I have covered an array of different beats including education, city government, county courts, cops and high school censorship. I have written for The Tracy Press in Tracy, Calif., The Record-Journal in Meriden, Conn. and I worked at The Student Press Law Center in Arlington, Virginia. I graduated from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. with a degree in Print Journalism. In college, I co-founded an independent online campus newspaper, The Quad News, and interned for The New York Post at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
I'm a die-hard Miami Dolphins phanatic and fantasy football junkie. (I went 11-0 in one of my fantasy football leagues last season.) I love watching most sports and you can frequently find me at my favorite local restaurants in the neighborhood catching a game. I also enjoy seeing live music and working out in my free time.
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<strong>Politics:</strong> Independent
<strong>Religion</strong>: Jewish, reform
<strong>Local Hot Button Issues:</strong> I plan to keep a close eye on many local issues, including crime in the neighborhood, APS school board issues and preserving the historic nature of Virginia Highland and Druid Hills.
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The candidates, incumbents and issues that will be affecting Virginia-Highland, Morningside, Druid Hills and surrounding neighborhoods
Wan said there will be no water rate increases for the next four years
Brandon Smith and Tom Smith, professors in Goizueta Business School, talk about the economy, why it's better than it may seem and what it will take for the country to see real growth.
Twelve Flowers is set to open on Virginia Avenue in July
Board members decide to table the much-anticipated vote on the overall budget after that the district is facing an even deeper deficit.
Tom Weyandt, Senior Transportation Policy Planner for Mayor Reed, talked with Morningside residents about the proposed transportation tax