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  • Destinations,  Education,  Entertainment,  Explore with Cassie,  Latest News,  Lifestyle

    Best Places to Travel According to Your Zodiac Sign

    March 24, 2025 /

    This review is over 3 years old so hopefully they have worked out the app kinks! What could be better than holidays with ski slopes, mugs of mulled wine, and people pretending they love frostbite? In this magical period, you want to feel like you are in a movie: a little romance, a little snow and a lot of garlands. Or maybe that idea makes you cringe because as if you wouldn’t be on a beach with your toes in the sand?! In light of this, advisors at Nebula, a spiritual guidance platform, have created the ultimate guide for each zodiac sign’s perfect getaway. After all, who knows better what…

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    Cassie Hepler

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    Mizzou Madness

    Foodie and Mizzou Fan’s Guide to Exploring Columbia, Missouri

    December 1, 2023

    Tasty Wine, Tempting Cheeses, Music and Even Goat Yoga at 8th Annual Skippack Winetober Festival

    January 17, 2018
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    Harvest the Moon’s Energy to Live Your Best Spring Equinox Life

    March 17, 2025 /

    Tune in to the moon and how to live and garden in harmony with our nearest celestial neighbor, using The Old Farmer’s Almanac Lunar cycle to-do list. I’ve been a long time follower and fan of this brand and happy to be working with them on sharing these amazing ideas below! Harvesting Moon Energy People who live near the ocean know that a full Moon pulls tides higher. Landlocked Midwesterners cannot see this phenomenon, but the same thing is happening to water below the ground’s surface. This ebb and flow is a natural result of the magnetic pull of the monthly alignment of the Sun, Earth, and Moon and is…

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    Explore Cozumel, Mexico by Jeep and Snorkel

    July 25, 2023

    Relax in the Small Town of Wilsonville, Just South of Portland, Oregon

    April 10, 2024

    Vincent van Gogh Pop-up Museum Road Trips the USA, Stops at King of Prussia Mall, PA

    November 7, 2018
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    Top 10 Locations for Alfresco Dining in America

    June 24, 2024 /

    Summer is officially here with the solstice coming through this month of June! And with the warmer months, places all across the USA are getting ready to enjoy eating outside in the sunshine – or the light of the moon. Minus Arizona… this is the time of year where we hibernate and enjoy the air conditioning much like the winter equivalent elsewhere. According to our friends at Dating Advice, these are the top 10 locations for alfresco (fancy word for outside) dining in America. They took a survey of 3,000 seasoned (pun intended) foodies to identify the 150 most romantic locations for alfresco dining in 2024 as well. If you…

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    Saint Benjamin Brewery Offers Craft Beer with a Side of History

    December 19, 2017

    Relax in the Small Town of Wilsonville, Just South of Portland, Oregon

    April 10, 2024

    Enjoy Desert Zen at Rancho de Los Caballeros Ranch Spa in Wickenburg, Arizona

    November 18, 2024
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    Being an Actor, the Raw Truth Behind the Hollywood Glamour

    September 30, 2023 /

    Story by Irina Abraham Hollywood is on strike, they say. Having worked as an actor for years and having been a part of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA,) I’m having a hard time with this statement. It assumes that all actors are Hollywood actors, but the truth is a lot of us have never been close to Hollywood studios. I spent over a decade in New York City working in TV, film, and theatre, and there is very little Hollywood glamor in my memories. Have I missed something? I decided to go to my former colleagues who are currently working actors in New York City, and ask what the life…

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    June 17, 2021

    What To Do in Saint Martin Island in the Caribbean Sea

    February 10, 2025

    Philadelphia Flower Show’s The Garden Electric Shines at Pennsylvania Convention Center

    November 6, 2023
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    How to Become a Successful Muralist and Nomad

    June 5, 2023 /

    Story by Irina Abraham, Photos by Irina Abraham, Justin from Mobile Dwellings, and Amy Nicole Hodges So, you decided to follow your dreams. You quit your “serious” day job and moved into a camper. The road stretches far into the horizon in front of you, the wind is blowing in your hair. You got your spray cans, brushes, sketchbooks and your heart, flaming with the desire to live your best life as an unapologetically free artist. Now what? Tim C. Abraham set out on his brave cross-country adventure after he had lost his day job in the shipping industry, which priced him out of his Jersey City rent. A quite…

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    Explore with Cassie Celebrates 5 Years of Lifestyle and Travel Blogging

    March 5, 2020

    How to Make It All Worth It During Your Hawaiian Getaway at Hyatt’s Maui Regency

    June 28, 2017
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    Philadelphia’s Bellevue Hotel Hosts Historic Hotels of America Reception

