Living in style
byPhotographs by Tim Lee JOHN JUNE HOUSE AT A GLANCE • North Salem • 4,651 square feet • 12.96 acres • Bedrooms: 5 • Baths:…
August 2014
Power play
A doc with (World Cup) fever
byAll photographs courtesy of Mark A. Vitale. Mark A. Vitale was waiting for his plane to leave Brazil for the United States –…
Down to the sea with Scotch
byWhen James Henderson began making whisky in Wick, Scotland in 1826, his was the northernmost distillery in that nation and there was not a…
Pooling resources
byNew Rochelle resident Roger Kahn is not the elegiac sportswriter who penned “The Boys of Summer,” though when he graduated from college and moved…
The new American pastime?
bySome Americans still hate soccer because it’s an assault on the sanctity of the American rite of snack time. That must be the reason….
Still in the garden, sitting pretty
byA conversation with John Danzer will always yield a few things – and among the constants are not only a few laughs but also…
Riding into WAG country once more
byThree great equine events ride into WAG country late summer – two at the Greenwich Polo Club, the third, the American Gold Cup, at…
No hard choice for Hill’s supporters
byIt takes a village to stage a book signing – especially when the village is Chappaqua and the book, “Hard Choices,” is by one…
Not for women only
byThe number of men taking Pilates classes is on the rise and with good reason. The perfect complement to cardiovascular and resistance training, Pilates…
Fail, Caesar!
byRevenge, they say, is a dish best served cold. And few understood that better than the Roman philosopher Seneca – whose intricate dance of…
Net appeal
byPhotographs courtesy of L’Etoile Sport Yesim Philip is no dilettante when it comes to tennis. The avid player – who also once played professional basketball…
Bagging it
byWhat’s new at Neiman’s? Givenchy handbags guaranteed to get you in the mood for fall. The colors are basic but yummy; the leather, luscious;…
A European sampler
byPhotographs by Bob Rozycki Five countries in 12 days. Spain, France, Monaco, Italy and England. OK, Monaco is technically a principality. That was…
Fashioning the next chapter
byAs a longtime White Plains retailer, Mary Jane Denzer watched The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester rise. And something else: She had her eye on 5,000 square…
Far from the World Cup
byThe locker rooms at Alan R. Skidelsky Memorial Field in New Rochelle are what you might call a work in progress – which is…
A Waccabuc winner
byPhotographs by Tim Lee ROCK SHELTER AT A GLANCE • Waccabuc • 9,552 square feet • 4.03 acres • Bedrooms: 5 • Baths: 7…
August Chic choices
byLOVE ALL Thank Chris Evert. She was playing in the US Open back in 1987 when the clasp on her diamond bracelet broke and…
Greasepaint and a rock ’n’ roll heart
byIt’s a thick, steamy morning in Brooklyn, but Condola Rashad still looks cool after walking to Café Ghia, a tiny neighborhood spot near her…
Mind games
byBob Pargament is used to the mix of skepticism and misinformation. After all, his profession is not one most encounter every day. “People don’t…
Catering to the horsey set
byWhile you’re ordering your tickets for the American Gold Cup (Sept. 10-14 at Old Salem Farm), you might also want to make reservations at…