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Eat Play Stay: Cape Cod

By Very Local Staff | April 14, 2022

Let a naughty mermaid be your guide to a finger-licking, dune-humping, lobster-rolling, ghost-hunting good time in this charming and historic seaside community.

Driftway Designs: Bringing the Beach Home

By Daniela Cintron | April 14, 2022

After years spent sailing on the waters of the North East, Jenna Sammartino found a very special place in her heart for the ocean. Her epoxy resin artwork recreates the beauty of the Massachusetts coastline.

Brunchfaced: 14 Parishes brings Jamaican flavors Uptown

By Angelique Dyer | April 13, 2022

One word: rummosa. From the oxtail and eggs to the jerk chicken and waffles, you’ll feel like you’re on vacation at brunch.

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Finding Adventure in Orlando: Paddleboarding, ATV Riding & Shark Diving

By Very Local Staff | April 13, 2022

Join host Kinga Philipps as she travels across the country to help individuals break out of their comfort zones and explore the outdoors. Along the way, Kinga challenges each guest to try new things and to experience how stepping outside of the norm can be scary, but ultimately amazing and transformative.

Guide to late night food in NOLA // Where to eat after 10pm

By Kate Taylor | April 6, 2022

While everyone is familiar with Clover Grill, the 24/7 diner that uses hubcaps to cook the hamburgers, there’s certainly more to the late-night eats scene than that. Here are a few of the spots night owls can get their grub on in the Crescent City regardless of neighborhood or craving.

Finding Adventure in Stockton: Exploring Caves, Mountain Biking and Fly Fishing

By Very Local Staff | April 4, 2022

Ivan Gomez is on a weight loss journey, but it’s one that’s been limited to exercising in his home. Kinga meets Ivan in Stockton, CA to show him how the outdoors can be a personal gym for body, mind and spirit.

Sierra Camille Kay’s painting puppet is a marriage between art and marionette

By Marielle Songy | April 4, 2022

Kay pulls MiMi’s strings as she paints French Quarter landscapes, street performers, self-portraits, and anything else that she finds interesting.

Exploring Somerville’s Bow Market

By Daniela Cintron | April 1, 2022

Between full-time tenants and temporary pop-ups, Bow Market has become the place to come try out a diverse offering by local small businesses. 

At New Orleans’ Hogs for the Cause festival, the cause is front and center

By Matt Haines | March 31, 2022

The two-day barbecue and music event is a celebration of the year-round efforts made by more than 90 competing teams. Those teams raise financial aid for families whose children are being treated for pediatric brain cancer. 

The Return of Big Chief Darryl Montana on Mardi Gras 2022

By Matthew Hinton | March 31, 2022

In the bright light of Mardi Gras mornings, the dancing and colorful beads and feathers from Montana’s suits are so vivid and saturated they leave an afterimage on the retinas. Accompanied by the shaking and thumping tambourine, and the singing and yelling of the traditional chants, the boisterous scene leaves a memory etched on the mind long after.