A New Door to Fitness Opens Downtown
Would you like to improve your balance? Shave points off your golf game? How about slender thighs and a flat tummy? If the answer to any one of the above is an emphatic “yes,” then Pilates is for you. A new studio in town, Core Pilates, opened its doors in time to make New Year’s fitness resolutions come true.
A Big Green Holiday Hit
The Ceres Garden Club reports that their holiday sale, held December 3, was the most successful to date. The Club thanks all the people who purchased wreaths, greenery arrangements, and baked goods. The merchants of Rye were especially helpful this year in placing a large number of pre-orders for the decorated wreaths.
Our Money’s on Harrison Wine Vault
Anthony and Carly D’Arpino’s investment in the old Washington Mutual Bank on Halstead Avenue in Harrison is paying off. In September, after a major transformation of the space, they opened Harrison Wine Vault. The attractive and expansive shop is filled with fine wine and spirits and has fast become the toast of the community.
Local Brass Take to the Field
The Westchester Brassmen Drum & Bugle Corps kicked off their 28th season with a half-time performance at the NY Giants/Dallas Cowboys game on New Year’s Day.
A Perfect Day in a Bronx Neighborhood
Thirty years to the day after serving its first meal, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to unveil the newly expanded headquarters of POTS (Part of the Solution) in the Bronx. Rye residents and Resurrection Church members have been a big part of the Bronx soup kitchen from the start, and they were there for the celebration January 6.
High-Octane Gryphons Scorching Way Through Schedule
Holy Child’s basketball team may not be tall, but they certainly play big. St. Luke’s found that out the hard way January 6 in Rye, as the high-flying Gryphons served up a 70-30 drubbing in front of a packed gymnasium.
Garnets Unbeaten Through Eight Games
If the ice hockey season were a chemistry test, Rye would be scoring straight A’s. The 7-0-1 Garnets have an uncanny knack for anticipating each other’s moves, according to senior captain Ryan Rogers, more so than any of the other teams he has played on in his four years on varsity.
Garnets Execute, but Fall to Fox Lane
On January 10, the Rye boys’ basketball team dropped a hard-fought 66-58 decision at home to Class AA powerhouse Fox Lane.
Undermanned Garnets Focus on Excelling at Tournaments
The Rye wrestling team is in an untenable position through no fault of their own. Because they lack wrestlers to compete in all weight classes, they start each match in a deep hole.
Garnets Carve Up Harrison at Home
The Harrison girls’ basketball team ventured to Rye for a dinnertime contest January 6, and were quickly turned into the main course by the Lady Garnets. Rye dominated their rivals 53-25, and improved to 3-4.