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Laura Schiller

Colorful psychedelic bus with flower patterns in front of a grand stone building.

Going Back to the Flower Power Era at the New York Botanical Garden

If you missed the bus to Woodstock in the '60s — or simply long for those groovy, peace-loving, hippie days — a visit to NYBG this summer will transport you back in time.
Stage with banner reading 'Rye Neck High School THE PROM'; group of students in formal wear gathered around a podium on stage, blue lighting.

Rye Neck, Rye Country Day Win Metropolitan High School Theater Awards

Rye Neck musical 'The Prom' earns Outstanding Achievement in Direction, while RCDS students receive Outstanding Performance awards for 'Les Mis.'
Four people sit on a white sofa in a TV studio, discussing on a set with a large camera overhead and coffee-table flowers nearby.

Local Author Annabel Monaghan Achieves Global Recognition for Latest Romance Novel

"Dolly All the Time," the fifth book by former Rye resident of 20-plus years, selected as a "Good Morning America" recommended read and "New York Times" best-seller.
Civil War-era battlefield painting showing Union soldiers in blue uniforms advancing with muskets while a cannon is fired up a grassy hill. In the distance, additional troops clash near a riverbank.

Revolutionary War Tore Rye Families Apart

Relatives and neighbors were split between Patriot and Loyalist allegiances, with tensions escalating at the Battle of White Plains.
Woman with gray hair at a signing table, posing with a red book titled Susan, Linda, Nina & Co in a bright, elegant room.

Journalist Lisa Napoli Pays Tribute to NPR’s Founding Mothers at The Osborn

Author of 2021 book on NPR's history says radio was “sort of left for dead" before four women contributed to network's growth.
Group of dancers and singers pose on a colorful stage with blue and purple lighting, some in sequined dresses, others in suits, arms raised in a dynamic performance pose. An orchestra is visible in the foreground.

Rye Neck Theater Students Clean Up with Metro Award Nominations

The students are scheduled to reprise the show’s celebratory finale, “It’s Time to Dance,” at the Metro Awards ceremony June 15.
Book cover: Escape Velocity by Deborah Sosin with illustrations by Anna Hall; white and dark blue torn design and scattered white dots.

Telling Life Stories in Just 70 Words

Rye native Debbie Sosin will discuss “Escape Velocity,” her Indie Book Award nominee, on Sunday at Rye Free Reading Room.
Smiling woman in a pink floral dress holds a pink book titled 'It Girl' by Allison Pataki at a signing.

Pataki Brings the Original Gibson Girl to Life in Her Latest Book ‘It Girl’

Gibson Girls were a familiar cultural trope in the early 1900s, the archetype of a new vision of American femininity.
Young man in a light shirt sits on stage, holding a microphone and smiling during a talk.

Rye Teen Helps Others Living With Tourette Syndrome

As a youth ambassador, Lex Fogarty has visited schools across the region speaking with students and faculty about Tourette syndrome.
Black-and-white photo of a three-piece band performing on a small stage: two guitarists in front and a drummer behind them.

Rye Rocker Makes it to The Capitol Theatre

This time marked their first time performing original songs under their own billing — and it felt monumental.