Ending slavery, brick by brick
Grace Farms addresses the practice of forced labor in the building supply chain.
Head of the class
Destination: College helps prepare underserved area high school student-athletes for their shot at higher learning.
Anthony Fauci’s inconvenient truth
The embattled director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who’ll turn 80 on Christmas Eve, is a man we can take stock of and put stock in.
Let there be lighting
There is something for every taste as our thoughts turn naturally to lighting in a season in which the days have grown shorter and in a stay-at-home moment that finds us all feathering our nests.
In the ‘Pink’
Need a last-minute hostess gift or just a bit of retail therapy? Pink in Rye is your answer.
Thriving stylishly
We don’t have to tell you that this has been a challenging time for the luxury market. And yet some luxury retailers have managed not only to survive but to thrive in this environment, thanks to some reinvention and a little help from their friends.
A moment of true thanksgiving
As we look back on the year 2020, the word “gratitude” may not be the first to spring to mind. (Indeed, a few unprintable ones might nudge it out in the race for first place.) But perhaps it should be. It’s always been my experience that the most grateful people are among the most unfortunate. If that’s the case, then 2020 has already produced a cornucopia of thanksgiving.
Witnesses to ‘the story of the century’
Complements in public and private life, Sherlita and Robert Amler, M.D.s, battle the coronavirus in different ways.
Living his truth
Eleven years ago, David Rabadi had a public breakdown on the Cross County Parkway. Today, he helps others overcome the stigma of mental illness and being rejected as a gay Arab.
And justice for all
The YWCA of White Plains & Central Westchester is a gender-neutral organization that in seeking empowerment for women and racial justice strives to transcend its history and provide peace, freedom and dignity for all.
Foundation with a sweet tooth
Lymphoma is a complex disease. Combating it can be as simple as whipping up a batch of cookies.
Mentoring and beyond
Connections Mentoring pairs screened mentors with underserved young people (ages 15 to 25) from The Children’s Village as well as Westchester County- and New York City-based agencies, affecting some 91 young lives to date.
From chintz to chinoiserie
While the return of Bassett McNab may pull at childhood chintz memories, it’s now paving the way for the next generation of memorable classics.
A peek into Pookie & Sebastian
At a time when many businesses are contracting, women’s clothing and accessories boutique Pookie & Sebastian is expanding.
Creativity on Hampton Road
“Whether you’re looking for a new everyday purse, an elegant party clutch or a clear bag… Hampton Road Designs provides high-quality customizable leather, silk, and vinyl products with unmatched attention to detail and vintage beauty,” a spokeswoman for the Texas-based company says.
Why art still matters
Life dictates. Man adjusts. Art responds, in this case with “Boléro,” from Ravel to Béjart to Juilliard.
Imagining the ‘Unthinkable’
Former Larchmont resident George Loomis writes, directs and stars in the medical thriller, his first feature.
Nature’s editor
The dean of American letters at the young nation’s dawn, the nature-loving William Cullen Bryant championed the Hudson River School of 19th-century landscape painting.
At home in a world of photos
Every once and a while, we meet a couple whose creativity and passions are perfectly in sync with each other and with the artistic interests of WAG magazine. John Bigelow Taylor and Dianne Dubler are such a couple.
Tree Variations
Trees drew lawyer Larry Lederman to his Chappaqua home – and to a second career in landscape photography.