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News Around Town: 10 Things To Do This November in Medina

Now that Halloween is over, can we talk about the holidays? (Who am I kidding, I’ve been talking about it for more than a month…) This is my favorite time of year and it’s made better being in an area that spends time and effort perfecting it: the “Hallmark” downtown of Medina

November 3, 2023

News Around Town Things to Do

News Around Town: Halloween ’23 in Medina, NY

Get your costumes ready because there will be plenty of reasons to wear them in the coming week. Parties, a festival, and lots of candy all highlight Halloween festivities in downtown Medina. Here’s a look at this weekend and trick or treating details: Beggars’ Night: Downtown Medina, October 27, 5:30PM – 7PM

October 27, 2023

Date Night Our Life

{Family} Date Night: Hydraulic Hearth

I haven’t been this excited about Friday nights since T.G.I.F launched in 1989 – and I lived for that program. For the last many, many years, every Friday night I worked a 3pm-10pm kitchen shift at Shirt Factory. While I didn’t necessarily mind it when Scott and I were flying solo as

October 26, 2023

Our Life

Minute 5,256,000

10 years ago the first post on In a DC Minute was published and it was appropriately titled, “The First Minute“. At the time we were living in Alexandria, Virginia, in separate apartments, and had been dating for less than a year. Times. Have. Changed. While we don’t write nearly as much

October 12, 2023

Things to Do

News Around Town: Last Week of September 2023

We used to write a column when we lived in the DC area entitled “News Around Town.” It was never intended to be a complete calendar, but rather things we might personally be interested in attending, or events we thought would be of interest to others. As the crisp autumn air settles

September 29, 2023

Our Life

A Different Kind of “Back-to-School”

Before I digress, first and foremost: Happy Back to School, all! Teachers, administrators, parents, and of course, students – I’m looking at you. This year marks my 18th year since starting my career in education. *Please don’t do the math*. And if you take away the last two years of child-rearing leave

September 6, 2023

{Family} Date Night: Hydraulic Hearth

Date Night: Waxlight Bar a Vin

Why I Love Weddings

6 Years Later and Full Circle

The Great Cucumber Catastrophe: Part 2

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A Five Month Recap. Of Sorts.

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It’s National Margarita Day- Celebrate Accordingly in WNY and DC!

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Date Night: Mythology, DC

Date Night: Cozy Cocktails at The Gibson, DC

#MedinaStrong

Midnight Tacos with Mariachi de Oro

Date Night (with Friends): Hotel Henry, Buffalo

Because….Tacos.

Introducing, Bowen Thoreau

Introducing, Bowen Thoreau

Hello, 2026.

Hello, 2026.

Where You Can Donate, Contribute, and Help Your Community

Where You Can Donate, Contribute, and Help Your Community

Breaking New Ground at the Lee-Whedon Memorial Library

Breaking New Ground at the Lee-Whedon Memorial Library

News Around Town: 10 Things To Do This November in Medina

News Around Town: Halloween ’23 in Medina, NY

{Family} Date Night: Hydraulic Hearth

Minute 5,256,000

News Around Town: Last Week of September 2023

A Different Kind of “Back-to-School”

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