Karen Rubin

Karen Rubin

809 Articles

Going Places Near & Far… Major museums draw travelers with important exhibitions

Painterly scenes abound at Heritage Museums and Gardens, in historic Sandwich on Cape Cod is actually the theme of this

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Going Places Near & Far… Park City Mountain, Utah: Biggest ski area in US is one of easiest to reach

The intoxicating view at Park City Mountain, Utah, which after being combined with The Canyons, is now the biggest ski

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Going Places Near & Far… Vail Resorts plans to add Stowe, Vermont to 2017-18 Epic Pass, giving Northeastern skiers new reason to buy 

Vail Resorts is moving to complete the acquisition of Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont, which would be the company’s first resort

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Going Places Near & Far… San Francisco goes all out with special events, exhibitions marking 50th anniversary of Summer of Love

Pictoral iconic pins greet you as you enter San Francisco’s de Young Museum’s The Summer of Love Experience: Art, Fashion,

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Pulse of the Peninsula: Why to vote for G.N. school budget on May 16

There are myths and outright falsehoods that surround the taxes which fuel resentment and anger that too often wind up

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Going Places Near and Far… Come to San Francisco for 50th Anniversary Celebration of Summer of Love – Be Prepared to Be Blasted into the Past

Wes Leslie, co founder of Wild San Francisco tours, is offering Haight-Ashbury Walking Tour: A Musical Trip of The 60’s

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Pulse of the Peninsula: Big choices for G.N. in school election, bond vote

The Great Neck community will have another opportunity to come out and demonstrate its support for public education and maintaining

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Going Places Far & Near…. Born in a Silver Boom, Park City, Utah, Heritage Delights Diners, GalleryStrollers, FestivalGoers

Park City’s historic Main Street has a festive, welcoming ambiance especially with the free, old-timey trolley © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com By Karen

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Going Places Near & Far… ‘You Were Strangers in a Strange Land’ (There is a Rational Way to Immigration Reform)

There is no mystery why American Jews have been among the most vocal and vociferous to oppose Trump’s Muslim Ban

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Pulse of the Peninsula: ‘You were strangers in a strange land’

There is no mystery why American Jews have been among the most vocal and vociferous to oppose Trump’s Muslim ban

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Going Places Near & Far… Park City’s Grand Summit Hotel to Undergo $15 Million Renovation and Join RockResorts

A view from the gondola of Park City’s Canyons Village in spring. Vail Resorts, which owns Park CityMountain, now the

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Pulse of the Peninsula: Americans to march for fair taxes

It is repugnant that Trump (and Romney and other billionaires) claim it is “patriotic” to pay minimal or zero taxes

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Going Places Near & Far… Deer Valley, Utah is Skiers’ Only Paradise with Retro, Refined Vibe

Deer Valley Resort, one of the few skiers-only mountain resorts, is part of the Park City, Utah skiing metropolis, just

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Pulse of the Peninsula: GOP health plan: power to insurers

During the Presidents Week recess, when Congressmembers are supposed to meet with constituents, I attended two jam-packed rallies focused on

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