November 2011

Westchester County's Best Beer-Focused Restaurants

BY Julia Sexton

Westchester County History: 10 Infamous Murders that Took Place in Westchester County

The county is as notorious as it is famous.

BY Tom Schreck

Westchester Magazine November 2011: Foto Files

The Pulse: A Survey of Westchester County Residents' Energy Consumption and Conservation Habits

BY Phil Corso and Robert Schork

Editor's Memo, November 2011: How Westchester Magazine Staffers Celebrate Thanksgiving

Letters to the Editor: November 2011

This Month's Winners and Losers: November 2011

BY Robert Schork

An Interview with Financial Columnist, Best-Selling Author, and CNBC Anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin, a Scarsdale, NY, Native

Too Big to Fail’s Andrew Ross Sorkin talks about succeeding—in his native Westchester.

BY Diane Clehane

How Westchester County Females' Salaries Compare to Westchester County Males' Salaries

Are we closing the income gap?

BY Ben Brody

Local Greyhound Owned by Elissa Dominici, Co-Owner of Le Collage Salon in Mount Kisco, NY, Wins "Best of Breed" Award at Westminser Kennel Club's 135th Annual Dog Show

Local Greyhound wins Best of Breed.

BY Laurie Yarnell

Hartsdale, NY, Resident Gil Erskine, Founder of the "Hike for Our Churches" Fundraising Walk, Raises Money for Faith Organizations

One nonagenarian powers through the pain for a good cause.

BY Jeanne Muchnick

The Percentage of Vacant Westchester County Housing Units, According to the 2010 Census

BY Dan Robbins

Crain's New York Business Ranks Westchester County as New York State's Slimmest, Fittest County

Westchester bests all other New York counties in three key measures of health.

A List of Musicians' References to Westchester County in Song Lyrics

BY JBT with Dana Leshem and Mel Matzker

How Elmsford, NY, May Have Been the Birthplace of Cocktails

By Dan Robbins

State University of New York - Purchase College in Purchase, NY, Ranks No. 9 in US News & World Report's Ranking of Top Public Schools

A local college makes the grade with US News & World Report.

BY ML

The Rockefeller Archive Center in Pocantico Hills, NY

Exploring Rockefeller’s underground treasures

BY Ben Brody

Ask the Expert, November 2011: Kirk Barrett, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Manhattan College, on Preventing Flooding in Westchester County Parkways During Heavy Rainfall

BY Robert Schork

The Latest Town News in Ossining, NY; Yorktown, NY; White Plains, NY; Port Chester, NY; and Mount Vernon, NY

BY Robert Schork

WDFH-FM 90.30: Westchester's Public Radio Station, 90.3FM

Live anywhere in the county north of 287? Public radio station 90.3 FM wants your ears.

BY John Bruno Turiano

Bedford Resident and Film Critic John Farr, Shares His Five Favorite Thanksgiving-Themed Movies

Bedford resident and film buff John Farr, of the website Best Films by Farr, names and writes about his top holiday choices.

Salon Topaz in Dobbs Ferry, NY, Offers Featherheads, Feathers Extensions Woven into Hair

NTNY The Salon in Briarcliff Manor, NY, Offers 100% Human Hair Extensions

Westchester County Store Relocations: Renee & Co. Hair Couture, The Salon@100 Main, Expressions Hair Design, and Sola Salon

Westchester County Models Share Their Favorite Hair-Care Secrets and Products

Local models share their hair-care secrets

New Spa Menu at the Ritz-Carlton Spa in White Plains, NY

BY Esther Davidowitz

Westchester County Pros and Stylists on Their Favorite Hairstyles, and How to Gray Gracefully

BY Nancy L. Claus with Rebekah Marcarelli

New Stores, November 2011: Love Shoes in Larchmont, NY, and Rocks in Armonk, NY

BY Laurie Yarnell

Port Chester Designer Mario Pablo's Westchester-Themed "I Love NY" T-Shirt

BY Laurie Yarnell

General Knots & Co: Bedford Resident Andrew Payne's Line of Handmade Neckties, Bowties, and Pocket Squares, Made From Vintage Fabrics

BY Laurie Yarnell

The Classic White Shirt: Select Styles from Westchester County Shops and Boutiques

Fresh new takes on that chic sartorial staple: the classic white shirt.

