Blog - The Traveling Locavores

Mar

2

2026

Sapore Woodfire Pizza and Restaurant

As we did last year, we got to celebrate Steve’s birthday with his brother and sister-in-law. This year they took us to Sapore Woodfire Pizza and Restaurant in Ventnor, NJ for a fabulous Italian dinner. Sapore has such a huge menu that you could spend an hour...

Feb

23

2026

Johnny’s Café Margate NJ

We spent September and October at the Jersey Shore. While there, great friends from Florida came up for a visit and we went to Johnny’s Café in Margate NJ for a fabulous brunch. I am blessed to have several friends who are like family to me. But two, in...

Feb

16

2026

While building that houses the Alliance Synagogue

Alliance Synagogue and Cemetery Pittsgrove NJ

As I promised in my last post, a more in depth look at Alliance Synagogue and Cemetery in Pittsgrove NJ. If you recall, the Alliance Colony was created in the early 1880s when Russian Jews were brought to New Jersey to escape the persecution of the Czar. And if you...

Feb

9

2026

Alliance Colony Pittsgrove NJ

Steve and I are proud of our heritage. So when our friends Paul and Lisa invited us to attend an event honoring the connection between Russian Jews and South Jersey we jumped at the chance. The event was held at the original site of the Alliance Colony in Pittsgrove...

Feb

2

2026

Bethlehem Steel Stacks

Knowing that Steve and I would be spending a month in eastern Pennsylvania, I did some research on fun things to do. Bethlehem kept popping up as a fabulous walkable town. So one Sunday, while staying in Hatfield, we headed there for an art show at the old Bethlehem...

Jan

26

2026

Two men and a woman on stage having a panel discussion at the WW2 Museum

WW2 Museum Degenerative Art

Because the WW2 Museum Degenerative Art exhibit only runs through May 10, I wanted to tell you about it right away! Thanks so Keith Darcy, Senior Director of Communications, Steve and I were able to attend. It was so informative and sadly haunting, that I had to...

Jan

19

2026

Murals Around Philadelphia

Steve and I spent the month of August in the Philadelphia area, where we grew up. A doctor’s appointment took us downtown, after which we decided to look for as many Murals Around Philadelphia as we possibly could. I was so surprised to see just how many we were...

Jan

12

2026

Malcolm Gross Rose Garden

As I mentioned in my last post, we drove passed the Malcolm Gross Rose Garden on our way to the Allentown Art Museum. When we finished at the art museum, we stopped at the gardens on our way back to Ladybug, in Hatfield, PA. It was a gorgeous, sunny August day an...

Jan

5

2026

Allentown Art Museum Quilts

While wandering through the Allentown Art Museum we came across an exhibit of fabulous quilts! There were so many exquisite examples of the beautiful craft that I felt they deserved their own dedicated blogpost. The “Cutting Edge” exhibit showed off...

Dec

29

2025

Allentown Art Museum

Steve and I were craving those yummy Maple Bacon donuts from Duck Donuts. Since there was a location in Allentown we also planned a visit to the Allentown Art Museum nearby. Our stop for those Duck Donuts really hit the mark. What could be better that sweet, pillowy...