The 1 percenter
What if your child were offered a full scholarship to play tennis at Stanford University but turned it down to follow her dream? That’s…
The food shaman
Health coach and Reiki master Laura Parisi believes food is much more than a collection of calories and nutrients. It’s also about the emotional,…
Entertaining in a jar
Photographs courtesy of Victoria Amory Victoria Amory debuted her eponymous line of all-natural gourmet condiments and sauces in January at the Winter Fancy Food…
Songs in the key of life
Imagine stepping out of your busy life for a year to travel the world. Sounds pretty amazing, doesn’t it? But what if that time…
The virtual gardener
Meet Robin Plaskoff Horton. She’s what brands call an influencer. Her award-winning lifestyle blog Urban Gardens, where she muses about urban style, design and…
Wag – a perfect love
Our “Horse Power” issue would not be complete without a visit to our very own mascot and namesake, Wag, who captured our imagination and…
Driven to give back
Sabrina Forsythe is carrying on a legacy of her father, the late Malcolm Pray Jr,. at the Pray Achievement Center in Bedford, where she…
Body and soul in whole
For more than a decade, Dr. Jeffrey Morrison has been helping patients optimize their health and overcome disease through integrative medicine and nutrition at…
A model of reinvention
For 10 years, Donna Bunte lived the glamorous life of the high-fashion model – gracing the covers of Australian and British Vogue, Mirabella, Glamour…
The power of the purse
Perhaps no other handbag has been coveted more than the Hermès Birkin bag, not just for its fine craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail…
Bend it like Laxman
With clean lines, smooth joints and elegant contours, Eric David Laxman’s high-octane sculptures take their design cues from classicism, yet are at once unique…
Clearing out the nest
Everything But The House, an online personal property and estate sale provider, has taken the age-old tag sale business and transformed it into an…
He’s with the band (actually, more than one)
Front man Vinny Nobile knows a thing or two about performing. After all, he’s been doing it ever since he was 8 years old,…
Can’t stop the music
Front man Vinny Nobile knows a thing or two about performing. After all, he’s been doing it ever since he was 8 years old,…
Lending a voice
Hard work and determination are what separate the adults from the kids in the invisible world of voice-overs. Because simply having a well-modulated voice…
Hip to haute on and off the Avenue
Photographs by Anthony Carboni Who says all good things must come to an end? At least that was the sentiment shared among Greenwich merchants…
Soaring and splashing
What do you get when you combine wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding and gymnastics into one sport? One extreme sport called kiteboarding. Kiteboard enthusiast Ervin…
Chelsea Piers’ home court advantage: Gigi Fernández
Photograph by Bob Rozycki Chelsea Piers clearly had its eye on the ball when it opened in Stamford last year and hired tennis great…
Jumpstart your immune system
Photographs courtesy of The Blum Center For Health Step into The Blum Center for Health in Rye Brook and you might be surprised to…
Green Giant
Lately, there seems to be a proliferation of all things kale. From chips to smoothies to salads, the leafy green is landing on just…