HelloMetro.com HyperLocal News Contributors

Jessica Bates

Jessica is a freelance journalist residing in lovely southern California, soon to move to her hometown, Nashville, Tenn. She holds a bachelor's degree in English and journalis (cont...)

Loren Beard

Loren Reni Beard has lived in Louisville, Kentucky, all but 18 months of her life. She is a beauty school dropout but a college graduate. Loren worked in communications and ma (cont...)

Karen Beninato

A resident of New Orleans, Karen has a bachelor's degree in English literature with a minor in journalism from the University of Illinois. She has worked for LIFE Newspapers i (cont...)

Kelly Berger

Kelly Berger is a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky with a B.A. in journalism. Recently she moved back to the Cincy area and is loving all the city has to offer he (cont...)

David Berndt

David John Berndt, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist who sees a few clients in his downtown Charleston, SC psychotherapy practice. He also is active in various social (cont...)

Lewis Bertolucci

Lewis Bertolucci is founder of LimeWedge.net, an online lifestyle magazine featuring the latest in tech, art, design, style, photography and entertainment for today’s trendset (cont...)

Brian Bixler

Brian Bixler is a writer based in West Palm Beach, Fla. Having worked for Florida Today, Vero Beach Press Journal and Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, he has been covering a (cont...)

Mariah Bond

From the World Wide Web to national network television, Mariah Honey knows how to captivate an audience. Mariah stays ahead of the game when it comes to current trends and she (cont...)

Julie Bonnin

Julie Bonnin is a Houston-based freelance writer and editor who has written for The Houston Chronicle, The Austin American-Statesman, various online sites and other publicatio (cont...)

Rosanna Bonura

Rosanna Bonura is a freelance writer from Toronto and a member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada. She's a contributing writer for Suite 101. She interned at (cont...)

Eric Bramlett

Eric Bramlett is the broker & co-owner of One Source Realty, a boutique Austin real estate firm. Eric specializes in central & west Austin real estate. He has been an Austin r (cont...)

Jim Brown

Jim Brown is a longtime freelance aviation, travel and destination writer and communications professional. A former reporter for Aviation Daily, Air Safety Week and World Airl (cont...)

Matt Brown

Matt Brown is Cincinnati born and raised, but moved to Chicago five years ago. Before starting Evolving Interactive, Matt worked in sales and was Senior Product Manager for De (cont...)

Bobbi Buchanan

Bobbi Buchanan has worked as a professional writer for more than 20 years and has been published in The New York Times, The Courier-Journal, Kentuckiana Parent and GreenList L (cont...)

Jessica Burgess

Jessica Burgess spent most of the '00s working for The Dallas Morning News and San Antonio Express News as an editor and writer, and now she teaches high school journalism. Sh (cont...)

Laura Capitano

Laura Capitano's entertainment commentary has been celebrated by her readers for more than a decade. Her interests include indie rock, the culinary arts, documentary film and (cont...)

Carla Carlton

Carla Carlton is a third-generation Louisvillian who currently is the director of development communications for Bellarmine University. She was previously arts and entertainme (cont...)

Geoff Carter

Geoff Carter is a writer and photographer based in Seattle. His work appears on MSN.com, on KirkusReviews.com, and in alternative newsweekly Vegas Seven.

Leah Caudle

Leah Caudle is a professional storyteller with experience in covering local, community and feature stories. While at newspapers such as The Tennessean in Nashville and The Lex (cont...)

Tara Clapper

Tara M. Clapper is a full-time freelance writer residing just outside of Philadelphia. Tara enjoys exploring traditional and historical locations in the city as well as quirky (cont...)

Rachel Cook

Writer, blogger, amateur chef. I'm a native Dallasite and love nothing more than a patio and a cold drink in the summertime, especially if I'm allowed to bring my dog. I enjoy (cont...)

