The 92nd Academy Awards show airs this Sunday. This is my 12th year of presenting the Best Picture nominees and creating hypothetical pairings of wine with the top contenders. Due to the space constraints of this column, I’ve distilled my
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Benjamin Moore has just announced its color of the year: First Light, a delicate pink. I don’t think my wife and I have ever painted any of our rooms a delicate pink, although I had always thought
Read MoreOnce again, we’re in the middle of that period of football wasteland, especially with no home team to root for in the post season. Nevertheless, here comes the spectacle of Super Bowl LIV. Regardless of the long gridiron tradition, it
Read MoreThis week’s Home Guru is an updated column from several years ago. By Bill Primavera You don’t have to be a realtor, as am I, to appreciate – or be perplexed by – a whole world of activities and terms
Read MoreWith each year comes new resolutions, and none more universal than health. But don’t worry my fellow millennials, it seems we already make health a habit. “In general, millennials take care of themselves a lot better than folks at their
Read MoreBy Ellie Dessart At the recent Democratic presidential debate held in Des Moines, Iowa, viewers witnessed the ongoing argument about free college. In particular, Mayor Pete Buttigieg criticized senators Elizabeth Warren’s and Bernie Sanders’ plans to eliminate student debt and
Read MoreAt the beginning of the month I vowed to join the Dry January movement, abstaining from alcohol for 31 days. I hope you have considered this challenge as well. How have I been persevering? I haven’t fallen victim to abstaining
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera As a realtor, I take care to point out to buyer clients the various possibilities for that “extra” room that might be utilized as a den, office or guest room. If the luxury of a guest room
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel This week I attended two local events about symbolic birds – the Eastern bluebird, New York’s state bird, and the Philippine eagle, which is – guess what –the national symbol of the Philippines. The birds seem headed on
Read MoreRams’ Brass Must Put Kids First The gall of the Carmel Central School District Board of Education is beyond processing should they actually carry out this quest to unseat Carmel football Coach Todd Cayea. Unless there’s something I don’t know
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