    January 9, 2019 /

    The event’s venue is the only Philadelphia hotel on the National Register of Historical Places and was awarded the distinction in 1977. Story, photos by Sharon Kozden Philadelphia’s iconic Bellevue Hotel (also included on the Historic Hotels of America registry) hosted 14 other such accommodations winners from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for what was billed as a Philadelphia and Media Marketplace Luncheon. How does a single location, specifically the Bellevue’s 12th floor’s conservatory, fit ’em all in? Simple: these 15 lodging gems located across the country sent their very best representatives along with the necessary items to create alluring table scapes filled with theme-related décor, pamphlets and other…

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    February 24, 2025

    Take a Hike and Be Amazed at the Sonoran Desert in Arizona

    December 11, 2019

    Explore One of the Seven Wonders of the World with Grand Canyon Adventures

    August 8, 2018
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    SPiN into a Funky Ping Pong Bar at Newest Spot in Philadelphia

    September 12, 2018 /

    Story, photos by Jennifer Ferrell In the spring of 2007, Friday night ping pong parties in a Tribeca loft hosted by Jonathan Bricklin and Franck Raharinosy, known as “naked ping-pong”, quickly grew from a few friends to a few hundred. Artists, models, bankers, hipsters and celebrities mingled to create quite a SPiN. In the summer of 2009, Bricklin and Raharinosy joined forces with Andrew Gordon to launch SPiN, with the opening of its flagship location in New York City. Today, SPiN has grown into a global brand, with venues in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, Philadelphia, Seattle, Austin, and soon Washington, D.C. with more on the way. Except nobody is…

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    April 2, 2024

    Singer Ray J performed in Atlantic City just days after altercation with girlfriend Princess Love

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    Live Out Your Tiger King, Joe Exotic Costume Fantasy for Halloween with 3 Wishes

    October 5, 2020
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    Size Matters at Era Contemporary’s ‘Small Beauties’ Art Exhibit

    June 28, 2018 /

    The Cynwyd Club hosted “Small Beauties” art exhibit, providing a spacious setting and ample room for guests to mingle and study displayed works. “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”  – Vincent Van Gogh Story, photos by Sharon Kozden It really is about the little things, isn’t it? I used to wish that one – just one – gentleman caller would know me well enough to gift me with a blade of grass, a pine cone or even a dandelion – you get the idea. Don’t get me wrong: I’d never turn up my nose at any offered gemstones, swanky vacations or the like. It’s…

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    Oscar Nominee Rian Johnson Cuts a Sharp Figure at Philadelphia Film Festival’s Knives Out Screening

    February 19, 2020

    Small Businesses Reopen in Funky, Artsy Town of Claremont, CA

    September 20, 2021

    Mayor’s Masked Ball at Philadelphia’s Convention Center Raises Over $760,000 for UNCF

    May 29, 2019
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    Get Your First Walk Free with On-Demand Dog Walking App Wag!

    October 27, 2017 /

    Wag!, the first app to provide dog owners with instant access to quality dog walkers, is announcing its launch in 16 new cities nationwide after successful launches in major markets such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. Its launch in Philadelphia is part of the company’s plan for continued growth across the nation. And whether it’s doing doggie yoga on the pier or playing a game of fetch at Schuylkill River Park, there is really no limit to the way owners in Philly can bond with their dogs. The City of Brotherly Love also loves pets which is why Wag! is a perfect fit for Philadelphians. In fact, Wag! is so…

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    Hitting Up Virginia Beach, VA Early in the Season Makes Bonding with Locals a Breeze

    April 25, 2019

    It’s a Wrap: Philly Fireworks Ends Wawa Welcome America 2018

    July 4, 2018

    The Power of Beauty and the Art of Conversation with Curator Archie Broady

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    Hudson Valley Gains Hip, Hamptons Style Hotel The Time Nyack in Upstate New York

    August 14, 2017 /

    Story by Cassie Hepler, photos by The Time Nyack Housed in a historic former factory turned recording studio, The Time Nyack displays hip, modern art and history along with a side of urban energy in the picturesque small town of Nyack, NY in the Hudson Valley. The boutique property is owned and is the vision of development group WYINC, which specializes in developing upscale properties in urban destinations. The hotel is managed by The Dream Hotel Group – with its Dream Hotels, Time Hotels, The Chatwal and Unscripted Hotels brands. And since it’s literally a highway away from NJ, it makes perfect sense for Pennsylvanians or Jersey travelers (or even New…

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