Kathleen Cooney

Artist and writer Kathleen Cooney has lived in New Jersey, Indiana, California, Florida and Kentucky. She has worked as a community relations coordinator for Barnes & Noble Bo (cont...)

Bob Cooper

Bob Cooper is a full-time freelance writer (www.bob-cooper.com) who writes about travel, outdoor sports and health. He is a monthly contributor to Runner's World and has writt (cont...)

William Crane

William Crane is an accomplished print and online journalist (www.william-crane.com) His work covers a variety of topics including features, local community news, sports, musi (cont...)

Ben Crawford

Ben Crawford, is a philosophy graduate, living in Indianapolis (hating the Colts, but loving Notre Dame and the Pacers), still trying to philosophize his way into the world. W (cont...)

Lori Crooks

Lori is a social media expert. She regularly writes her blog (www.chicgeekdesigns.com) as well as contributes to others. When she's not writing, she loves to read, travel, tak (cont...)

Gregory Crosby

Gregory Crosby, formerly a senior editor at Citysearch, is a poet, freelance writer and recovering art critic.

Denise Cross

Ashley Crossman

Crowned Miss Earth AB, Ashley is a weight-loss consultant, having lost 110 pounds and having successfully kept it off with a lifestyle of healthy eating and exercise. Ashley i (cont...)

John Dargo

Originally hailing from northern Virginia, John M. Dargo spent nine years in the Los Angeles area, before moving to Louisville, Ky. He lives on a farm on the outskirts of the (cont...)

Barbara David

A Cincinnati native, Barbara writes an award-winning "Family Getaway" column for Cincinnati Family Magazine, and recently collected 40 columns for her book, Cincinnati Tr (cont...)

Fiona Davies

Fiona Davies is a freelance writer from Sydney’s eastern beaches. Fiona has written about motorcycling on the Hindustan-Tibet Highway and diving with dugongs in the Philippine (cont...)

Veronica Davis

Veronica Davis is a WAHM internet business columnist and consultant. She’s previously blogged for Planet Green and many other sites. She loves diving in and keeping up with th (cont...)

Mike D'Avria

Mike D'Avria graduated with a Journalism Degree from Indiana University in 2003.

He worked for the daily newspaper, The Athens Banner-Herald in Athens, Ga. b (cont...)

Tabatha Deans

I am a freelance writer and a new Denverite. I came to the great state of Colorado in search of fine art, entertainment, outdoor activities and interesting people. The city ha (cont...)

Matthew Delman

Matthew Delman has ten years of experience editing and writing for newspapers. He has penned articles on travel, business, education, and health, which have appeared in public (cont...)

Mollie Divine

Mollie moved to the area from Minneapolis, Minnesota to attend the University of Kansas where she graduated with a BA in History. She fell in love with the area and then fell (cont...)

Rob Douthit

Rob Douthit has been a business and automotive writer/editor for more than 15 years. Douthit has written and edited business news for The Baltimore Sun, Winston-Salem Journal (cont...)

Katie Doyle

Katie Doyle is just getting to know Louisville after relocating to Kentucky in the summer of 2010. Formerly an elementary educator, she now puts her bachelor's degree in wri (cont...)

Nancy Dunham

Nancy Dunham is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, Not For Tourists, Maryland Life, The Washington Examiner, Relix, and many other pub (cont...)

Jessica Elliott

Jessica Elliott has been writing about her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, for more than five years and has been featured in many local publications. She owns Search Kangaro (cont...)

Jenn Emerson

A veteran of the advertising world, chances are you bought, drank or drove something because of Jenn’s ad copy. Not one to stagnate in one discipline, Jenn also keeps up her w (cont...)

Linda Emma

Linda Emma is the author of Prime Meridian. She is a journalist and educator with more than 20 years experience writing for newspapers, magazines, and Internet websites. Blogg (cont...)

Christine Erin

Christine is a professional photographer currently residing in Erie, PA. Married to her husband for 18 years, she is a homeschool mom of 4 children and “adoptive” mom of 7 fur (cont...)

