Profiles of businesses in Westchester and Putnam counties.
The holiday season is now behind us and many people are bracing for the daunting task of tending to post holiday bills. With clients already calling for help, attorney Leslie Tayne, founder and CEO of Tayne Law Group has a unique
Read MoreSomers native Brian Moss never originally planned to make a career of owning wine stores. “Sheer circumstance got me involved in it,” Moss said last week. “I like the world of wines. It wasn’t a plan. I didn’t go to
Read MoreBruce Fulgum took a chance when he left his job with IBM to open Fulgum’s Bar and Grill in Montrose 33 years ago. His gamble paid off as it has become a local institution. “People say it’s like Cheers. It’s
Read MoreHaving run Dodd’s Wine Shop in Millwood for 40 years, Dodd Farber knows what it takes to create a winning business. The liquor store, located in the Millwood Shopping Center, is a popular destination for locals, but what makes Dodd’s
Read MoreThe new burger restaurant, Smashburger, in Cortlandt has been open for only a few months but is already a smash hit. “It was very, very busy in the beginning. It slowed down, but it’s still pretty busy, so we’re doing
Read MoreFor more than 20 years, George Krzyzewski used to travel around the area giving music lessons to a wide net of students. Since 2011, those students have been coming to him. George and Lauren Krzyzewski opened up The Music Cottage
Read MoreSomers resident Melinda O’Keefe has a passion for making jewelry and has translated her enthusiasm into her profession by opening up two businesses dealing with jewelry. She is the owner of the jewelry manufacturer Melindesign and It’s A Charmed Life
Read MoreIrish Line Dancing has been an important part of the life of Brewster resident Karyn Oster since childhood. “I could dance before I could walk,” Oster said last week, adding many family members were avid Irish dancers and some even
Read MorePeekskill resident Kecia Palmer-Cousins and New Rochelle resident Gay Wheeler-Smith said they created the Peekskill-based G&K Sweet Foods LLC, in part, to pass along the legacy of the southern baking which they grew up with. But the eight-year-old business has
Read MoreCutting and designing hair has been a lifelong passion for Mary Heady. For approximately 20 years and at various salons, Heady has been a hairdresser that women (and men) in the area have been going to in order to get
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