Profiles of businesses in Westchester and Putnam counties.
Annette Colasuonno has been creative all her life, but it wasn’t until she established a chocolate shop in the heart of Pleasantville that her true imaginative expression was born. Known as the Lil’ Chocolate Shoppe, the store and Colasuonno have
Read MoreWhile Furci’s Italian Dining only opened up last December, in a sense it was over a century in the making. The restaurant’s recipes date back to about 100 years ago from the Furci family. Yorktown resident Deneen Furci said last
Read MoreLincoln Park, NJ resident Paul Dubal previously owned businesses “that didn’t pan out” and later worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a supervisor but did not lose his desire to be his own boss again. “I did my research”
Read MoreFor his entire life, Sal Triarsi has been involved in the pizzeria business and now during the last year, he’s been on his own, operating Cacciatori Pizzeria in Mahopac as it continues to offer an expanded array of pizza and
Read MoreFor years, Alicia Zillotti-Inch was running herself ragged, holding down a corporate job that consumed her. Then her life was turned upside down when she suffered a heart attack. Zillotti-Inch said she did plenty of soul searching, and wanted to
Read MoreBeginnings Bleus is the kind of unisex clothing store you might equate with Manhattan’s Upper East Side. It’s got all the top fashion brands you’d expect from a hip boutique, including Diane Von Furstenburg, Elizabeth and James and Nicole Miller,
Read MoreSomers resident Michelle Nicora said last week she originally had no intention to own her own business. “This just happened. So it wasn’t really premeditated very much at all,” said Nicora, a former teacher and speech therapist. What happened was
Read MoreWorking for a financial firm on Wall Street was once Cynthia Flood’s career of choice. But when she reached 30 years old the market crashed and Flood turned to a pet sitting business she had been running part-time for her
Read MoreDavide and Claver Calise are the new co-owners of Salon Savoir at 195 E. Post Road in White Plains. The young couple took over the salon in February this year and they are excited about plans to expand into a
Read MoreAt the old Pickwick Theatre, 39 Cedar St., Dobbs Ferry, there’s a whole lot of music going on. At street level, The Muzic Store, is full of musical instruments for sale and rent, with sheet music on display and people
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