Profiles of businesses in Westchester and Putnam counties.
Philipstown resident Arleen Grafer said last week dancing has been a passion for her two daughters, Peekskill resident Jessica Grafer and Cortlandt resident Christine Ferreria, since childhood. That passion was translated into a vocation for the family when they opened
Read MoreWhen Kristi Tumminia teaches dance, she puts everything she has into it. That’s not hard for her though, considering the passion she has for performing everyday and the desire to see her students excel. “I’m all about working for it
Read MoreComing out of the “Mad Men” era of New York’s advertising industry to create Westchester’s first dinner theater turned out to be a fortuitous move for Westchester Broadway Theatre’s founders Bob Funking and Bill Stutler. The idea of creating a
Read MoreJust in time for the new football season, Fat Sal’s Bar and Grill opened in Buchanan on September 2. More than 100 customers came to the new establishment on opening day. Fat Sal has two meanings. Fat Sal is a
Read MoreMargaret Dobkowski said it is difficult for a spouse or other family members to deal with a loved one with ailments such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. There were no adult day care programs in the local area for those
Read MoreOver the past four years, Anne Peppis has run Curious Comebacks not as a means to make loads of money, but as a spot in town to meet people and make good friends. As someone who was already retired from
Read MoreSomers resident Daniela Chiazzese said last week she is living her dream. Chiazzese, who has been working in the hair salon industry since she was 15 (sweeping and washing hair), has owned Pure Salon in Yorktown for the past three-and-a-half
Read MoreA recently published report by the Urban Institute says one in every three Americans has debt in collections and this widespread phenomenon can be found all over the country. Westchester, one of the wealthiest places on the map, is no
Read MoreYorktown resident Dr. Amanda Wiechert had no difficulty choosing what she wanted to do for a living. “I always wanted to be a dentist, ever since I was in sixth grade,” Wiechert said last week in her new office at
Read MoreWhen Rose Naeem moved from Pakistan to the United States in 1999, she wasn’t awfully homesick because much of her family was already in the states. But still, nothing could replicate the food and culture that she experienced while living
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