BY Laurie Yarnell

Ask Westchester, November 2011: Brick Factories in Westchester County; Movies Being Filmed at Alder Manor in Yonker, NY; and Professional Sports Teams in Westchester County

The scoop on professional brick-building, movie-making, and goal-tending in Westchester

BY W. Dyer Halpern

Profile: 93-Year-Old Yoga Master Tao Porchon Lynch, a Westchester County Resident

Tao Porchon-Lynch—yoga master, ballroom dancer, oenophile, and former actress and model—won’t be slowing down anytime soon.

BY Andrea Kurtz

Restaurant Review: Bedford Post Inn in Bedford, NY

Bedford Post’s real star is its chef

By Julia Sexton

Nibbles, November 2011: Restaurant Openings, Closings, Kitchen Changes, and Food Events in Westchester County, NY

Openings, Closings, Kitchen Changes, Food Events

BY JBT

Where to Find Fresh, Local Produce in Westchester County During the Fall and Winter Seasons: Cabbage Hill Farm, Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard, Fishkill Farms, and Stuart's Farm

Yes, it’s sweater weather, but that’s no reason to eat frozen or canned food.

BY JBT

Thanksgiving Recipes: Westchester County Chefs and Mixologists Share the Best Recipes for Sides and Drinks

Recipes from local chefs and mixologists that will have your Thanksgiving guests asking for seconds.

BY JBT

Fall Meals: Westchester County Chefs Share Their Favorite Autumn Dishes

Which entrée on autumn menus is the chef’s favorite?

BY JBT with Rebekah Marcarelli

Where to Purchase the Freshest Turkeys in Westchester County for Thanksgiving

Where to purchase the freshest birds.

BY Jeanne Muchnick

Expected Turkey Sales of Local Westchester Shops for Thanksgiving 2011

John Bruno Turiano with Michelle Ketchum

Coffee with the Chef: a Q&A with Chef Scott Weiss of Fig & Olive

John Bruno Turiano

What's in Season: Chef Alex Sze Provides a Warm Parsnip, Frisee, and Pancetta Salad for Parsnip Season

Earthy at the market, heaven at the table

Diane Weintraub Pohl

Main Course: Restaurants in Westchester County that Offer Thanksgiving Dinners

The stress of planning, prepping, and cooking can be made easier with a reservation.

BY Jeanne Muchnick

Health: Prescription Drug Abuse in Westchester County Schools

More young people are abusing prescription drugs to get ahead, lose weight, fit in, or zone out.

BY Karen Pallarito

Westchester County Military Veterans Who Returned Home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Daniel Fondonella, Christopher Arnold, Zach Quadland, Phil Bauer, and Carleen Levy

Hundreds of military veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have returned to Westchester County to reclaim what is left of their lives—or to start completely new ones.

BY Dana White

Neighbor: Edgemont Resident MaryAnne Gilmartin, Executive Vice President of Commercial and Residential Development at Forest City Ratner Companies

She’s overseen some of the area’s largest real-estate projects. But before MaryAnne Gilmartin could become a force among New York’s developers, she had to build up something else from nearly...

BY Deborah Skolnik

Chappaqua Resident Brenda Kelly Kramer's Project of Moving Her Historic Colonial Cottage Three Miles to her Dutch Colonial Home

How to move a piece of history in six not-so-easy steps

BY Karen Odom

Westchester County Arts and Culture Events for November 2011

BY Marisa LaScala

Barbershop Music in Westchester County

Barbershop music is alive and well in Westchester.

BY Carol Caffin

A List of Musicians' References to Westchester County in Song Lyrics

BY JBT with Dana Leshem and Mel Matzker

Final Say: a Q&A with Emergency Medical Technician David Cox of Harrison Medical Services

Emergency Medical Technician David Cox of Harrison Emergency Medical Services

BY Laurie Yarnell