Albany New York

Girl Gone Planning: Greetings

Hi everyone in the Girl Gone Smart Universe! My name is Dan Jeanson and I'm an urban planner. Judging by the follow-up questions that I...

Girl Gone Eating: On the go

I know this one is going to be a bit different then usual my dear readers but hear me out on this. It happens pretty often that we're in...

Girl Gone Eating: The Excelsior Pub - A Taste of New York

For tonight's adventures dear readers we'll be heading back to Albany to try a place that's a good representation of what New York state...

Girl Gone Local: New Food Blogger for Girl Gone Smart

Dear Girl Gone Smart Readers, I'm very excited to be writing for you about food. I hope you'll go easy on me as this is the first blog...

Girl Gone Local and Reading: What's that in my backyard?

Every morning I sit on my deck after I fill my bird feeder to watch the blue jays and cardinals while I sip on coffee wrapped in a little...

Attention Northern NY Transplants!

What do you crave? I originally published this in the Albany Times Union back in February of 2017 before the Superbowl, but with the...

GGS Girl Gone Powerful Showcase: Letter to US Secretary of Education from Bailey, age 16

I'm so happy to introduce you to Bailey. When I started GGS, there were a few young women I had a in mind for this area and she is one of...

Girl Gone Eating: I Found Jesus in a Bowl of Potatoes

I’m not religious, but this morning I found Jesus in a bowl of potatoes. I normally save reviews of restaurants for their actual pages...

Girl Gone Local: Haunted and Historic Pub Crawl of Ten Broeck Mansion

Whenever I travel to a new city one of the first things I always look to do is a haunted tour. We have cities in this country that are...

Girl Gone Local: Don't Stay In Your Lane

Author Note: This blog was originally published on April 22, 2016 in the Albany Times Union. To date, the book blog I published on July...

Girl Gone Reading: If I couldn't see my New York

I’m doing something I’ve never done before. I’m writing about (and recommending) a book I haven’t finished reading yet. I’m on page 717...