Writing By Gia Miller Photography & Design by Justin Negard When Will Shortz was in eighth grade, he wrote a paper titled “Puzzles as a Profession.” He received a B+. “That was the proper grade,” says Shortz. “The assignment was to write an essay on what I wanted to do with my life, and I wrote that I wanted to ...

For Simi Polozani, owner of Bia American Kitchen in Chappaqua, building and running a restaurant means always working alongside his crew and staff. By Gia Miller      Photography by Justin Negard Opening a restaurant is not for the faint of heart. Everything from financing and construction to finding and hiring good employees can cause delays and additional stress. And ...

Writing & photography by Justin Negard Russel Wright wouldn’t let people in his house. At least not right away. Instead, visitors had to walk through the skinny forest trail just off the gravel driveway. They passed through a pergola draped in dense Dutchman’s pipe vines and headed towards the sound of rushing water. Depending on the time of day, Wright ...

Over his 30+ year career at The New York Times, Trip Gabriel’s visionary leadership has touched millions, and his in-depth reporting has impacted the lives of several notable figures. Now, he’s introducing us to incredible people we never knew. By Gia Miller Photography by Justin Negard When Pound Ridge resident New York Times’ style section in 1997, it was nothing ...

By Susan Trumpbour Photography by Eric Haber In 2012, when husband-and-wife duo Michael and Stamatía Pappas were in their late fifties and early sixties, they made a drastic life change. After decades of working in the home textile industry, they took a bold leap into entrepreneurship and launched their own bedding company, Stamattina Linens. It all began with an ‘aha ...

Writing by Gia Miller Photography by Justin Negard In the mid-2000s, Liz Green began making large silk paintings in her very compact Manhattan studio apartment. She painted four at a time, with each panel measuring between 36” and 42” square before they were stretched, and because she worked as a fashion buyer during the day and could only paint at ...

By Gia Miller Photography by Justin Negard "I knew this guy,” is often the start of a great story. And this one is no different. “I knew this guy,” says Nick Cambareri in his thick Italian accent. “I was working at his house, and I told him about my wood bowls. He goes, ‘Maybe you can sell them at the ...

Writing by Kayla Schmidt Photography by Jonathan Baskin W ho doesn’t like ice cream? It can serve as a sweet treat, a midday snack or even a way of bringing people together. Mona Lipson, owner and creator of Miss Mona Makes Ice Cream, began making/delivering ice cream during lockdown, and just one year later, she was officially in business. Why ...

Writing by Max Chwatko Photography by Gil Vaknin Pound Ridge resident Adam Starowicz, founder of Veda Spirits, took an unconventional approach to the world of spirits by creating a liquor made from an ingredient you’d never expect—mushrooms. With a background in culinary arts and experience running the former Oak Forest Farm in Pound Ridge, the new Cucumber Hill farm in ...