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Andrew Kranichfeld reads his book, “Karen’s Garden,” to students at the Rye Country Day School. Kranichfeld is blind. Photo courtesy Andrew Kranichfeld
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Blind author guides kids in caring for the environment

When Andrew Kranichfeld started holding programs for schoolchildren based on his first book, “Karen’s Garden,” he would first show them fresh produce. Then he’d pull out a bag of Doritos and tell them to look at the nutrition facts. “On the back, it would have many ingredients. You don’t even […]

Ignite Bar and Bistro opened in November 2015 and serves as one of Westchester County’s first LGBTfriendly
dining and drinking locations. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
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New LGBT-friendly bar lights up Westchester

Among the various bars and restaurants that line Mamaroneck Avenue in downtown White Plains, one stands out from the crowd: Ignite Bar and Bistro. Open since November 2015, Ignite is one of Westchester County’s first LGBT-friendly dining establishments—welcome to all, but built to serve as a safe haven for those […]

Richa Mehra, a junior at Harrison High School, is working on a community service project, called “Lessons for Living,” in which she collects and documents the advice of elderly people to the younger generations. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
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High school junior shares ‘Lessons for Living’

When Post 3047 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars met in the basement of the Veteran’s Memorial Building on Halstead Avenue on the evening of Feb. 10, Richa Mehra quietly took a seat in the back with her mother. After the meeting concluded, Mehra took her time and approached each […]

Funeral Director Jennifer Graziano. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
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Talking business with: Jennifer Graziano

Meet Jennifer Graziano, who, with admirable gusto, has been helping to lead the highly regarded Coxe & Graziano Funeral Home operation through its fourth generation. Notably, the company recently opened a state-of-the-art facility in Greenwich, Connecticut, as part of a bold expansion move. And, of course, it’s business as usual […]

Larry Johnson today, in his office at his company’s headquarters in Redford, Michigan. He jokes that “one of these days I’ll find the time to retire.”
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Mr. Whoodini preserves the magic in learning

Ask a 7-year-old to name a clown and chances are he or she will say “Ronald McDonald,” but back in the 1960s and 1970s, Bozo was king. “Bozo’s Big Top,” a TV show that ran seven days a week, starred Bozo and his sidekick, Mr. Whoodini. Only the youngest baby […]