Lyndsey Evans

Lyndsey Evans studies international journalism with a speciality in convergence and a minor in Italian at TCU. She’s an Austin native. She is an Honors College Scholar, and ex (cont...)

Noah Paul Fardo

Noah Paul Fardo, Esq., is the Managing Partner of Flaherty Fardo, LLC. His practice focuses on injury, business and real estate litigation. He has personally helped thousands (cont...)

Stace Farrow

Stace Farrow is a counselor that combines Christian values with therapy to assist the client in achieving a balanced life by discovering what is positive and possible. She ha (cont...)

Kimberly Fisher

Kimberly Fisher is a freelance writer based in Beverly Hills and New York City. She specializes in luxury travel, lifestyle, beauty and fashion. Her work has appeared in v (cont...)

Grace Foley

Writer. Veterinary Nurse. Mother. Gypsy. My travels have landed me in Dallas. I'm a dog nut, but that's not all I am. I can crochet, and draw blood from a jugular vein. Jane A (cont...)

Kat Foster

Kat Foster is a single mom and amateur foodie in Kansas City who spends most of her days cleaning up after her 6 year old daughter and their cat. In the infrequent moments of (cont...)

Christine Foster

Christine is a freelance writer currently living in North Atlanta. She has worked as a reporter for numerous newspaper, magazine and online media companies, including the Flor (cont...)

Shannon Frankel

Shannon Frankel is a former lawyer taking a break from her career to stay at home with two adorable little boys. In her spare time, she writes and maintains a blog (http://but (cont...)

Michael German

Michael German is a news reporter and an expert in the field of personal finance. His business journalism career started at a centennial New York publication "Novoye Russkoye (cont...)

Crystal Gibson

Crystal has been blogging at CrystalClearSavings.info since Oct. 2009 as an outlet for the great deals and freebies she finds. A stay at home mom, wife, blogger and student wh (cont...)

Russell Gilham

Russell Gilham has worked a writer for the Pacific Tribune Newspaper and as an anchor for Pro For a Day in 2009 as well as in 2010. He studied at Southwestern College and San (cont...)

Holly Gleason

Holly Gleason has written for Rolling Stone, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Miami Herald, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Palm Beach Daily News, as well as Mus (cont...)

Lark Gould

Lark Ellen Gould has penned seven books on Las Vegas and Los Angeles as a veteran news and travel writer. Her work appears in AOL.travel, L.A. Times, Elite Traveler and other (cont...)

Jason Greiner

At a young age, Jason developed an interest in the literary arts and later he studied both photography and graphic design. He earned his BA in 2002, worked as a freelance jour (cont...)

Tristan Hall

Constance Hannon

Connie Hannon is a freelance writer living in Dallas, Texas. She is a native Texan and has lived in Dallas and Washington, D.C. for the majority of her life. Connie gradua (cont...)

Tracy Harris

Tracy Harris has been writing for Kentuckiana publications for over 10 years, garnering journalism awards from several associations. She earned a bachelor's degree in communic (cont...)

Michael Horner

Born in Deal Island, Md., Michael Horner set out to be more than the average his small town was used to producing. He graduated cum laude from Salisbury University in Maryland (cont...)

Lisa Jessie

Since graduating from Western Kentucky University with a journalism degree, Lisa Jessie has worked as a copy editor for the Lexington Herald-Leader and The Cincinnati Enquirer (cont...)

Pamela Gail Johnson

Pamela Gail Johnson is a writer, speaker and founder of the Secret Society of Happy People. She is the author of "Don’t Even Think of Raining on My Parade: Adventures of the (cont...)

Tiffany Johnson

Tiffany Johnson CEO/Founder of Virtual Hired Hand (www.virtualhiredhand.com). She helps busy business owners get started online with their websites, teleclasses, and eNewslett (cont...)

