Around Town | Western Nassau Moms

Meet A Mom, Maria of MariaLuisa Photography

Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town? Originally from Franklin square and moved to Wantagh almost 4 years ago! (Wow time flies) Child(ren) and Age(s)? I have 3 beautiful babes (2 boys -Julian and Arrow and a girl- Anastasia) ages 5, 3 and...

Horderly’s Tips to a Clutter Free Home

These days, it’s more common than ever to have a child learning from home or a parent working from home. So home offices—once used only at homework time or on weekends—or front and center. That’s why we asked the experts at Horderly to share their simple 5-step...

Meet-a-Mom: Laura Siddons of The Nesting Place

I am so excited to share this Meet-A-Mom with a wonderful woman, Laura, co-founder of The Nesting Place in Farmingdale. Laura has had a passion for moms and babies since she can remember. She became a certified birth doula in 2008 and since then has supported many...

A Local Business Helping Others

Raised in Port Washington, GIGI’s founder was searching for opportunities to help her local community amidst the chaos of COVID19 shutdowns. She looked no further than the small businesses she’d been going to for decades in order to create themed “PACKS” to help them...

Cinco de Mayo Recipes

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! We may be missing our favorite margs at our favorite Mexican spot, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate our favorite foodie holiday at home! We’ve rounded up some yummy taco, enchilada, veggie sides, guac, dessert—and yes,...

Meet a Mom – Jessie Cornicello

We recently spoke with Jessie Cornicello, the mom behind Hands in Handmade. Jessie and her husband grew up in Lynbrook, and we are very lucky to still be within a few minutes of our families. They have two adorable children– a four year old son and a two year...