by Luz Michelle Artwork by Justin Negard Our advice columnist, local comedian Luz Michelle, is here to solve all your problems, big and small. And she does it all with her signature combination of humor and empathy. Dear Luz, Hey girl! I love your advice column, and I feel like we’d be great friends IRL. You seem like the type ...

By Gia Miller Photography by Justin Negard & Elena Wolfe Moshe Bursuker is living the artist’s dream. After 20 years in the industry, he’s developed a successful business and his own brand. He has a steady stream of clients who respect and appreciate his talent. He’s built a 1,000-square-foot studio and an additional 1,000-square-foot private gallery in his own backyard ...

by Luz Michelle Artwork by Justin Negard Our advice columnist, local comedian Luz Michelle, is here to solve all your problems, big and small. And she does it all with her signature combination of humor and empathy. Dear Luz, My kids are really athletic, which is great for them, but it’s not for me. My weekends are spent in the ...

By Gia Miller Photography by Justin Negard  We’ve all heard the travel horror stories (and many of us have our own to share) – kids crying the entire fight, throwing tantrums in the middle of a museum, refusing to put their electronic device away for even just a few minutes, etc. But traveling with kids can be a good, perhaps ...

Many students might know John Jay High School senior Caleb Lee as a member of the varsity basketball team, president of the videography club or a musician who plays both guitar and piano. But Lee also has a deep passion for science. In fact, he’s wanted to pursue a career in the field since middle school. Lee, who moved from ...

Patrece Wells had a bucket list. After her second consecutive diagnosis of breast cancer, and facing a brutal course of treatment she thought she’d never survive, she wanted to learn how to ride a horse. She was familiar with horses. Growing up in Alabama, there was a plow horse on her family’s farm. His name was Dan, and he pulled ...

As a young mom, Carine Nowak juggled her dedication to her career with her primary focus: her two daughters Sophie and Cate. So as they grew, her girls got a front row seat to their mom’s flourishing real estate business. “My younger daughter Cate was like this little sponge in the back of my car,” says Nowak. “I'd speak to ...

As we spoke to dozens of farming experts to create this issue, one name was repeatedly mentioned: Ana Zabirova. We were told that ‘she did it all.’ Naturally, we had to meet her for ourselves and find out what that really meant. So we ventured up to Unbroken Acres, her farm in Sullivan County, in search of this former Northern ...

There are two types of people who buy art: one type buys to build or grow a collection, and the other buys to decorate their home. If you’re an art collector, you either know how to purchase artwork that will increase in value or have hired someone who does. But if you’re buying art to decorate your home, odds are ...