food-thumbThanksgiving is a time to come together with family and friends who are extended family to give thanks and celebrate all we have to be grateful for.

life&stylecoat-thumbGreat news, if you’re choosing a new winter coat, there are no rules!

comedy-edit-thumbSeriously Funny:

Four female comics, including Rye’s own Kim Berns, took center stage at Ladies Comedy Night at The Rye Arts Center November 7, bringing Manhattan-worthy and non-stop laughter to a sold-out all female audience.

lighthouseThe water is too chilly for swimming and the ice cream shops are closed, but there are plenty of reasons to visit Nantucket, with foliage at its peak, in the fall.

DAY TRIPPIN 1Don’t call me Ishmael. On the other hand, “whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth, whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul,” I jump on the train and head for the Isle of Mannahatta, or, as it is becoming known, Berkeley by the Hudson.

antiques-openerEconomies come and go but family businesses come to stay.

Good ReadsSometimes people judge nature books by how big they are, or how many full-color photos they contain.

editors-vetLet Us Now Praise Good Men

It was all quiet on the Village Green in the hours leading up to the 11th hour of the 11th day of November. But shortly after 10 that crisp fall morning, veterans, organizers, and camera crews began arriving on what soon began to seem almost hallowed ground.

There is nothing like the college application process to make you yearn for the old days — a solid dinner and a good night’s sleep in preparation for the SATs; maybe a few college visits before settling down, pen in hand, to tackle a handful of applications.

ruminations-thumbHave you noticed how men’s clothing sizes have completely changed?  Over the summer, I went to Lord & Taylor to buy a bathrobe.