Andre, left, and Keith, right, West-Harrison, owners of Urban Fresh Cosmetics and Day Spa in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Photo: Courtesy of Urban Fresh)

Oh So Fresh: Urban Fresh Day Spa Rejuvenates Albuquerque

Life is an adventure for Andre and Dr. Keith West-Harrison, the duo masterminds behind the newly launched Urban Fresh Cosmetics (123 Broadway Boulevard Southeast, 505-404-6670, , UrbanFreshCosmetics.com), organic bathing and cosmetics line, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Look fabulous on the beach this summer in any one of Beach Glam’s pre-selected and custom bundle beachwear. (Photo: Courtesy of Beach Glam)

Be Beach Glamourous With Beach Glam’s Ama Addae

In getting ready for beach season, Girls That Roam wanted to find out how to look fabulous on the beach but what a beach glamorous traveler is, so we chatted with Ama Addae, who founded Beach Glam, about her inspiration, must-have beach gear, and what a beach glamorous traveler looks like.

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Ann Charon Rogers is assisted by rescuers on the White River Indian Reservation in Gila County, Arizona in this handout photo provided by the Arizona Department of Safety, April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Arizona Department of Safety/Handout via Reuters

Survival 101: Woman Lost In AZ White Mountains Did Everything Right

Ann Rogers and her dog were traveling to visit her grandchildren in Phoenix when her hybrid car ran out of gas and electric power in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona.

She was lost for nine days.

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Debi Bishop, named managing director of Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort (Photo: Courtesy of StarAdvertiser.com)

Debi Bishop takes the helm at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort

Debi Bishop was named and immediately stepped into her new role as managing director of Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort on April 1.

The 22-acre, 2,860-room beachfront property is Hilton’s largest hotel.

The 30-year hospitality veteran succeeds Tracy Walker, the resort’s former general manager, who was named regional general manager of Hilton Worldwide in Southern California. Tracy served as general manager of Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort since 2012.

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Shirley Gorelick: Frida Kahlo, 1976 Acrylic on canvas108 x 60 in. Rowan University Art Gallery, Gift of Jamie S. Gorelick(c) Shirley Gorelick Foundation (Photo: Karen Mauch Photography)

Goddesses Not Forgotten: ‘The Sister Chapel’ is Revived in New Jersey

Once controversial feminist retelling of creation “The Sister Chapel” is revived in its fully envisioned form nearly 40 years later.

Some of the artists whose works were displayed and who also served as models, such as Cynthia Mailman, were present for the opening reception March 31.

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French women soldiers and a victim of war scale Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. (Photo: Courtesy of Aurore Fintz)

French Women Soldiers Scale Mt. Kilimanjaro For Victims Of War

Five French women soldiers and one survivor of war scaled Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money to support victims of war.

The women who climbed in their uniforms, except for Cecile Trompette, who was a victim of war, made it to the mountain’s summit following a seven day trek April 10.

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Katie Thompson, so-to-be former general counsel of the Department of Transportation. (Photo: Courtesy of the Department of Transportation)

Visionary DOT General Counsel Steps Down

Katie Thompson, general counsel of the Department of Transportation, is set to step down from her position at the end of May.

During her tenure as one of President Barack Obama’s original appointees to the DOT she negotiated key deals winning her praise from her colleagues.

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The “Women: New Portraits” exhibit attracts 100s of fans of Annie Leibovitz’s work at Crissy Field in the Presidio. (Photo: Heather Cassell)

Annie Continues The Story Of ‘Women’

Famed Photographer Annie Leibovitz’s ‘Women’ Return With A New Generation On A Global Tour by Heather Cassell A line had already been formed long before Mel and I arrived at 649 Old Mason Street in San Francisco’s Presidio to take in Annie Leibovitz’s “Women: New Portraits” exhibit on April 3. The exhibit is a continuation […]

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Jagruti Panwala

Panwala Elected First Female AAHOA Officer

Jagruti Panwala was elected as the first-ever officer to the Asian American Hotel Owners Association after a contested election for the role of secretary on the board of the world’s largest hotel association April 1.

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Androgynous model turn musician Madison Paige (Photo: www.modelsimetandliked.com)

Model Rocker Madison Paige Debuts Girl Love Ode At The Dinah

Androgynous Model Madison Paige Explores Her Musical Side And Love Of Adventure by Heather Cassell Sunday is a big day for Madison Paige. It’s her coming out, so to speak, as a musician when she takes the stage with her band to close out The Dinah in Palm Springs. “I’m nervous. I can’t even play […]

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Women vacationing on the beach. (Photo: Courtesy of q108.com)

US Workers Should Take A Cue from American Women Who Are Going On Vacation

US working women are more likely to go on vacation than their male counterparts.

The Alamo Family Vacation Survey’s in 2015 and 2016 found that during the past two years 63 percent of women took their paid time off in both years versus 54 and 52 percent men, each year respectively.

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The courtyard cabins at the Lighthouse Court Inn in Key West, Florida. (Photo: http://www.historickeywestinns.com)

A Charming Sanctuary In The Heart Of Old Key West: The Lighthouse Court Hotel

If island charm is what you are wanting to wake up to in the morning, look no further than the Lighthouse Court Hotel (902 Whitehead Street; 800-549-4430 or 305-294-9588; ; HistoricKeyWestInns.com/The-Inns/Lighthouse-Court) in Key West, Florida.

Girls That Roam woke up to roosters crowing as the morning rays shone through the cracks in the wooden blinds. We slept in that morning because we arrived very early in the morning from the West Coast.

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