When artists refuse to be confined to galleries, the public space becomes their canvas, and we become the curators. By Liz Colombini I have become a walking art gallery, but that was never my intention. Covered in tattoos from my neck to my ankles, I’ve watched strangers become unwitting critics in grocery store lines, coffee shops and restaurants. They glance, ...

Writing and photography by Justin Negard Images courtesy of Michael Bierut / Pentagram You know Michael Bierut’s work. You’ve seen it, read it, held it, visited it, flown with it, cheered for it and possibly even voted for it. Bierut is a designer—a graphic designer, to be precise. “If I say that I’m a designer, people sometimes get excited because ...

By Gia Miller Photography by Justin Negard "We get to do whatever we want here, which is kind of amazing for a bagel shop,” says chef Gary King about himself and his wife, pastry chef Emily King, one Monday evening in late August. Earlier that afternoon, when the Kings’ restaurant, Ridgefield Bagels & Bakes, closed at 3 p.m., they locked ...

Artist Vicente Saavedra’s path was once conventional, until art set him free. By Isabella Aranda Garcia Photography by Justin Negard The walls of Peekskill artist Vicente Saavedra’s Dobbs Ferry studio are lined with unfinished canvases, paint-splattered sketchbooks and scattered stacks of well-loved brushes. Classical or jazz music hums in the background. The space is an in-between, neither pristine nor chaotic, ...

By Ilyssa Panitz Photography by Rianjali Bhowmick & Fay Fox When Pound Ridge resident Sharbari Bose Kamat was a journalism student at NYU, she had a vision to write a piece of fiction, in the form of a novel or a short story, or possibly even an essay. She even came up with a title for it, “Incarnations of I.” ...

By Elijah Willner In 2020, brothers Rowan and Christian Dias approached their mother with an idea. They loved that their younger sister, Elle, who was diagnosed with a rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder called MED13L Syndrome, always enjoyed playing lacrosse with them. However, her disabilities meant she was unable to participate in the same children’s lacrosse classes as her neurotypical peers ...

Dr. Monica Grover’s compassion and curiosity are the driving force behind her patient-centered, individualized approach to care The first thing you notice when you walk into Dr. Monica Grover’s Yorktown office is how little it resembles a doctor’s office. There’s no antiseptic smell, no buzzing fluorescent lights, no stiff-backed chairs. Instead, you’re greeted by a plush gray sofa, a glass ...

When Rhett Taylor was just two years and eight months old, he came down with what his parents believed was a cold. But as the cold lingered, more symptoms emerged, and something didn’t add up. “He wasn’t eating or sleeping well, and he was so congested,” recalls Rhett’s mom, Maryana Kodner. “We kept going to the doctor, but they couldn’t ...

By Alexandra Zodda Photography by Tomoko Rahenkamp At the end of the 2024-25 school year, seventeen-year-old Byram Hills High School student Angelina Nie, a junior at the time, brought home her final assignment—a 3’ x 4’ three-dimensional four-foot-thick fiberglass heart sculpture she had yet to complete. The heart, part of the 2025 Armonk Outdoor Art Show’s public art installation, the ...