img 0066BEYOND RYE: Seascapes, Safari, Sundowners: South Africa :
The Cape region of South Africa enjoys a well-deserved reputation as a premier tourist destination, featuring breathtaking scenery, abundant flora and fauna, beautiful vernacular architecture, and outstanding indigenous and international cuisine.

A23 Powdery Mildew on PhloxI have two words for you: powdery mildew. This is shaping up to be the wettest June on record. Not just wet, but the wettest. Fungus loves heat and wet weather and that is just what we have right now.

Spring is the time of year when ticks become active and we live in a high-risk area for Lyme disease, which is transmitted by deer ticks. 

With summer finally here, it’s time to pack a picnic basket or invite everyone over for a backyard bash.

A23 ZeppoleZeppoleme, the first-of-its-kind Italian coffee and zeppole shop in Westchester, opened this week in Port Chester.

BUS ORGS-Beauty BarOur area has no shortage of places to be coiffed and pampered. A new find on the glam circuit is Beauty Bar & Salon at 8 Bowman Avenue in Port Chester.

Epidemic Answers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, in collaboration with the Rye Chamber of Commerce and many local merchants, is hosting a charity shopping event in downtown Rye, Thursday, June 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.

A6sciencethumbScurrying to get their shovels ready before the skies opened, Rye City School District administrators, teachers, Board of Education members, and elected officials from both sides of the aisle joined together June 6 to officially break ground for construction of the high school’s science wing.

Check out the ArtsWestchester Music in the Air guide (artsw.org/music-in-the-air) for the schedule of affordable (under $20) or free concerts and events offered this summer.

Imagine opening your closet and finding you have only two pairs of shoes: one is a pair of Velcro sneakers — the kind that light up when you walk, and the other is a stiff pair of patent leathers that bear a vague resemblance to ones frequently donned by Pam Beesly in early seasons of “The Office.”

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