Mike Kahn

Michael Kahn is an avid marathoner and freelance writer. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, and enjoys spending time with his wife and 2 sons, ages 4 and 2. He is the foun (cont...)

Bobbie Katz

Anson Krekeler

Anson Krekeler is a folk & blues musician from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is currently traveling the country with an acoustic guitar and a harmonica strap, sharing his music with a (cont...)

Walter Laughlin

Robert Walter MacGregor Laughlin is a native of Frankfort, Ky., and is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati. After a career in advertising/public relations and market (cont...)

Kristin Leffler

I've been through it all -- Culinary School, Nursing School, and now on to Journalism at IUPUI in Indianapolis, Indiana. I've recently realized my talent for writing should be (cont...)

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd is an editor, reporter, broadcaster and blogger residing in Indianapolis with his wife and son. He writes for a variety of newspapers, magazines and Web site (cont...)

Dante Long

I'm a graduate of Penn Wood High school class of 2011, in my hometown of Lansdowne. I like to write in order to share my opinions/beliefs, so they won't be just lost thoughts. (cont...)

Diane Loupe

A resident of Decatur, Ga., and a native of New Orleans, Diane has a M.A. in Journalism from the University of Missouri. She has worked for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, t (cont...)

Soul Luciani

Soul Luciani brings to music a passion that is both deeply infused in the music, and at the same time, transcends it. He recognizes that a good sound is the foundation of a go (cont...)

Renee M. Rutledge

A Bay Area journalist since 2004, Renee Rutledge currently writes articles on local travel and culture for HelloSanFrancisco, Red Tricycle, Parents' Press, Oakland Magazine, a (cont...)

Melanie Marsh

Melanie Marsh is a clinical social worker and mediator who works with a range of populations including therapeutic foster care, the severely mentally ill, the elderly and chem (cont...)

Nicole Martinez

Nicole Martinez is a freelance writer/blogger, social-media marketing strategist, Texas State grad student, and six-year Austin resident. A self-professed nerd, she enjoys bui (cont...)

Margaret Matia

Margaret Matia Rankovic is a freelance journalist residing in Miami Beach, Fla. A former world-class athlete, she now competes in triathlons, bikes, runs, rows and dances her (cont...)

Jeremy McElwain

Jeremy and his wife Kayleigh are a young couple who just had their first child, Rhys. They adopted a sweet shelter dog, Evie, a few years ago. Jeremy works in local government (cont...)

Jennifer McGuire

Jenn McGuire is a freelance writer, PR consultant, blogger and travel junkie. She’s written about shopping in NYC, kayaking Florida mangroves, funky festivals in Scotland, sno (cont...)

Julie Medina

Julie Medina has experience as a reporter at the Albuquerque Journal and has written freelance articles for the Albuquerque Tribune, Albuquerque the Magazine, New Mexico Magaz (cont...)

Pegi Miller

Pegi Miller is a Los Angeles-based interior designer and partner at Himes Miller Design (www.himesmillerdesign.com), a boutique architectural and interior-design firm. With ov (cont...)

Saki Milton

Saki Milton is mathematics specialist supporting Charlotte schools. New to the Queen City by way of Dallas, she looks forward to bringing her passion for community advocacy to (cont...)

Emily Moore

LeeAnn Mullen

LeeAnn Mullen is a freelance journalist from Cleveland, Ohio. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism is currently furthering her education by studying for an additional d (cont...)

Ginny Nadolny

As a writer for HelloMetro, Ginny is scouting out ways to optimize your time in Washington, DC. Ginny's written work has been published in the Tamara Journal for Critical Orga (cont...)

Monica Nelson

In Latin, the name "Monica" means "Advisor." Monica Nelson is a writer with a passion for self growth and spirituality who has taken that to heart. She shares what she has lea (cont...)

Jose Nochea

Inspired by the great Hemingway and the cooking and wisdom of his grandmother Tata at an early age, Jose started making some of her recipes along with some of his own for fami (cont...)

