Just the Ticket This Holiday Season

Hollywood doesn’t make many true holiday movies anymore. This year, there are only two that actually revolve around Christmas – “The Best Man Holiday,” a surprise hit released in November, and “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas.”
Around Town 11-22-13

Don’t Miss Sharing Our Blessings The 53rd Rye Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will be held November 24 at 3 p.m. at Community Synagogue. A reception hosted by the Rye Women’s Interfaith will follow in the Social Hall. Bring food and monetary donations, which will be given to Holy Rosary Soup Kitchen and Food […]
Some Mothers Never Stop Believing

Remember when Beanie Babies, Power Ranger action figures, and Cabbage Patch Kids made your children shout out with glee on Christmas morning? Through their letters to Santa, parents knew exactly what presents would put ear-to-ear grins on their children’s faces.
AT THE MOVIES: A Faithful Journey

“Philomena” is a prime example of a storytelling technique known as the Trojan Horse. Like the Greeks at the gates of Troy, the film uses a genial, familiar tone and a well-worn genre to sneak in an edgy political message to an audience that might otherwise be turned off by it.
ALONG FOR THE RYE’D: As Long as It’s Under Four Minutes

I’m starting to really like Facebook. I like seeing what people are up to, even if it’s just what they want me to think they’re up to.
RYE NECK FOOTBALL: A Storybook Season Comes to a Heartbreaking End

The Black Hats four-year journey culminated in a legendary season.
Thanksgiving Came Early to Children in Need

Carver Center kids are staying warm thanks to The Children’s Hope Chest.
Holiday Seasons of Yesteryear

From the 1870s into the first decade of the twentieth century, the Port Chester Journal was the principal paper of the Town of Rye, reporting news and commentary about the Village of Rye, the hamlet of Milton and other nearby communities.
Please Mr. Contractor – Don’t Raise That Roof!
Here’s a multiple-choice question: At the recent City Council workshop on attic space and the “bulk, mass and scale of housing,” which of the following groups were in attendance?