Chic choices
NEVER TOO EARLY Sure, it’s only October, but the holiday season will be here soon enough. Start your shopping early with “The Hope of…
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Com-passion
On the ball
For many, a day off is a chance to hang out with family and friends, catch up on errands or maybe just kick back…
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Shining a spotlight
In quietly elegant galleries steps away from the banks of the Hudson River, a pair of exhibits puts the spotlight on three 20th-century pioneers…
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Compassion is empathy in action
What is compassion and how does it differ from kindness and love? Answering these questions is a Herculean (Her-cue-LEE an) challenge, I tell the…
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Where Eleanor’s spirit resides
Photographs of Val-Kill, a cottage hidden up a long driveway off Route 9G, known locally as Violet Avenue, in Hyde Park. Photographs by Bob Rozycki….
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The yang of Kuan Yin
Photographs by Bob Rozycki. Kuan Yin, the Buddhist goddess of mercy and love, is considered by devotees to be the kindest and most…
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Tufts University cares for local alpaca
Just 40 minutes west of Boston lies a specialized hospital that treats 8,000 patients annually — both domestic and wild — in a fitting…
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Jeremy Stone puts down baton to help troubled youngsters
“I feel very grateful for the way my life has turned out,” says Jeremy Stone, a former Broadway conductor who now runs an outpatient…
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Lap of Love helps owners with pets’ end of life issues
Lap of Love is a nationwide network of veterinarians who help people care for their beloved pets at the end of life. Recently, WAG…
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Nature meets innovation at Grace Farms
Save for the dull hum of the occasional car driving by on Route 123, Grace Farms is serene. The 80 acres in New Canaan…
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Meaningful designs
When it comes to giving back, Carolee New York leads by shining example. The Stamford-based fashion jewelry wholesaler has a long history of offering…
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Blind faith
Richard Hunter was a U.S. Marine intent on making the corps his career when he was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited, degenerative eye…
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Gimme shelter
Bob Kreek has had a long, successful career in television. He was senior vice president of film acquisition for HBO in the late 1970s…
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9/11 survivor shares story of healing at Burke Rehabilitation
Photograph by Reece Alvarez. On Sept. 11, 2001, Harry Waizer of Scarsdale was riding the elevator between the 78th floor lobby and his…
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Show me the Moneigh
At first glance, they look like Abstract Expressionist paintings — all bright colors and bold shapes. But they’re actually more paddock than Pollock. They’re…
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A king of diamonds – and hearts
Photographs by John Rizzo. On the field, former New York Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams was known for robbing hitters of extra-base hits…
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Heart Care International touches lives
Greenwich’s Heart Care International has a heart — in more ways than one. The 21-year-old nonprofit provides critical heart services to children in underdeveloped…
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Neiman Marcus Westchester is hip to HIPCHIK
All images courtesy Andrea Rosenberg/HIPCHIK. It was a little more than a year ago that WAG’s Mary Shustack brought you a story on…
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The Westchester Community Foundation helps the givers
Story by Laura Rossi. The fall giving season is upon us, beginning with the national 9/11 Day of Service and leading up to…
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Indulgent Marrakech
Of all Morocco’s great cities — Tangier, Meknes, Rabat and Fez, among them — it is Marrakech rightly or wrongly that holds the traveler…
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