Westchester Magazine July 2012
Westchester Magazine's July 2012 issue.
Critters will love playing in your home this season unless you make it clear they’re not invited.
This month, we asked about the state of the holy state of matrimony.
One of the mid-century’s most glamorous couples married quietly—twice!—in Westchester.
HARRISON—Long-awaited plans to improve the Bowman Avenue Dam are finally underway. Work on the dam could begin as early as this summer. Local residents who live downstream have been complaining for years about flooding in ...
Why does Greenburgh Central 7 School District have a “7” in its name? A: “The other school districts have numbers, too—they just don’t use them,” says Ivy Kraus, district clerk for Greenburgh Central 7. “We ...
Lesser-known reasons to mark your calendars
The Cortlandt Manor debut novelist on great self-published titles
We might feel at ease knowing that, if a sex offender moved into our neighborhood, we’d have to be informed. But does that really protect our children?
Paola Morsiani heads from Cleveland to the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase.
The other day, listening to the radio while driving home from work, I heard one talk-show host asking his listeners to tell his audience—by posting photos on the show’s Facebook page—what it means to be ...
Features Editor Laurie Yarnell chats with Roth Fin, senior lifeguard at the Harrison Recreation Department’s Bernie Guagnini Brentwood Pool, about swimming, sunburns, and SpongeBob SquarePants.
Even though climbing-structure designer Tom Luckey, the man chosen to design a unique play climber for the Westchester Children’s Museum, is paralyzed from the neck down, he still considers himself fortunate.
Go ahead—be rebellious and ignore the time-honored advice for good health. It might not be as iron-clad as you thought.
Salt, spice, and everything nice in Dobbs Ferry
Wash away your sins with these indulgences.
Julia Sexton chooses her favorite bites eaten in the past 30 days
Farmers’-market-fresh ingredients ready for your kitchen
Top 10 fave cheap Westchester eats, according to urbanspoon.com
Hudson at Haymount House 25 Studio Hill Rd, Briarcliff Manor (914-502-0080; haymount-house-hudson.com) Dish I Do the Best…Anything with foie gras. Favorite Guilty Pleasure Food…Haribo Gold-Bears gummy bears—in the refrigerator. Culinary Hero…Daniel Boulud. Although I never ...
Raspberries amp up dishes from breakfast all the way to dessert.