Something’s been happening in Oakland, California’s art community and even the national press is starting to notice. Recent articles in the New York Times and Condé Nast Traveler give a nod to the city’s downtown galleries that have come together to explore new disciplines and promote visual arts.
My Vineyard Wedding

An Awakening in National Harbor, Maryland
After catching a gorgeous sunset on the Potomac at National Harbor, Maryland, I took a walk to the marina admiring the yachts and the lights of the nearby Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed what appeared to be a large hand. Slightly startled, I turned to face it directly.
The Blue Lady: Ghost on the Coast
Featured Museum: History, Chicago-style
Loco for XOCO
Milwaukee: A Great Place on a Great Lake
Chinatown: The Pretty and the Gritty

Off the main tourist routes in San Francisco’s Chinatown are several alleys that offer a different, old world perspective of life in this famous area of the city. Beyond Grant Avenue’s dragon-adorned street lamps and pagoda façades are these small streets where the residents go about their daily lives.