Melissa Dilmaghani plays an interesting role in Katonah. She, along with her husband, own Old New House on Katonah Avenue, which began as a website 11 years ago. And she also serves as the event chair for the Katonah Chamber of Commerce. In this role, she organizes everything from the art strolls to this Friday’s annual chili cook-off. Plus, she’s ...

Emma Cabaness, the 2020 Katonah Chili Cook-off Champion, grew up making chili with her mom in the Midwest. She’s an experienced competitor, with over 20 years’ worth of competitions under her belt in New England, the Midwest, Rocky Mountains and here in New York. Plus, she’s married to a Texan. This year, she returns to compete in Katonah’s 13th annual ...

Anne-Marie Galler started dancing at three years old, landed her first paying gig at 15 and was hired as a full-time dancer on a cruise ship at the age of 17. By 22, she’d secured her Equity card and was dancing on Broadway soon after.  Today, she works as a choreographer and is well-known for her ability to get even ...

We sat down with Katonah-based author Lauren Acampora whose new book The Hundred Waters will be released in August 2022. Her first novel, The Paper Wasp was published in 2019 and named a Best Summer Read by tons of impressive publications like The New York Times Book Review, USA Today, Oprah Magazine, ELLE, Town & Country, and more.  Her first ...

We use terrible puns because death makes us uncomfortable. Yet Bruce Reisdorf deals with it for a living, and he loves his job. Those who know him say he’s the last guy to let you down (sorry!), and we find out why. As Benjamin Franklin famously said, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes. We deal with ...

When COVID-19 hit the United States in 2020, 12-year-old Waccabuc resident Colby Kipnes began distance learning, just like her peers. But unlike most other children, Kipnes also took on the very adult role of working from home. But, her work couldn’t be done at her desk – she had to work in a closet, her mother’s closet, to be precise ...

“Let me tell you about artichokes,” he said to me. His voice lowered. His eyes darted to the left and right while he leaned in closer to the table. “They are very difficult to cook properly,” he said. “Removing the leaves, handling the heart, the hairs, it all must be done just right. This is a vegetable they test you ...