Paying Homage to Those Havana Nights — and Days
In case you were wondering, U.S. citizens can visit Cuba legally now — I just did, on a Friendly Planet cultural tour, with my parents.
Vintage Rye: An Ode to Rye’s Great Grocers
To paraphrase General MacArthur’s famous retirement quote: “Old grocers never die, they just fade away.” And that is exactly what has become the fate of Rye’s many long-gone grocers.
RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARDS: Rye Is Owl Central
There’s an old saying that “ninety percent of success in life is just a matter of showing up.” Well, success in spotting owls in the daytime takes more than showing up – it takes a little bit of luck, and skill, as well.
Green Space: Soil Is Good for the Soul
It is easy to see the health benefits of gardening. Gardening gets us outside and off the couch.
Far Out and About: Lenox in the Off-Season
The swamp maples were beginning to turn red as we headed to the Berkshires recently for a brief visit.
Close to Home: Something Good Brewing in Port Chester
Do you ever drive through Port Chester on the way to the grocery store or the movies and catch a whiff of freshly ground coffee?
A Taste of Italy Right Next-Door
Every day Paul Cortese makes fresh mozzarella, whips up marinara and pesto sauce, and, along with his staff, creates the many savory specialties of an authentic Italian home.
Meeting House Clerestory to Rise Again
This summer Rye residents can watch the reconstruction of the historic clerestory as it rises above the roof of the Meeting House on Milton Road.
Babs Simpson, Century of Style
The Miriam A. Osborn Foundress Luncheon to benefit the H.O.P.E. Center for Memory Care at The Osborn could not have picked a more appropriate person to honor than Mrs. Babs Simpson, Vogue’s legendary fashion editor from 1947 to 1972.
Getting in the Swing at Rye Golf
Over 100 members participated in Rye Golf Club’s Opening Day Scrambles on April 28.