Londonato Octavious

Londonato Octavious Frederick is a native Cincinnatian with a passion for experiencing all that Cincinnati has to offer. With a strong passion for writing, traveling, and phot (cont...)

Jeremy Olin

Here at the office of Dr. David Klein we are committed to providing the type of care and healing that today's stresses require. Focused on teaching through healing, our office (cont...)

Lisa Perry

Lisa Perry also writes for Colorado Golf Magazine and is a photojournalist for Blacktie Colorado. She began her career as assistant editor at 5280 Magazine and was a local wri (cont...)

Garin Pirnia

Garin was raised on a healthy diet of MTV and Top 40 radio in the suburbs of Dayton, Ohio, but one day found herself going to college in Los Angeles. After getting a writing d (cont...)

Bella Portaro

Bella Portaro is a Freelance Writer, Fashion Blogger, Personal Shopper, Stylist, and Courier Journal's "Collegiate Fashionista". She has written about fashion, shopping, styli (cont...)

Jennifer Pruett

Jennifer is a writer, planner and creative mother of two. She loves art, music, running, yoga, family, friends, exotic cuisine and exploring new areas of self improvement. She (cont...)

Cat Rambo

Cat Rambo is a Seattle-based science-fiction writer and technology journalist.

Rick Redding

Rick Redding knows plenty about his hometown. He’s Louisville’s self-proclaimed media critic, the founder of two locally-driven news sites focused on politics and media, and w (cont...)

Bridget Reilly

For full time writer and Dublin resident Bridget Reilly, sharing favorite places in a city renown for its literary and art contributions is as much a passion as it is a posit (cont...)

Mark Rhodus

Mark Rhodus is the owner of a small outdoor living company in the Columbus and Dayton, Ohio, area (http://www.twobrothersbrickpaving.com). He enjoys writing about ways to impr (cont...)

Bob Riggs

Bob Riggs is a longtime freelance photojournalist with concentrations in agriculture, horses, and businesses. An old AOL chat host, he has a masters degree in journalism from (cont...)

Angela Risko

Angela Risko is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Formerly in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and Manhattan sp (cont...)

Amanda Ritchie

Amanda is a writer and publicist who enjoys exploring her hometown, Pittsburgh, Pa. She holds her bachelor's degree in journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at (cont...)

Laura Rose

Laura Lee Rose has been in the software and testing industry for over 20 years. Even though Laura excelled in the corporate environment, she felt a calling toward something (cont...)

Lori Rotenberk

Lori Rotenberk graduated from Drake University and is a Chicago-based journalist whose work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Newsweek and various magazines. She worked as a s (cont...)

Paige Rothfus

Paige Rothfus is a freelance copywriter who lives in Ankeny, IA. A published author and entrepreneur, she has a wide range of other hobbies including eco-friendly fashion desi (cont...)

Ivonne Rovira

A graduate of the prestigious Columbia University School of Journalism in New York City, Ivonne Rovira worked as a reporter for the Miami News, The Miami Herald and The Associ (cont...)

Jas Sams

Jas Sams is Jill of Many Trades who resides in Inman Park. She recently earned her degree from Brenau University and currently freelances as a writer, actor, voiceover artist (cont...)

Justin Schneider

Justin Schneider, Editorial Director for FindMyAccident, commutes 16.5 miles to work from the suburbs of northern Indianapolis in his trusty Chevrolet Malibu. FindMyAccident ( (cont...)

Desiree Serrano

Having been an administrative and computer professional for the past 20 years and acquiring many different talents, I am in the process of writing a self-motivation book. In m (cont...)

Dan Sheridan

Dan Sheridan is an editor, reporter and media specialist with a background in newspapers, magazines and publishing. He has reported from Tokyo, Singapore and Bangkok and wrote (cont...)

Deborah Siegelbaum

Steve Slosarek

Steve Slosarek is a 25-year veteran of the newspaper industry, including half that time covering Indianapolis attractions and cultural events.

