APRIL 2024 MAGAZINE

Owning a successful business is the dream that brings more than one million people to the United States every year.* Blanca Mata, a Columbian-born American, is one such entrepreneur. She owns the bustling Arepas and More Café in Orlando, Florida. Her restaurant specializes in arepas, filled flatbread sandwiches prominent in Venezuelan cuisine.

With the sound of clinking dishes and cheerful conversation in the background and her...

Thomas and Helene Stohr came to North America from Switzerland a decade and a half ago. They first lived in Canada with their two sons, then moved to New England. Their Swiss bakery in Massachusetts serves authentic, all-natural Swiss foods, just like those families in Switzerland enjoy.

The Stohrs began their bakery as a home-based business in 2006. They baked all day and Thomas delivered the ultra-fresh foods in the evenings....

Broadway Beat: On Broadway Hamilton Hits the Mark

Broadway’s new favorite marksman is Alexander Hamilton, who is the subject of Hamilton, a musical by Tony Award winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights) which opened this summer. 

The show tells the story of founding father Alexander Hamilton to the tune of hip-hop and rap.  The actors playing our founding fathers...