I always have friends ask me how I pull off my seamless parties! If you plan, plan, plan, you could host any size group. It doesn’t have to be stressful. I do this for every party. Some of you may be hosting some family event this holiday season, so I wanted to share what a Continue Reading
Did you make it to the Miami Book Fair International? If you did, you surely didn’t come say hi to me. The event for SO SPOKE THE EARTH went swimmingly! You missed out on getting your copy signed by Edwidge Danticat, Chantalle Francesca Verna, Marie Ketsia Theodore Pharel, Joanne Hyppolite, MJ Fievre and me. We Continue Reading
“Art A Go-Go” by Mahalia Solages If Larry Gagosian could see the paintings a gogo (what Haitians call something in abundance, not referring to his moniker) in this unconventional location he would, well, have enough to open another 700 square meter gallery. It’s no wonder why someone like Larry ‘GoGo’ Continue Reading
Paralleling the train tracks, a neck extension away from hip downtown Hollywood Boulevard, lies streets of squatty chalk white storefronts. Nestled among spaces with papered for lease signs, is an understated studio thick with artists inside. There are no windows and a cylindrical pendant spotlight hangs from a cement overhang. The number is a well Continue Reading
We have all heard the excuses for not setting goals, mainly people don’t see the value in taking the time to really think about what they want to accomplish in the short-term and how that will affect their long-term success. As a small business owner, it is important to set goals as they serve as Continue Reading
It is true, I am ashamed to say it. I have succumbed to the latest beauty craze and had some work done. At first, I was skeptical of the results. Lots of sleepless hours working on the look thinking: What will they say about me? Can I handle the critics? And it wasn’t a little Continue Reading
Children’s book shows there’s more to traveling than big planes, new places. MIAMI – Traveling in a post-9/11 world can be stressful, especially when children are involved. In “What Trip is This?” (ISBN 1463795254), Mahalia Solages tells a story about an on-the-go family, and what the process looks like through the eyes of a child. Continue Reading
Let’s say an acquaintance comes up to you while shopping in the mall. She harps on how she barely recognized you, in disbelief of how haggard you look. Yes, clearly you’ve rounded way passed 25, (35 even), and perhaps put on a pound or two, but whose counting. You might be tempted to blame it Continue Reading