The community came together in a number of ways after the recent and devastating rains. Residents put forth their ideas on mitigation, offered their expertise to the City Council, and volunteered to help ensure that Rye would be even better prepared the next time around.

Not that long ago, cars were free to barrel across the lawns in Rye Town Park, creating a dangerous situation for pedestrians (particularly small children). There were no clearly demarcated pedestrian zones or access points. Roads adjacent to the park were clogged with summer visitor traffic.

Funny how certain songs stick in your mind, when things are topsy-turvy.

No, we’re not focusing on that bad nicotine habit, but on ‘le smoking’, French for tuxedo, and one of Yves Saint Laurent’s most enduring creations. Derived from the English “smoking suit”, it was originally a term for menswear. That changed in 1966, when the French designer awed the fashion world with the femme fatale version. His legendary design redefined the female silhouette and created a new wardrobe staple for generations to come.

From my morning straw-poll chats with a group of 15 to 20 health-conscious women most mornings the last three years, the biggest hindrance in their quest to eat healthily, and feed their family well, is organization. They eat sensibly and work out during the day, and pack their children healthy lunches for school, knowing the kids will get plenty of exercise under the guidance of Rye’s excellent PE staff.

On September 25, Rye honored Ogden Nash, “America’s poet laureate of light verse,” who was born in Rye, August 19, 1902. The Rye Arts Center hosted a standing-room-only crowd for the long-awaited literary arts event, “NASHIONAL TREASURE”.

An exhibit featuring highlights from one of the finest collections of Dutch drawings in the world is now on view at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich.