by Alina Zaidi, Luminari Contributor My name is Alina Zaidi and I am an alumnus of Luminari’s 2019 I Want To Be An Ambassador! camp. I was a rising sophomore at the North Allegheny School District when I started the …
by Alina Zaidi, Luminari Contributor My name is Alina Zaidi and I am an alumnus of Luminari’s 2019 I Want To Be An Ambassador! camp. I was a rising sophomore at the North Allegheny School District when I started the …
by Beth Dolinar, Luminari Contributor The image is of a beetle, or maybe an earwig. Most likely it’s nothing specific, just an artist’s rendering of a generic bug, stitched in colorful thread on the face of a pillow that sits …
Summer 2020 turned out much different than anyone expected with closures and cancellations sending many parents, families and organizations into uncharted territory as they look for alternative summer activities – and although nothing compares to real-life, in-person summer camp experiences …
By Aditya Patel Beep, Cough, Sneeze are noises I hear each day. Life was normal until about 3 months ago. I feel tired from all the weight of all the beds and ventilators. I look around all my floors, every …
By Samantha Podnar We all know the classic “thumbs-up” gesture as a way of conveying good spirits or as a sign of approval. However, take this to the Middle East, and you won’t be getting friendly smiles in return; a …
By Beth Dolinar Is there anything in the foodie world so deflating—so disappointing—as morning-after guacamole? You know the stuff: that bowl that greets you in the fridge as you recall the night before. Ah, that delicious bright green goo speckled …
A half-hour documentary produced by Luminari contributor Gina Catanzarite was recently honored with two regional Emmy Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Lower Great Lakes Chapter. The Career Path Less Taken received an Emmy in the category Outstanding Program for …
by Sheila Hyland, Luminari Operations Manager Tango is five pounds of furry white fluff who lately won’t stop staring at me. Perhaps he’s afraid I’ll return to my previous life from a few weeks ago spent in constant motion and …
by Beth Dolinar, Contributing Writer Most days, you’ll find our collie, Waylon, sitting just inside the side-yard fence, motionless as he watches the deer. Still a puppy, he isn’t inclined to bark or fuss as the deer—as many as eight …
Speak & Tell! Camp gearing up for free online education videos this summer by Gina Catanzarite (Teen Writer! Director) and Michael Bartley (Speak & Tell! Co-Director) Glossophobia. You might not have heard that word before but odds are good you’ve …
