Coming Together
This time of year, we remember the needy most of all. Letter boxes are stuffed with checks to charitable organizations; collection bins are full of food, gently used clothing, and wrapped toys. We are a community of givers. We are also a community graced with dedicated, loving, and keenly intelligent religious leaders, who give us […]
The Great Trees of Rye
Rye Town Park Home to Rare Metasequoias Up on a hill in Rye Town Park, near a stand of Chinese gingko trees, four unusual trees called metasequoias tower over the others, a surprising species in our local environs. In New York City, the Central Park Conservancy boasts that it has three of these giants — […]
WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW
Garnets Look to Build on an Impeccable Fall The mood on Parsons Street in recent weeks has been enlivened by Rye’s football and girls’ soccer teams, which both took home a state championships in the same season. Those trophies are so coveted that earning just one would be a major accomplishment; there haven’t been two […]
MAKE THEIR HOLIDAY
Get out of your chair and get shopping. Christmas comes but once a year and it’s here in 10 days. Skip the gift certificates to Amazon and support your local Arcade Booksellers. Patrick Corcoran can get you any book just as fast and he’s a pleasure to boot. Stop by Royal Jewels and learn something […]
Why Rye Needs a Property Reassessment
Every homeowner who tracks houses on Zillow knows that market values change all the time, heading both up and down. In a logical world, the assessed valuations of our homes — and the property taxes we pay on them — would closely reflect market conditions. But in the City of Rye, it’s only a coincidence […]
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Guest: Petra Pasquina
A Bit of Local History
Holiday Seasons of Yesteryear From the 1870s into the first decade of the 20th 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 as well as Port Chester. Buried in the online archives of that newspaper are […]
Giffords Brings Her Gun Control Campaign to Rye
In halting words, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords told a packed gathering of local residents that despite being a victim of gun violence she was not going to succumb to it. “Our lives can change so quickly. Mine did when I was shot. But I never gave up hope. I chose to make a new start. […]
BobbyPop Opens Sweet Suite Storefront
Shoppers hungry for creative candy gift-giving solutions gained a new option in Rye with the opening of BobbyPop’s first retail location on Dec. 2. The owners, five sisters who launched BobbyPop during the pandemic, have operated a studio at 15 Purchase Street, Suite 6, for about a year to fulfill online orders for their […]
Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem, Pa.
I have already opened my best Christmas gift, the treasure trove of history I inadvertently fell into last week while following the star of Bethlehem … to Pennsylvania. I went for some adventure in shopping and returned with a new understanding of the spread of Christianity through the New World. I have already booked an […]