Read more...]
I spent this past Wednesday - my last day in college - touring and having lunch at the latest New York Times building on Eight Avenue, in front of the Port Authority Bus Terminal. My Honors class professor, Mitchel Levitas, who has worked for the Times for decades, presented us with a gift by inviting us there. You may not know this, but this is the Times Company’s sixth NYC headquarters building. The first one was in Lower Manhattan, … [Read more...]
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