North America
West Virginia Tourist Train Crash: One Killed , 66 Injured
- Heather Cassell
- October 12, 2013
One person was killed and 66 were injured following a collision Oct. 11 between a logging truck and a tourist train in West Virginia, officials say. 18 people received serious injuries – three of them critical ones, emergency services director Jim Wise tells the Los Angeles Times.
Read MoreThe Wild Improbable Life of Beth Lisick
- Heather Cassell
- October 11, 2013
A longtime favorite on the spoken word circuit and the Bay Area literary scene, Beth Lisick’s career as a literati seems to be ramping up an extra notch as she cruises into her mid-40s.
Read MoreWomen Shake, Rattle and Roll Litquake SF 2013
- Heather Cassell
- October 11, 2013
Seismic activity of the literary sort will top the Richter scale this week as women seem to be shaking up the Bay Area’s literary landscape as Litquake 2013 hits San Francisco, Oct. 11 – 19.
Read MoreIt’s a Splash at WomenFest in Key West
- Heather Cassell
- October 1, 2013
Nearly everywhere we looked there was an abundance of women holding hands, kissing each other openly, hanging out with friends and pride was in the lightly balmy air in Key West.
Read MoreA Musical History Lesson
- Heather Cassell
- October 1, 2013
Politicking is an American tradition that is comical as much as it is dramatic and suspenseful and ever since Sherman Edwards put music and lyrics to Peter Stone’s narrative 1776 in 1969, musical.
Read MoreStay on the Edge of the Oregon Coast at the Shilo Inn Seaside Oceanfront
- Heather Cassell
- September 29, 2013
Clouds covered the sky as I looked out from the deck of our room at the Shilo Inn Seaside Oceanfront (30 North Prom, 800-222-2244 or 503-738-9571, ShiloInn.com) but it looked like they might recede, if not into the twilight of the night to reveal the sun by dawn.
Read MoreGirls Will Rock Seaside at EDEN Pacific Northwest
- Heather Cassell
- September 28, 2013
Next week a wave of women will hit the shores of Seaside, Ore. for the first-ever EDEN Pacific Northwest.
Read MoreTop 10 destinations to view fall foliage in New England
- Heather Cassell
- September 26, 2013
Top 10 destinations for foliage in New England were announced today. The list is based on the reviews and opinions from TripAdvisor travelers.
Read MoreKainbigan Serves Up Filipino Comfort Food in Oakland
- Heather Cassell
- September 26, 2013
Charleen Caabay officially opened up her doors to welcome friends new and old into her new restaurant Kainbigan in East Oakland on Sept. 14.
Read MoreAnita Lo’s Culinary Adventures
- Heather Cassell
- September 5, 2013
Food festivals all over are making room for and celebrating women chefs, farmers, mixolgists and sommeliers and Hawai’i’s third annual Food and Wine Festival in Maui and Oahu, Sept. 1 – 9 isn’t any different.
Read MoreHawai’i Says Aloha to Women Chef’s at Food and Wine Festival
- Heather Cassell
- September 5, 2013
Women chefs will be highlighted at the third Annual Hawai‘i Food and Wine Festival on Maui and Oahu Sept. 1 – 9.
Read MoreSinful Delights Await Girls in Las Vegas at Shedonism
- Heather Cassell
- September 4, 2013
It’s going to be a sinful weekend in Las Vegas as the girls go wild at Shedonism.
The four-day all-girl party during Las Vegas Pride Weekend kicks off tomorrow, Sept. 5, with seven hot events set to thrill women through Sept. 9, when they will need an extra day to recover.
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