Articles Archives - Jennifer D Stevens https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects-cat/articles/ Freelance Writer & Blogger Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:56:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://jenniferdstevens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Articles Archives - Jennifer D Stevens https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects-cat/articles/ 32 32 Reviews for City Weekend Magazine https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/reviews-for-city-weekend/ Sun, 20 Feb 2022 14:48:59 +0000 https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/design-for-tecnology-services-2-copy/ Along with restaurant reviews, I was often sent on assignment to review bars, gallery openings, new spas and fitness classes. Here are a few clips from City Weekend's print magazines; just click on the pictures to view the full PDFs.

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]]> Cover Stories for Shanghai Family & City Weekend https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/cover-stories/ Sun, 20 Feb 2022 14:48:27 +0000 https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/logo-design-creativity-application-copy/ While these articles originally appeared in print, I also reorganized and edited them for corresponding websites. Unfortunately, I only have PDF versions of the print articles since the websites are no longer active.

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This 7-page cover story celebrates Shanghai’s entrepreneurs.
In this 6-page feature, I interview people in the TCM community to find out how to start a morning routine.
For this complex feature about China’s food safety, I interview industry experts. I could write an entire book on this issue.
A simple what-to-do, where-to-go article for Shanghai expats hosting guests.

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]]> Articles for South Tampa Magazine https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/articles-south-tampa-magazine/ Sun, 20 Feb 2022 14:47:45 +0000 https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/design-for-tecnology-services-copy/ From February 2008 to September 2009, I was the senior writer for South Tampa Magazine (in print). While there, I pitched all of my own article ideas and was involved in every step of the publishing process, from photo shoots to graphic design and final proofing (AP Style).

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Here are some of my favorite feature articles I wrote during this time. Just click on the images to view the full PDFs.

A human interest piece about a brilliant cartoonist and sculptor named David O’Keefe who let me hang out with him for a day in his studio.
My first-ever food article, on a Tampa institution called the Colonnade. I most enjoyed sitting down with the staff for our Q&A.
This feature was for our holiday issue, and I fell in love with this military family. We ended up raising money to create care packages for local families.
I got to spend the day touring Stowers Elementary School and interviewing the man behind the name.
Probably my most embarrassing piece to date, my editor had me meet with a local matchmaker to see if there was hope for me and my 26-year-old broken heart.

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]]> Articles for Blu Tampa Bay Magazine https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/articles-blu-tampa-bay/ Sun, 20 Feb 2022 14:45:45 +0000 https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/mobile-app-landing-design-service-2-copy-copy/ In 2009, I was a full-time staff writer for Rain Publishing Company in Tampa, Florida. Blu Tampa Bay became its luxury magazine, and I was in charge of writing and producing original features, as well as covering events.

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Here are some of the articles I wrote; just click on the images for the full PDFs.

This article featured three of the Bay Area’s hottest fashion designers. I interviewed them about their upcoming collections for Fashion Week, and also arranged the photoshoot and helped with layout design.
This 6-page spread is not just about what to do and where to eat on Anna Maria Island, but also features some interesting locals and their stories. I went to the location with my photographer and editor, and together we agreed on the content and look.
Human interest stories are my favorite stories to write. This 4-page spread features Tampa clothing designer, David Kahn, and his company Bespoke & Co.
A list of Tampa Bay’s top 10 beaches, before “Top 10’s” were a thing.
For this feature, I talked to six Tampa Bay celebrities to find out their favorite things to do in the area.

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]]> Food Writing for City Weekend https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/food-writing/ Sun, 15 Aug 2021 20:20:05 +0000 https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/mobile-app-landing-design-service-copy-4/ I spent two years freelancing for City Weekend magazine (online and in print) as a food writer and restaurant reviewer. I eventually became the go-to person to frequent hole-in-the wall Chinese restaurants, as I moonlighted for a local street food tour company.

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Owned by Ringier, unfortunately the site went offline when they sold the company at the end of 2017. Below are some of the screenshots I saved from the website, and some PDFs from the print magazine. Just click on the images to read.

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]]> Feature Articles for the Tampa Bay Times https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/feature-articles/ Sun, 15 Aug 2021 20:19:08 +0000 https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/mobile-app-landing-design-service-copy-5/ I actually got my first byline in 2006 when the St. Petersburg Times (now Tampa Bay Times) took a chance on a recent college graduate and published my personal essay on what it's like to have ADHD. My second article was published six years later when I wrote a "small world" story about reuniting with a guy I met in the Beijing airport.

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“An Attention Grabber” ran at the bottom of the front page of the Floridian section.

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]]> Articles and Landing Pages for VisitFlorida.com https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/articles-visit-florida/ Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:19:55 +0000 https://jenniferdstevens.com/projects/mobile-app-landing-design-service-copy/ VisitFlorida.com is Florida's official tourism marketing company. Over the years, I have written landing pages and articles on a variety of topics, from boating, to solo travel, to a series of "Girlfriend Getaways."

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