A global tragedy that hits close to home
In the opera “Angel’s Bone,” composer Du Yun considers the searing cost of human trafficking.
The historic Elephant Hotel
After 146 years, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus will perform “The Greatest Show on Earth” for the final time in May. While…
Derek Jeter designs his second and third acts
Highlights from Derek Jeter’s storied baseball career are often famous enough to be described in quick phrases. There’s The Flip, the “Mr. November” World…
From fire house to school halls, Mark Bezos advocates volunteering
Standing on stage in full firefighter gear, Mark Bezos told a crowd gathered for a series of TED Talks in California in 2011 the…
Peter X. Kelly fights against hunger, for Yonkers
As one of the Hudson Valley’s most prominent celebrity chefs, Peter X. Kelly has a story that’s well-known. The self-taught chef has turned an…
In black and white
The Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport invites you to a “Rendezvous in Black.” The two solo black-and-white shows (Nov. 10-Dec. 16) by Cindy…
State of play
With news of long-lasting impact of concussions, a series of domestic violence arrests, a high school bullying scandal and young players dying on the…
Designs on dining
To Ramze Zakka, the restaurateur behind Z Hospitality Group, it takes three things to run a successful restaurant — great food, great service and…
Me and The Mick
Say you somehow became friends with your childhood idol. Could you ever see him or her as just a buddy, or would you spend…
Growing The Granola Bar
What started as a homemade granola hobby has grown into two busy restaurants in Fairfield County. Julie Mountain and Dana Noorily launched a new…
Mike’s Organic Delivery: From Kalahari to kale
Frustrated with a decade-long career in marketing, Mike Geller went to the desert. The Kalahari Desert in Africa, specifically. He spent three months there,…
Bedford 2020 fights climate change from the ground up
For Bedford 2020 — closing in on its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Bedford 20 percent by 2020 — this has been…