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Mayra Kalaora

Mayra Kalaora is the City Life Reporter for The Rye Record. She grew up in Istanbul, Turkey, and graduated from Columbia University with degrees in Neuroscience and English. During her time as an undergraduate, she wrote for The Eye Magazine of Columbia Daily Spectator and interned at the Bronx Times. Reach her at mayra.kalaora@gmail.com.
Cafe Disco drink

Sunshine Roasters Collabs with Rye Arts Center to Launch Limited Edition ‘Café Disco’ Drink

The name of the “totally dance floor-ready” drink is an homage to the “Café Disco” episode of the popular, long-running TV sitcom "The Office."
McDonald's exterior on Boston Post Road

Fugitive Wanted in Nevada, Illinois Captured Leaving McDonald’s on Boston Post Road

Arroyo, 43, was linked to a multi-state manhunt in Las Vegas, Nev., and Carol Stream, Ill., for first-degree burglary and assault with a weapon charges, according to authorities. 
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Egg Prices are Finally Cracking. How Shell-Shocked are Rye Eateries?

Over the last few months, some consumers have shifted to buying individual eggs, informally called  “loosies,” or stopped buying eggs altogether. 
Dogs running around

Dog Days are Over: Why Rye Town Park Reduced its Winter Off-Leash Hours

The city code states that Rye Town Park off-leash hours must be 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nevertheless, the park commission allowed longer off-leash hours.   
A bunch of IDs and passports

The REAL ID Deadline is Approaching. Here’s What You Need to Know.

In less than a month REAL ID requirements in New York state kick in. Here's a comprehensive guide to getting a REAL ID.
Filming on Purchase Street.

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Returns to Film in Rye

Rye High students were all smiles on Saturday.

Rye Scores Among Best Places to Raise a Family in America, New Ranking Says

The waterfront city finished 84 out of 18,084 places nationwide. In Westchester, Rye trailed only Scarsdale, Ardsley, and Bronxville. 
Wildfire / brush fires

Hochul Issues Westchester Burn Ban Following Weekend Brush Fires on Long Island

Over the weekend, the Sound Shore narrowly escaped what could have been a similar catastrophe when a two-alarm fire ignited in a Mamaroneck home.
Jon Hamm on Purchase Street

City Nets $269K in TV and Film Permits, With Martha Stewart Super Bowl Ad the Latest Score

During filming last April, Jon Hamm was seen circling downtown Rye in a black Maserati. And that one day of shooting netted Rye $30,000.
Swan

Dead Swans Spotted Around Rye Amid Growing Avian Flu Concerns 

DEC confirmed that they tested three mute swans from Rye for avian flu. None of those swans tested positive, a DEC spokesperson told The Record.