Arts & culture editor.
Book author.
Freelance journalist.
Curious New Yorker.
I'm a writer in New York City working as Senior Editor at The Metropolitan Museum of Art where it’s my job to showcase events at the museum—everything from music and dance to lectures and storytime.
I’m the author of two books. My most recent book, “Secret New York City: A Guide to the Weird Wonderful and Obscure,” whisks readers on fascinating, little-known adventures across the five boroughs. I’m a certified New York City tour guide who regularly hosts walking tours highlighting secrets from the book. My first book, a guidebook about my hometown called "100 Things to Do in Pittsburgh Before You Die," became an Amazon bestseller. I hosted a TV show featuring people from the book and have been interviewed more than a dozen times about my work.
As a freelance journalist covering arts and culture, I’ve written for publications including Saveur Magazine, Atlas Obscura, Thrillist, Business Insider, Hyperallergic, Google Arts & Culture, The Hechinger Report, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh City Paper, Pittsburgh Magazine, Carnegie Magazine, About.com, and The Incline (here are a few work samples).
In my decade of journalism experience, I've written about some of the world's most powerful museum shows, most exciting artists, most thrilling dining experience. In my previous role as Things to Do Editor at Time Out New York, it was my job to discover and document the best, most interesting things to do around town, from a fake art gallery to a DIY Manhattan walking tour to fascinating museum news. I’m was a frequent TV guest on CBS New York and PIX11 sharing tips about how to explore New York City.
With experience in digital journalism start-up leadership, local journalism, breaking news reporting, audience development, newsletter growth, social media strategy, and marketing, the common thread is my relentless curiosity and drive to help people feel more connected to their communities.
For that work, I was named to Pittsburgh's 40 Under 40 list, earned Hearken's Champion of Curiosity Award, and led my news site to NewsGuard's Unsung Hero award for credibility and transparency (here's more about all of that).
I'm a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism where I studied arts and culture journalism. During my undergraduate studies at Penn State University, I served as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper The Daily Collegian while earning degrees in journalism and women's studies.
When I'm not writing, I'm reading something for the feminist book club I co-founded, running an Instagram account for a sassy cat, or photographing ghost signs. One more fun fact: I’m a certified water taste tester (seriously).