Mary Staes
Mary Staes is Digital Content Lead for Very Local. She works with our freelancers and crafts content for our social media platforms and website. Before Very Local, she worked with CBS affiliate WWL-TV as a web producer and weekend assignment editor for about 4 years. She has also handled broadcast coverage for 160 Marine Reserve training facilities while she served as an active duty Marine. As a native New Orleanian, she takes being "very local" to heart. She loves being intertwined with the culture and figuring out how there are less than two degrees of separation between us all, whether we're natives or not.
Eat Play Stay: State College
Hit the books, explore underground, and find out why local bites and beds make the Happy Valley so Happy in this legendary college town.
Hometown Tragedy: The Pike County Massacre
On this episode of Hometown Tragedy: Missing in Milwaukee, we’ll explore what happened to Jerica Banks, her children, and how it impacted their community.
A guide to Pittsburgh’s summer events must-do list
Check out our roundup below for the can’t-miss events happening in the city over the next few months.
Eat Play Stay: Ybor City
In historic Ybor City, different cultures bring out the best in one another. Enjoy an authentic Cuban sandwich or dine at a restaurant now on its fifth generation of ownership. After chicken yoga (yes, that’s a thing!), treat yourself to a hand-rolled cigar.
What’s on the Menu: Farm to Table in Greenville
Farm to table is easy when you own the farm! Sun Belly Cafe, Oak Hill Farm & Cafe, Farm Fresh Fast, and The Anchorage Restaurant invite us into their kitchens and show us how farming and sustainability influence their menus.
My Amazing Cheap Date: Dinner and Dirty Dancing
Two Orlando couples shop vintage, search for the perfect slice, visit a post-apocalyptic saloon, and take the stage on blind dates in Orlando.
Boston Rob Does Beantown: Chinatown Treats
Rob feasts on fabulous cuisine, makes more than a few new friends and joins a trampoline gym class in one of Boston’s oldest neighborhoods.
What’s On The Menu: Pittsburgh Staples
Pierogies Plus, Salem’s Market & Grill, Big Jim’s, and Max’s Tavern and staples in the Pittsburgh community. Find out what it takes to create a business that lasts in the Steel City.
Boston Rob Does Beantown: Guide to Back Bay
Rob discovers amazing antiques, grills some top-notch steak, tours an animal shelter and serves drinks in one of Boston’s poshest neighborhoods.
Eat Play Stay: The Berkshires
From boozy margaritas and snug motels to exhilarating ziplines and thrilling coasters. This is the Berkshires.