Traveling in Style
You may have seen Abigail Pope Spurrell riding her beloved Bunch bike through town. When she moved to Rye from Simsbury, Conn., in 2020, she and her three young children walked everywhere. Then one day she spied someone with an electric Bunch bike; a cargo bike with seats — and seat-belts — intended to cart […]
Music Biopics Endure – Though Many are Weak
This weekend, “Back to Black,” a biopic of the late, great R&B singer Amy Winehouse, opens in theaters to commercial intrigue and much critical chagrin. The music biopic has been a staple of the cinematic landscape over the last two decades.
Honk, Honk; Beep, Beep! Annual Vehicle Fair Draws More than 1,000 Kids
The fair raised more than $31,000 for library programs for the whole community, according to Fair Co-Chair Sara Keeshan.
Osprey Find Cozy Home at Playland
Playland’s Gondola Wheel did not rotate at Playland’s May 18 opening day thanks to some surprising park visitors. The 90-foot ride is closed until further notice for the safety of the osprey nesting atop one of the carriages.
Playland Opens with New Ride and Look
Playland opened its 96th season on May 18 with the Lighting Drumline from the Barack Obama School for Social Justice in Yonkers and the debut of its newest ride, Jack the Puppeteer.
Soul Ryeders Take to the Street, Raising Money in Half Marathon
More than 1,400 runners and walkers took to the streets of Rye on Sunday, May 19 in the Soul Ryeders’ Second Annual Half Marathon and 5K run/walk.
Enslaved Forebears Honored at Ceremony
Peg Lyon was enslaved in Rye, sold in Greenwich in 1790, and emancipated in 1800, when she was able to live free with her husband Anthony Green. She died 30 years later.
Rye’s Violin Maker, Robert Isley, Quietly Draws a Crowd
Musicians tell him that coming to Rye, often by train, is a “relief,” because they find a friendlier environment than in Manhattan.
Little Libraries Offer a Free Summer Read
Whether you’d like to kick back with a spy thriller or a biography, or you have kids hungry for popular young adult novels, free books are available to satisfy your literary cravings at several outdoor kiosks scattered around town.
GOP Council Candidate, Rick McCabe, Touts Fields, Civility in Upcoming Campaign
McCabe is hoping voters can see past ideology this November. Based on enrollment data from the Westchester County Board of Elections, they’ll need to.