New Orleans Jazz

New Orleans Jazz

by | Apr 29, 2020 | Arts, Culture, Spring 2020

Louis Armstrong, perhaps the most famous jazz musician to come from New Orleans, said “If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” Jazz is the human experience. Jazz is change and adaptation, cooperation and battle. Jazz is joy and pain and everything...
Oh My Stars

Oh My Stars

by | Apr 29, 2020 | Happenings, Spring 2020

Did you know that there are US National Parks verified by the International Dark-Sky Association to be some of the best places (with the clearest, least-polluted skies) to view the stars? The individual parks’ webpages even provide charts outlining estimated cloud...
Oaxaca [wah-HAH-kah]

Oaxaca [wah-HAH-kah]

by | Apr 29, 2020 | Away For A While, Getaways, Spring 2020

Flying into the small airport of Oaxaca (pronounced wah-HAH-kah), Mexico, I noticed the patchwork of farm fields covering the landscape. I travelled to Oaxaca during the warm Christmas season when the temperature averages around 81 degrees Fahrenheit. The people of...

This Yam is the New Jam

by | Apr 13, 2020 | Culture, Eats, Winter 2020

Who knew a root crop could be a key dessert ingredient? Filipinos did. The Philippines is famous for its diverse and unique flavor combinations, especially when it comes to sweets. And one of the most-used flavors for desserts comes from a purple yam called ube...
See the World or Save It

See the World or Save It

by | Apr 13, 2020 | Features, Winter 2020

Travel has been steadily increasing for the past several years. Whether it’s for business or pleasure, education or social media posts, travel seems to be a part of everyone’s lives nowadays. But should it be? Recently, the act of traveling has been attacked by...