- Linnea has an MA from the City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism.
- She has also written for Today.com, Time Out New York, New York Magazine, and Liquor.com.
- She lives in Denver where she traipses the mountains with her family
Experience
For over 10 years, Linnea has worked as a freelance journalist writing about food, travel, children, and other fun subjects. A Colorado native, she moved to NYC in 2002 and lived there for 13 years before moving back home with her son and partner. Now a family of four, she has incorporated her experience as a mom into stories for Parents.com, TripSavvy, Westword, and many other publications. She still writes a lot about food and beverages and will go anywhere to seek out the best in both flavor and story. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @linneacovington.
Education
Linnea has a BA and MA in journalism from the City University of New York. While getting a masters she interned and later reported for Serious Eats, Brooklyn Rail, and the former New York Press. Her first published article ever was, of all things, about opera.
About The Spruce
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