Caite Hamilton

Some of the best business ideas begin as a “What if?” For tellAplay Entertainment owner Aaron Hale, that was, “What if we had a karaoke party bus?”  At the time, tellAplay was expanding. Originally a theater company with a DJ arm, the music side was taking off and Hale and a manager began to brainstorm. […]

It was helping her mom sell a collection of vintage owls that prompted Marangelie Caballero to open her first Etsy shop. But she quickly discovered the practice felt almost therapeutic.  “I started to fill the shop with my own finds and it slowly developed into what it is today,” Caballero says. That is, Otherwise Shoppe, […]

When Ghana native Charity Malia Dinko won a Diversity Immigrant Visa lottery and moved to the U.S., she knew that, as soon as she was able to start earning money, she’d try to send some home. In the beginning, that meant offering micro-loans to Ghanaian mothers who wanted to start businesses. Then, after two years […]

With roots dating back to 1860, the Pratt Ginkgo—named for a civil engineer credited with improving Grounds in the mid-19th century—gets our vote for best tree (if there were such a thing). Peep the ginkgo in late November, when it’s at its most brilliant yellow, on the west side of the Rotunda.

At the first snowfall of the year, there’s only one place to be: Booker T. Washington Park, that nine-acre spot off Preston Avenue with a basketball court, swimming pool, and, of course, massive sledding hill. Grab the nearest toboggan, cafeteria tray or, in a pinch, mattress (we’ve seen it!) and head out. Just steer clear […]