Husband-and-Wife Team Bring Interactive Theatre Home to Westchester

When the COVID-19 pandemic brought New York theatre to a standstill, husband-and-wife team Elise Milner and Chris Berlino began reconsidering where and how they wanted to continue creating. After years […] Read more »

A Star-Spangled History Lesson Comes to Constitution Island on July 4th

Daisy Jopling Brings Native American Revolutionary War Story to Life for America’s 250th Anniversary What more fitting venue to pay tribute to America on its 250th anniversary than a place […] Read more »

Westchester Women’s Chorus Celebrates Women’s History Through Song 

Music has always been the heart of Carol Arrucci’s life. After spending more than three decades as a public school choral director, Arrucci turned her lifelong passion into something new for the community, the Westchester Women’s Chorus.   Founded […] Read more »

Regeneron Westchester Science and Engineering Fair Showcases High School Research 

On a recent Saturday morning, the halls of Somers High School were filled with a steady hum of voices, footsteps, and quiet focus. More than 800 high school students from over 40 schools […] Read more »

Music in Search of an Audience

Music has a way of finding people when they need it. The challenge, at least in the River Towns, is making sure people know where to look.  Across several local […] Read more »

Dealing with Food Allergies – One Restaurant at a Time

A routine meal out should feel simple. For Cooper Ho, a student at Hackley School in Tarrytown, it never has. Living with tree nut and shellfish allergies, he has learned […] Read more »

A Spring Return to Bannerman Island Blends History, Restoration, and the Arts

On a clear spring morning along the Hudson River, guests gathered at the Beacon dock with a quiet sense of excitement, waiting to board the Estuary Steward for Bannerman Castle […] Read more »

Westchester Students Launch Forward Voices to Empower the Next Generation of Civic Leaders

When Briarcliff High School junior Zahra Choudhri began researching civic education for an AP research project, one statistic stood out to her: 76 percent of high school seniors fall below a proficient level of civic knowledge. For Zahra, […] Read more »

How Local Mentors Are Changing Lives in Westchester

In Westchester County, 90 children are currently waiting for something simple yet life changing: a consistent adult who shows up.   Big Brothers Big Sisters of Westchester & Putnam has spent decades […] Read more »

Art Where Life Happens: Inside Sleepy Hollow-Tarrytown Art Crawl on the Hudson

For the month of March, the streets of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown will quietly transform. Storefronts will become gallery windows. Errands will become encounters. A casual walk downtown will offer moments of reflection as the Art […] Read more »