By Samuel Rowland White Plains’ Project Thrive held a launch event in the balmy early afternoon of July 22 at the Winbrook Public Housing Complex, behind Bethel Baptist Church. The mission of Project Thrive combines combating local food insecurity and
Read MoreInfected with COVID-19, White Plains resident, composer and singer-songwriter Donald Stevens was about to give up on his dreams. “A lot of people don’t know this, but the virus almost left me for dead,” Stevens said. “That experience really messed me
Read MoreInterest in current issues, politics and writing are among the passions shared by the trio of teens who won this year’s inaugural White Plains Democratic Committee’s essay contest. Emiliano Juarez, who will be entering his sophomore year at White Plains
Read MoreThere is a blight in our wonderful city. Sears is gone. Macy’s is gone. Those spectacular July4th fireworks shows and the New Year’s Eve ball drop – they’ve gone too. What’s left is a massive, concrete desert. So here’s an
Read MoreBy Morris Gut Celebrity chef Michael Psilakis brought his Mediterranean culinary magic to Westchester almost a decade ago. The award-wining innovator enhanced our knowledge of modern Greek-inspired cuisine through his restaurants, cookbooks and television appearances. I was excited to revisit
Read MoreOn the coldest day of this past winter and the first day New York State could administer COVID-19 vaccines to the above 65 population, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital ran into a slight hiccup. Everybody scheduled to get the vaccine brought someone
Read MoreBy Samuel Rowland First Baptist Church of White Plains and Iglesia: Misión Bautista Hispana de Westchester came together Sunday to hold a joint service and reception to celebrate the 150-year anniversary of First Baptist Church’s founding, as well as their
Read MoreBy Morris Gut Former Bronx boy, actor, writer, producer and restaurateur Chazz Palminteri and his partnership has taken over the former Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza space on Main Street in White Plains. The new eatery is called Chazz Palminteri Restaurant
Read MoreBy Logan Schiciano Luxury apartments with a unique twist are now on the market at 1 Martine at City Square in White Plains. The 188-unit former office tower-turned-residential complex officially opened last Thursday, the first project of its kind in
Read MoreThe City of White Plains has begun the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan. The current plan was prepared in 1997 and updated in 2006, with subsequent amendments in 2012. The new plan will respond to current economic and demographic
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