Darling Doo Drop
byAll this puppy-like pooch, who gets along with other canines, needs now is a little love, preferably from someone who’s home more often than not.
December 2017
Wrapping up the year with grace
What’s happening in December
byWAG’s listing of local happenings and events in the month of December.
Profiles in grace
byBeing falsely arrested in a case of mistaken identity during the 2015 US Open inspired James Blake to become an activist and write an athletic “Profiles in Courage” called “Ways of Grace.”
Breaking the chains of slavery
byThe Unchain Campaign, which originated at Grace Farms Foundation in New Canaan, seeks to raise awareness about modern slavery, which has an estimated 40 million victims.
Festive fabrics
byBrooklyn-based glass mosaic artist Allison Eden has teamed up with Hudson Valley’s LebaTex to bring a new collection of festive fabrics to the home-design market.
Nice guys finish first
byJay Leno, purveyor of the well-placed quip, has a message for his successor talk-show hosts – less is more.
Saluting ‘The Fellas’ in song
byMelissa Manchester says, “Let’s hear it for the boys.”
The nature of jewelry
byRidgefield-based jewelry artist Amy Kahn Russell incorporates vintage and nature-inspired elements into pieces that are perennial boutique and museum-shop favorites.
Reborn by a woman’s touch
byTrailblazing Hollie Bonneville Barden takes over as John Hardy creative director, and the beloved Naga Collection is reborn.
Neue Galerie serves up a Viennese treat
byThe Neue Galerie in Manhattan is transformed into a Viennese treat with its latest exhibition, “Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932: The Luxury of Beauty.”
Cat Perkins leaves a most fabulous footprint
byThe women-owned, travel-friendly accessories business creates comfortably stylish shoes for women, while helping women-owned organizations.
Ambassador of Italian cuisine
byLidia Bastianich – Italian chef and restaurateur extraordinaire – tells WAG about her feast of a life, which included delivering wedding cakes with actor Christopher Walken. Who knew?
A future for the autistic
byNEXT for AUTISM offers a way forward for those on the Autism Spectrum who age out of social services.
Now pitching for Phelps Hospital
byWhether he’s starring on its baseball team, delivering newspapers to patients or touring children around its floor, Jim Goldsmith is always in there pitching for Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow.
Imperial treatment for an American president
byThe Chinese pull out all the stops for Donald J. Trump’s state visit.
Icy plunge for a hot cause
byThis past August marked the three-year anniversary of the Ice Bucket Challenge, which Pat Quinn co-founded with Pete Frates, who was diagnosed with ALS at age 27.
The fabric of design
byFor many fashion designers, inspiration leads to fabric. For Alex Teih (pronounced Tay), fabric is the inspiration.
Finding the ‘Orange Lining’
byA children’s accessories company preserves a little boy’s memory through the spirit of pretend play.
A family’s farming legacy
byA third-generation farmer is hoping to bring new life to the farmland her family has owned for the better part of a century.
Country chic meets country comfort
byThere’s nothing like a house in the country – particularly if that “country” is located in an exclusive suburb with all kinds of amenities and close proximity to New York City.