On January 1, 2025 I was able to participate in CNN's Small Business Leaders series. Having just lost my store to fire on Christmas morning, it was important to share how tariffs impact the rebuilding of my shop. Hopefully my...
Dec 23 there were a flood in my condo. Dec 25 my store, that my mom started in 1988, was destroyed by the 4am fire next door Dec 28 a burglar in my garage. Dec 31 I was sent an...
My plan for Christmas was staying in my flannel Santa pajamas, drinking Whispering Angel rosé, and finally binge-watching season 3 of The Diplomat. Man plans and G-d laughs. At 6am my phone alerted that my store’s front door was open....
As three-year-old me opened my Chanukah gifts, I was fascinated by what was hidden behind the gift wrap paper. I couldn’t have imagined an electric Snoopy toothbrush nor a View Master toy. I didn’t even understand what the gifts were....
On Day 12 of “home sick with a cough” I was finally strong enough to leave the house. So, I masked up and ventured out to Gelson’s at 8am. I always start my shopping at the deli counter to...
I can’t think about 9/11 without remembering my friend Scott Shulman’s story. He was a cameraman for ABC News and was dispatched to cover the horrific national tragedy. For almost two weeks he worked Ground Zero for 12-hour shifts....
