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Meet a Mom: Micaela Birmingham of Scary Mommy

Launched in 2008, Scary Mommy is a guilty pleasure for millions of moms—including us. The site’s intelligent take on tough mom issues are must-reads, and its no holds barred video series (from Momsplained to Preggo Nancy) is addictive. So we couldn’t wait to...

Lake Bell On Her New Movie, Saying No to Helicopter Parenting & More!

We’re calling it now: One of the biggest movies for kids this summer is bound to be The Secret Life of Pets 2, which is out June 7 and which we recently previewed.  Clever writing, skilled animation and smart messages (a warning about helicopter parenting is a theme...

Toby Lightman: A Musician and Mom with a New Album—and Outlook

When singer Toby Lightman’s first album Little Things debuted on the prestigious Billboard Top 100 in 2004, the music industry took notice. As Entertainment Weekly put it, “Lightman’s debut suggests bigger things to come.” And bigger things certainly did come for the...

Meet Amy

    Where are you originally from? I am from Highlands, N.J., a small town on the Jersey Shore.     What brought you to the Capital District? I moved to Saratoga Springs from Washington, D.C., in 2014 after my husband, Steve, accepted a job with General Electric in...

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