Monthly Archives: May 2024
STAR Lifestyle’s Barbara Gonzalez, 79
Lifestyle Karina Bolasco - The Philippine StarMay 30, 2024 | 12:00amMANILA, Philippines — Writer and former advertising executive Barbara “Tweetums” Gonzalez-Ventura died on May 28 at the age of 79 due to complications from breast cancer.Her column “From the Heart” was a popular fixture in The Philippine STAR’s Sunday Lifestyle Section.In it she wrote about her daily trials and triumphs, her vocation of making rosaries from beads she would collect and life with her late husband, Loy Ventura, whom she met and married when she was 73 and he was 79.Gonzalez formerly worked in advertising – most notably for Coca-Cola Philippines –and was the author of the books How Do You Know Your Pearls are Real?, On Single Parenthood and Other Ms. Adventures and We’re History!, a collection of her columns on ordinary life.In 1991...
The no-buy challenge is taking over the internet. Does it work?
Lifestyle A 35-year-old Brooklyn resident gave up buying new clothes. A 22-year old in San Diego swore off retail therapy at Target. A 26-year old in England banned carbonated drinks from her shopping list.These three women, who don’t know each other, all started the year resolving to spend money only on necessary purchases, or what is popularly known as engaging in a no-buy challenge. The self-imposed rules of the challenge are simple: participants pledge to stop buying non-essential items, be they unneeded shoes, additional beauty products, or other impulse buys for a set amount of time, usually 12 months.Elysia Berman, a creative director who lives in Brooklyn, decided she needed to drastically change her spending habits after she accumulated a collection of vintage designer clothing and a five-figure credit card debt. Her no-buy pledge included...
Barbecued Chicken Burgers with Basil Aioli
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NYC Extended Stay Forum Showcases Segment’s Resilience, Growth Outlook
Lifestyle Opening session panelists (l-r): Gary A. DeLapp, president & CEO, StayAPT Suites; Ben Brunt, managing principal & chief investment officer, Noble Investment Group; Greg Juceam, CEO, Extended Stay America; Ian McClure, CEO, Gulf Coast Hotel Management, Inc.; and David Wilner, SVP, franchise sales & development, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. The inaugural Extended Stay Hotel Forum, held last Tuesday at the Union League Club in Manhattan, New York City, focused on development, ownership, and operation in the vibrant extended-stay segment, which comprises more than 51 percent of hotels currently being financed. The event included nine sessions covering trends and strategies in areas such as the economy and lifestyle & luxury segments, site...
