“People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” It’s an old adage that probably predates The Glass House designed by Philip Johnson and built in New Canaan, CT in 1945, right after the war when sensibilities were raw. Johnson, known by some to be an “enfant terrible” was a great architect, bon vivant, art […]
Every morning, I turn on the treadmill, tune into the Today Show and run until I bank 150 calories to earn a glass of Chardonnay at the end of the day. Matt Lauer and the NBC crew are usually just eye candy and background chatter, but today they hit a nerve talking about college degrees […]
Whatever happened to Ichabod Crane, the poor soul? I often wonder about his mysterious disappearance so I paid a visit to my colleagues, Waddell Stillman and Peter Pockriss, at Historic Hudson Valley (HHV). They have moved their offices to a brand new brick Georgian style building in Sleepy Hollow country, right across the street from […]
We are still beaming from the collegial vibes at yesterday’s Arts Award luncheon. Emmy award winning Fox 5 News Anchor Ernie Anastos was charming as our host/emcee. He was right at home with 300 of his Westchester neighbors. First Niagara’s David Ring, our generous title sponsor, announced the bank’s six new Westchester branches and spoke […]
What is there about youth that we’re always chasing it? Can’t we be happy with the wisdom of age? Well, here’s a new twist on both ends of the spectrum. Thought leaders in Westchester are using their wisdom to make Westchester the “in” place for young people to live, work and play. It’s a strategy […]
County Executive Rob Astorino will be there applauding. So will BOL Chair Ken Jenkins, TV icon Ernie Anastos and First Niagara Bank prez Dave Ring. We’ll be shining the spotlight on people and places you will want to know at the 2012 Arts Award ceremony and luncheon at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains on […]
Painting. Drawing. Building. Those were the tools Barry Mason practiced as a kid growing up in Snow Hill, Maryland. These were also the genesis of his sprawling shaped canvases which can be seen March 13th through mid-June, 2012, at The Horizon at Fleetwood, a beautiful contemporary development with numerous amenities. Mason’s work will be on […]
Most of us know Off-Broadway as a creative energetic theater movement of the Fifties. Some say it started as a reaction to the constraints of the commercial theater. Most acknowledge that Theodore Mann, founder and artistic director of the Circle in a Square Theatre, who passed away this week was a dominant force in this […]
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