Writing by Ava Fleisher Photography by Justin Negard This article was published in the July/August 2023 print edition of Katonah Connect ...

Writing by Gia Miller, Justin Negard, Emma Richman and Maddie Slogoff We asked our neighbors to tell us about the foods they remember from their native countries. It reminded us that we could learn a thing or two from other cultures. Lucia Gonzalez Katonah via Bogotá, Colombia Please describe Colombian food. It depends on the region. Colombia is very different ...

Writing  by Gia Miller Photography by Justin Negard When it comes to Italian food, Le Fontane owner Antonio Abbate knows what he’s talking about. Born and raised in Capri, Italy, Abbate worked in his relatives’ restaurants as a teen. And, in 1985, when a Capri-based restaurant company put out a call for staff to relocate to Bermuda, he jumped at ...

Writing by Emily Meehan Photography by Justin Negard The parents: Kristen Mcintyre, Mount Kisco, mother of Colin, a 15-year-old-boy in the dual language program Alena Shifrin, Mount Kisco, mother of Gabrielle, a 14-year-old-girl in the dual language program Andrew Weir, Mount Kisco, father of Harris, a 7-year-old boy in the dual language program In the Bedford Central School District (BCSD), ...

Writing  by Gia Miller Photography by Justin Negard When she was 10 years old, Amity Doyle, now an eighth grader at The Harvey School, entered her first film contest. She and her friend Miriam Bertin created a series of sketches and titled their short film “Amity and Miriam, A Quarantine Special.” “It wasn’t really about anything, and it was really ...

Writing  by Kaitlyn Hardy Artwork by Mary Ellis Not all of us will have a perfect first year of college. While some may live it up “Animal House”-style, others’ first semester, or first year, can be stressful, underwhelming or even disappointing.  You’re going from living at home to living in a dorm. You’re switching from being in a school where ...

Writing  and photography by Justin Negard Alissa Leigh Cahillane was panicking.  “We were flying home from a summer vacation to Yosemite in 2019,” Cahillane, who goes by Alissa Leigh professionally, remembers. “Suddenly, I was on the plane, and my arms were numb, my face was numb. The internal dialogue in my head was terrifying me, but I didn’t say a ...

Writing  by Gia Miller Photography by Justin Negard Alex Gorman and Rocco Cambareri sat down perpendicular to each other at a long wooden table. It was time for their weekly songwriting class with Brian Laidlaw, who was at the other end. “I have been thinking about those people who are forces of nature,” said Gorman. Laidlaw, who was teaching the ...

Writing by Ceres Shifrin  Photography by Oona Owen This article was published in the July/August 2023 print edition of Katonah Connect ...