Triscuit Is The SPCA Of Westchester's Pet Of The Week Triscuit Is The SPCA Of Westchester's Pet Of The Week
Triscuit Is The SPCA Of Westchester's Pet Of The Week BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- A bulldog mix who thinks she's a lap dog has been named the SPCA of Westchester's Pet of the Week. Triscuit, who is described as a "sweet mush of a dog," became popular with the animal shelter's staff almost as quickly as she came in, according to a statement from the SPCA, which said she has a "gentle nature and outgoing personality." According to the SPCA, Triscuit would probably do best with an active family able to provide her with "the TLC she deserves." To learn more about Triscuit or any of the other animals up for adoption wit…
Heads Up! Distracted Driving & Walking Poster Exhibit At Rye Arts Center Heads Up! Distracted Driving & Walking Poster Exhibit At Rye Arts Center
Heads Up! Distracted Driving & Walking Poster Exhibit At Rye Arts Center This story has been updated. RYE, N.Y. -- Join the Rye YMCA in celebrating the opening of "Heads Up! A Distracted Driving and Walking? poster exhibit at Rye Arts Center. Each year, the Rye Y sponsors a poster contest for Rye High School students that highlights the dangers of distracted walking and driving.  An opening reception and informal awards ceremony was held Jan. 25 at the Rye Arts Center, 51 Milton Road in Rye. The exhibit is free and open to the public through Feb. 16. See how these talented students use photography and digital technology to get across an important message.…
Rye Brook Gun Ban Discussed On 'Local Live' Cable Television Show Rye Brook Gun Ban Discussed On 'Local Live' Cable Television Show
Rye Brook Gun Ban Discussed On 'Local Live' Cable Television Show This story has been updated. MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Guns in Westchester County is Thursday evening's topic of discussion on LMCTV's "Local Live." The weekly cable television show's guests include Mamaroneck resident Mark Lane and Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker of Rye, one of nine Democratic legislators who recently voted to ban the sale of guns on county property. The 9 to 8 vote was prompted by news that a gun show was returning to the County Center in White Plains this weekend as reported here by Daily Voice. Other local gun news has included the opening of a gun s…
Rye Synagogue Invites Community To Join In NYC Women's March Rye Synagogue Invites Community To Join In NYC Women's March
Rye Synagogue Invites Community To Join In NYC Women's March RYE, N.Y -- The Community Synagogue of Rye is organizing a group to the NYC Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 21. Anyone and everyone who supports equality and civil rights is invited. The March, a sister event to the DC one on the same day, goes from  Dag Hammarskloldj Plaza to Trump Tower beginning at 11 a.m, though, with so many predicted to attend, there are staggered starting times. The synagogue group's scheduled marching time is at 11:50 a.m. They are asking folks to meet at Grand Central in front of Vanderbilt Hall at 10:50 a.m. The group is also organizing meet-ups at the Port Cheste…
World's Oldest Yoga Teacher To Showcase 'Model' Body At Scarsdale's Athleta World's Oldest Yoga Teacher To Showcase 'Model' Body At Scarsdale's Athleta
World's Oldest Yoga Teacher To Showcase 'Model' Body At Scarsdale's Athleta WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- It's called the "Power of She" but it might as well be called the Power of Tao. Ninety-eight-year-old Tao Porchon-Lynch has captured America's heart since her turn on "America's Got Talent" in 2015. Westchesterites knew her far longer from her years as the founder of the Westchester Institute of Yoga and from teaching at the JCC of Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale and at the Fred Astaire Studio in Hartsdale. Now, she's a cover girl, gracing the January cover of Athleta and highlighting the brand's nod to being fierce -- and fit -- at any age. And now f…
Rye Arts Center Displays Work of Italian Painter Nenne Sanguineti Poggi Rye Arts Center Displays Work of Italian Painter Nenne Sanguineti Poggi
Rye Arts Center Displays Work of Italian Painter Nenne Sanguineti Poggi RYE, N.Y. -- The Rye Arts Center will display the work of acclaimed Italian painter Nenne Sanguineti Poggi from Jan. 21 - March 4. The exhibition is titled "Nenne Sanguineti Poggi: An Artist Without Borders." The opening reception will be held Saturday, Jan. 21, from 3 - 5 p.m. Poggi’s paintings, which have been shown on three continents, reveal a strong influence from Africa, where she lived for 30 years, according to a release from the Rye Arts Center. Poggi was hired by then Emperor Haile Selassie to create monumental projects, including large-scale mosaics, which still sta…