Danielle Sonnenberg

Danielle Sonnenberg is a freelance writer living in New York City. She is passionate about stories and asking questions. She has written for several publications including (cont...)

Blair Sorrel

Blair Sorrel confers with Con Edison's Stray Voltage and Public Affairs Units and was the first non-electrical representative to be invited to The Jodie Lane Fourth National C (cont...)

Francie Steiner

Francie lives with a rescued pit bull mix named Maisie in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Her current day job is that of media buyer for a male sexual enhancement product (cont...)

R.B. Stone

R.B. "Rucie" Stone is a former nightclub owner who records and publishes music. He has been an independent BMI publisher since the 1970s. R.B. is a singer and songwriter and o (cont...)

Chuck Stone

I have had a long career as a commercial pilot, and airline dispatcher. I've flown small, light sport aircraft and was certified to fly a 50 passenger regional jet. I once (cont...)

Matt Stottmann

Matt Stottmann is a multimedia web journalist from Louisville, Kentucky. A member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Matt's photography has been featured in A (cont...)

Caren Sumption

Caren Gussoff Sumption is a freelance writer and editor from Seattle, WA. She's written for USA Today, the Seattle Times/NW Source, MSN and AOL, and her fiction has been publi (cont...)

Yali Szulanski

Yali is a writer, teacher, consultant and activist that lives and works in NYC. She has a B.A. in Psychology from NYU, and has lived in Israel, France, Singapore, Philadelphia (cont...)

Kathy Thomas

Kathy Thomas is of the rare “pre -Disney World” Floridian breed, where all things are possible while in sight of the ocean, once a person gets over sweating. Writing, fishing, (cont...)

Mykia Thrower

I am a 20-year-old Senior in college with a major in Business Administration. I was raised in the Wynnefield area of Philadelphia and attended The Episcopal Academy. Writing i (cont...)

Gail Tucker

Freelance writer Gail Tucker was raised in Louisville's south end and has spent most of her adult life happily living in Old Louisville homes. She was a regular contributor to (cont...)

Zack Voulgaris

Zack "Dr. Z" Voulgaris is an experienced computer science professional. He has an engineering background, yet his post-graduate studies focus on the information systems' field (cont...)

Heather Wampler

Heather is a stay-at-home mom/housewife living in Pittsburgh trying to raise her family, living life and enjoying general Pittsburghery.

Kim Ward

I'm an author, radio host, speaker, and creator of the event , The Kode. I have been featured in magazines, am a platinum author on Ezine, I write for some of the largest grou (cont...)

Joel Welin

Longtime newspaper writer and editor Joel Welin was born in Emporia, Kansas, hometown of William Allen White.

Jeff Welin

Jeff Welin currently is pursuing bachelor’s degrees in business and journalism. He enjoys travel, cooking, and anything to do with video (producing, shooting, editing, acting) (cont...)

Mitch Williams

Mitch Williams is a writer and editor in many genres. Through the years he has worked on many levels of publishing and print production. He obtained his English degree from Ka (cont...)

Bill Wolfe

Bill Wolfe is an experienced journalist with a broad background in writing, editing and photography. He has worked as staff writer at The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., a (cont...)

Kassandra Woo

I'm Kassandra, the blog owner of Coffee and their Kisses and shop owner of Mrs. Crafty Pants Designs [www.etsy.com/shop/coffeenkisses]. I'm a crafty southern momma of a 3 year (cont...)

Rin-rin Yu

Rin-rin is an award-winning writer and journalist based in the Baltimore-Washington area. Her work has appeared in China Daily, DAYSPA magazine, Luxury Home Design, Aquatics I (cont...)

Mark Zaloudek

Mark Zaloudek has covered Southwest Florida for more than three decades. He wrote news stories and feature articles for more than 30 years as a staff writer at the Sarasota He (cont...)

David Zindell