The Strand Theatre’s Past Meets Its Future

A booth hidden in a corner of Sleepy Hollow’s Strand Theatre holds a pair of 35 mm movie projectors, decaying film and empty reels from the 110-year-old building’s heyday.   Weathered wood flooring stretching the length of the building’s cavernous upstairs recalls a short stint as a roller […] Read more »

Teatown’s New Addition: Pond, Brook, Forest

Teatown Lake Reservation has purchased 21 acres adjacent to its preserve on Blinn Road in Ossining, an acquisition the nonprofit hailed as a milestone in securing critical habitat, wetlands and forest.    The […] Read more »
The stone mansion built in 1898 by Walter Law, the industrialist who would later incorporate the village of Briarcliff Manor. Photo: Craig Killer from Digital Homes

The Gilded Age Glory of Walter Law’s $2M Estate

A visit to the eight-acre estate once owned by the business titan who founded the Village of Briarcliff Manor is like stepping back in time to the Gilded Age.  The 15,000-square-foot stone mansion built by industrialist Walter Law in […] Read more »

Briarcliff Pastor Faces Cancer With ‘Strength, Positivity’

Rev. Anthony “Tony” Karlik has helped his neighbors in the Briarcliff Manor and Ossining community face life’s challenges over the years. Now the pastor of Faith Lutheran Brethren Church and […] Read more »

Summer at Pocantico: Martha Graham Dance, Shakespeare, Jazz Fest

This summer, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund presents a season of free and low-cost programming at The Pocantico Center in Tarrytown exploring themes of renewal and reimagination.   Performances, tours, and exhibitions will bring new life to historic spaces, enduring artistic traditions, […] Read more »
The Westchester Cycle Club's annual Velo de Femmes takes place June 7. Image: WCC Instagram

Calling Women Cyclists: Velo de Femmes is for You

The Westchester Cycle Club is hosting its fourth annual Velo de Femmes on Sunday, June 7, to build community among women cyclists of all levels — from beginners to experienced […] Read more »

Pocantico Exhibits Picasso Tapestry Renderings, MoMa Sculptures

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund will open two installations at The Pocantico Center in Tarrytown this spring that celebrate modern art, history, and collaboration.  Woven Wonders: Kykuit’s Picasso Tapestries, an exhibition […] Read more »

A Welcoming Destination for Corporations and Celebrations

A scenic campus in Ossining, once an exclusive corporate retreat, has opened its doors to the community for special occasions, vacations or an occasional morning cup of coffee.   Windrose on Hudson, 62 rolling, wooded […] Read more »

Mind Your Manors: Sleepy Hollow’s New Parking Rules 

As far back as the 1950s, no-parking rules along the streets of The Manors enclaves in the village of Sleepy Hollow went more or less unenforced.  That came to a halt April 22 when a new […] Read more »

The Star Next Door: Audra McDonald Shines at The Paramount

Audra McDonald took an adoring audience at the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater on a journey through the Great American Songbook that touched on some of her most celebrated performances. The […] Read more »