One Saturday morning in early November 2020, Fernando Silva, the wine director of Bedford’s Glen Arbor Golf Club, was at home when he received a phone call from Grant Gregory, the club’s president. “He asked me if I was around the next afternoon," Silva recalls. “I said yes. Then he asked me if I could bring my best paintings to ...

Andromeda Turre has found what she loves to do and is good at, what she can be paid for, and, most importantly, what the world needs. by Aerin Atinsky Photography by Justin Negard “I can’t imagine my childhood without music – it’s the most central thing in my entire life,” says Katonah resident Andromeda Turre, who is a musician/performance artist, ...

Artist and Broadway Royalty Oscar Hammerstein merges ocular neurology and color theory with his family’s legacy. The solitude of a professional artist and the spotlight of musical theater may seem like two lives at odds with each other, but for Oscar Hammerstein III, it’s the perfect combination.  Growing up in a family of performers (yes, his grandfather was Oscar Hammerstein ...

The legend of a kind, quiet and homeless stranger in the 1800s By Mason Vitiello Photography by Justin Negard and Mason Vitiello In the midst of the American Civil War, an urban legend appeared in and around Westchester County. Between approximately 1856 and 1889, a mysterious man of few words roamed our area seeking a perplexing assortment of resources (leather, ...

Alice O’Leary Kerrigan has a theory: If she was in business school and received an assignment to develop a restaurant concept, The Blazer’s business model would fail. “If my plan was to use plastic tablecloths and paper placemats, have a two-page menu that should technically be one but the font is just really big, not offer dessert, be located in ...

Writing by Gia Miller Photography by Justin Negard Ever wonder what it’s like to spend a day in someone else’s world? What would you see as you go through their homes, their things, their lives? We spent some time with Mary Zipkin of KnaCk of All Trades and The KnaCk Shoppe in Pound Ridge to see what it’s like to ...

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 ...