Remedy For Winter Blahs: Catch Latest ArtsWestchester Exhibit Remedy For Winter Blahs: Catch Latest ArtsWestchester Exhibit
Remedy For Winter Blahs: Catch Latest ArtsWestchester Exhibit WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- If you are looking for something free and mentally stimulating to do in January, a free exhibition in downtown White Plains puts a surgical lens on the ways art can be healing and how healing can be an art. The exhibit reopens on Tuesday, Jan. 3 and runs through Jan. 14 when there is a closing reception planned with the artists. ArtsWestchester’s fall exhibition titled "Remedy" explores human attempts to relieve society’s modern ailments. The exhibit sponsored by Westchester Medical Center opened in October. “From our growing biotech industry to booming world…
Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center
Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- After a seven-year hiatus, gun shows are returning to the Westchester County Center in White Plains.  NorthEast Gun Shows and Westchester Collectors announced a two-day firearm and knife show/sale at the County Center for Jan. 21-22, the weekend after Inauguration Day. More details can be found by clicking here. After a gunman murdered 20 children and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in November 2012, County Executive Rob Astorino canceled a show scheduled for February 2013 at County Center. There hasn't been one since. More than 3,600 p…
Santa Claus Arrives Early, With A Special String Of Stopovers In Rye Santa Claus Arrives Early, With A Special String Of Stopovers In Rye
Santa Claus Arrives Early, With A Special String Of Stopovers In Rye RYE, N.Y. -- If you see fire trucks in your Rye neighborhood Sunday afternoon, don't be surprised to see Santa Claus aboard. He will be riding the trucks and passing out candy canes, an event organized by the Rye Fire Department. Approximate times/locations: 1 p.m., Indian Village - Stopping at Intersection of Mendota and Onondaga. 1:30 p.m., Louden Woods - Stopping at Intersection of Thistle and Holly Lane. 2 p.m.,  Dublin- Stopping at Intersection of Maple and High Street. 2:30 p.m., Rye Recreation - Stopping at Rye Recreation parking Lot. 3:3 p.m., Playland Manor - Stopping at Inter…
Two Westchester Institutions Come Together For Wreck The Halls Bash Two Westchester Institutions Come Together For Wreck The Halls Bash
Two Westchester Institutions Come Together For Wreck The Halls Bash ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Forget boring dinners at relatives houses for the holidays. Kick-off the festivities in style this year at Wreck the Halls on Monday, Dec. 19, when The Cookery heads to Elmsford's Captain Lawrence Brewery to spread holiday cheer “with carnage and beer.”  The first-ever Wreck the Halls holiday bash is sure to stir up some holiday trouble when the Dobbs Ferry restaurant whips up an impressive lineup of dishes while they're rocking to live music by Rockaway Bitch, an all-female Ramones cover band, and The Fat City Rockers. A few of the dishes planned -- of course to sample wi…
Fans Of All Ages Flock To Rocky Marathon At Alamo Drafthouse Fans Of All Ages Flock To Rocky Marathon At Alamo Drafthouse
Fans Of All Ages Flock To Rocky Marathon At Alamo Drafthouse YONKERS, N.Y. -- In order to sit through a 14-hour seven movie marathon of the Rocky movies, you'd need the eye of the tiger. Almost 200 people were willing to go the distance at Alamo Drafthouse's celebration of 40 years of "Rocky" Saturday.  The first film follows Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a down on his luck fighter in Philadelphia, who unexpectedly gets a chance to face Apollo Creed for the heavyweight title. A longshot, Rocky has one goal: to go the distance. The film won Best Picture in 1976. The rest of the films follow Rocky on his Cinderella journey from the bott…
Catch Bluegrass Great Flatt Lonesome At Mamaroneck's Emelin Theatre Catch Bluegrass Great Flatt Lonesome At Mamaroneck's Emelin Theatre
Catch Bluegrass Great Flatt Lonesome At Mamaroneck's Emelin Theatre An award-winning progressive bluegrass band takes the stage Friday night at the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck. Flatt Lonesome dominated the 27th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards in September, winning Vocal Group of the Year, Album of the Year for their record "Runaway Train," and Song of the Year for "You're the One." Formed in 2011, the band evolved from the Robertson family’s Florida bluegrass gospel band, Sandy Creek Revival. The Robertson kids branched out on their own with some of their friends, keeping true to their gospel, bluegrass roots. Flatt Lonesom…