October 2011

Editor's Memo: October 2011

My Parents, Holocaust Survivors

BY Janice Llanes Fabry

Letters to the Editor: October 2011

This Month's Winners and Losers: October 2011

BY Robert Schork

Alex Wise, Owner of Test Prep Center Collegewise in White Plains, NY, on Canceling SAT Scores

Should you let your kids cancel their SAT scores if they fear they did badly?

The Best Hiking Trails in Westchester County: Hiking Experts Catherine and Christopher Brooks List Their Top Five Vistas and Hikes

Two hiking experts tell us where to find the best county vistas.

BY Ben Brody

A List of Famous People Buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, NY

Notable “residents” of Sleepy Hollow’s Cemetery

BY Ben Brody

Darrin Duling, Director of Westchester Community College's Native Plant Center in Purchase, NY, Lists Westchester County's Most Common Shrubs and Plants

Some of the most stunning shrubs have Westchester County roots.

A Survey of Westchester Residents' Halloween Plans, Preferences, Halloween Costumes, and Trick-or-Treating Candy

BOO! Westchester Magazine on your habits, plans, and preferences for the last day of the month—Halloween.

BY Phil Corso and RS

The Latest Town News in Peekskill, NY; Hastings-on-Hudson, NY; Pleasantville, NY; White Plains, NY; and Eastchester, NY

Town Watch

BY Robert Schork

New Rochelle Seventh-Grader Nick Krichevsky on His Computer Repair Business, iFixYourTech

Boy Wonder A New Rochelle seventh-grader is raking in thousands with his computer biz.

BY Jeanne Muchnick

Author and Mount Kisco Resident Warren Berger Shares His Five Favorite Books About Creativity

Warren Berger The Mount Kisco innovation expert on his five favorite books about creativity

BY Laurie Yarnell

How to Keep Your Summer Tan All Year: Safety and Information on Spray Tanning in Westchester County

Keep that summer glow going into fall

BY Nancy L. Claus

New Stores, October 2011: Isabelle's Fine Jewelry in Rye, NY, and Secret Society 914 in Mount Kisco, NY

Shopkeeper's Pick: Angela Guitard, Owner of Angela's in Rye, NY

So Not for Nerds Anymore

BY Laurie Yarnell

Former Rye Resident Marilynn Deane Mendell's New Silk Bow Tie, Inspired by Rye Playland

BY Laurie Yarnell

White Plains Resident Nicolle Cannone's Company, Jack and Salma, Offers Biby Tees

Westchester County Beauty & Style 2011: Where to Buy Fall Ponchos

Ponchos, a great way to top off the season’s layered looks, are back. And, this time around, they’re pretty posh.

BY Laurie Yarnell

Ask Westchester, October 2011: Emerald Ash Borer Traps; Washington Irving's Sunnyside in Irvington, NY; and Information on Indian Campsites and Burial Grounds in Westchester County

How to stave off a not-so-welcome invasion and other burning questions.

BY W. Dyer Halpern

Profile: Publishing Maven Joni Evans of Pound Ridge on Her Online Community for Women, wowOwow.com

Publishing maven Joni Evans of Pound Ridge invites women to the best party in town—both in real life and on the web.

BY Elzy Kolb

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

Openings, Closings, Kitchen Changes, Food Events

BY JBT

Taste Test: David DiBari, Chef and Owner of The Cookery in Dobbs Ferry, NY, Rates Fresh Mozzarella from Westchester County Shops and Delis

Crowning the county’s masters of mozzarella

BY JBT

Westchester County Candy Sellers Predict the Most Popular Halloween Candy for 2011

BY JBT with Jamie Wollberg

Coffee with the Chef: Interview with Dudley Nieto of Bartaco in Port Chester, NY

John Bruno Turiano

What's in Season: Chef Andy Nusser of Tarry Lodge in Portchester, NY, Talks About the Popularity of Spigorello in October, and Shares a Bucatini with Broccoli Spigorello and Pecorino Recipe

No, it’s not an opera, but a delicious relative of broccoli.

BY Diane Weintraub Pohl

Restaurant Review: Polpettina in Eastchester, NY

A modest meatball-and-pizza joint packs gourmet surprises.

BY Julia Sexton

Greasy Spoons: Westchester County Restaurants that Serve Breakfast All Day

An ode to the ageless, timeless greasy spoon

BY Jeanne Muchnick

Westchester County, NY, Event Highlights for October 2011

BY Marisa LaScala

Westchester County, NY, Fall Festivals at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, Lyndhurst, Teatown Lake Reservation, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Muscoot Farm, and the Greenburgh Nature Center

This year’s crop of fall festivals

BY Marisa LaScala

Final Say: Interview with Hastings-on-Hudson Resident Paige Donahoo, Certified Wine Specialist at Stew Leonard's in Yonkers, NY

Paige Donahoo, Stew Leonard’s Certified Wine Specialist of Hastings-on-Hudson

BY Laurie Yarnell