By Scott Levine This time of year, change comes fast. With the leaves tangling themselves in our shoelaces, we all know that first snow is hiding just out of view. Changes also come quickly to the nights. As the Zombies
Read MoreOver the past few weeks, I’ve been focusing on the virtues of organically produced wines, those that are simpatico with the natural order of agriculture, grown and produced in a symbiotic relationship with the multitude of environments that influence the
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera When my wife and I first got married, way back in the dark ages of 1965, we were anxious to fill our first apartment with interesting furnishings. Because I had gone to college at William & Mary
Read MoreBefore another word is read, a solid goodbye to a giant of Irish traditional music, Paddy Moloney, a founding member of The Chieftain, who left us on Oct. 11, a young 83. We’ll give him his full due in a
Read MoreTwo weeks ago, we explored the numerous claims made for food and wines that are “natural” or “organic.” Producers and marketers use these terms loosely and indiscriminately. This art of making wines in harmony with nature was once prevalent across
Read More“Laugh, laugh, I thought I’d die It seemed so funny to me Laugh, laugh you met a guy who taught how it feels to be Lonely, or so lonely” –Beau Brummels By Richard Cirulli Few may be able to recall
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel You might not look at the legendary actor and director Clint Eastwood as a spokesman for birds. But at least in his 1976 film, “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” a somewhat confusing morality play about a peaceful farmer turned
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Unless you live in a single-family home in some remote location, you probably experience some kind of noise that doesn’t emanate from your own household. Sometimes it can be accommodated with grace, but depending on your personality
Read MoreBy Morris Gut Downtown White Plains can now boast restaurants of almost every national persuasion. We have Italian, Irish American, Vietnamese, Indian, Greek, Israeli, Middle Eastern, Mexican has been exploding, a growing Peruvian presence, Colombian, Jamaican, Caribbean, Turkish, Mediterranean, Brazilian,
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Now that I live in a maintenance-free condo, all I have to do to transition from the summer and fall months to winter is switch the HVAC from air conditioning to heat. It’s as simple as that,
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