Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The event, sponsored by Westchester Magazine and The Journal News, features more than 200 wines, 100 restaurants and 18 events from May 17-20.
For four days—White Plains will be the center of the finest food, wine, beer and desserts in the county for the 2012 Westchester Wine & Food Weekend, from May 17-20. The “Burgers, BBQ and Beer Bash” is the opening affair to the weekend—sponsored by Westchester Magazine and The Journal News, that features 200 world-class wines, 100 restaurants and 18 events. “Burgers, BBQ and Beer Bash”—a sold out event, whose proceeds benefit The Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless—starts at 7 p.m. under a 250 ft. tent at the corner of Court and Main streets, and will feature Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, White Plains Business Improvement District Director Kevin Nunn—along with 23 local chefs, including White Plains’ Anthony …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Beach Boys will be playing at the Westchester County Center at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
County Executive Rob Astorino has declared May 15, 2012 as “Beach Boys Day” in Westchester and honored the legendary band from sunny California with a proclamation Tuesday afternoon just before their evening show at the Westchester County Center, which is expected to be sold out. “My parent’s, when I tell them about my job and who I meet—no excitement, but when I told them The Beach Boys and all of a sudden their jumping down ‘can we come, can we come’,” said Astorino. The Beach Boys and the Westchester County Parks System are both celebrating their 50th anniversaries. The Beach Boys are currently on tour and will be releasing their newest album “That’s Why God Made the Radio,” in June. Astorino, who will be attending the show later that …
Monday, May 14, 2012
The renewable energy company recently moved to 445 Hamilton Ave. in White Plains
Westchester and Rockland counties can now help reduce carbon emissions and the country’s reliance on fossil fuels by powering their homes and businesses with clean electricity from a local sustainable energy provider. Green Mountain Energy—a leading provider of solar, wind and hydropower electricity and other renewable energy products—recently moved into 445 Hamilton Ave. in White Plains. “Westchester residents can be a part of this solution—everyone who pays a Con Edison bill,” said Doug Semmes, Green Mountain Energy’s New York director of sales. Meet Green Mountain Energy Semmes said that since the company is expanding into Rockland, White Plains was the perfect crossroads to allow Green Mountain Energy to provide coverage to both …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The days of interns being office gophers are a thing of the past. Employers need to be aware of the rules for interns.
Need someone to do your filing, sort your mail, fetch your coffee and other grunt work? An unpaid intern is not the answer. Many may remember summer intern experiences where they had hoped to learn about business and a particular industry but instead spent their time being the office errand boy or girl. Woe to the company that tries that now. New federal guidelines for internships were released in 2010 in response to the uptick in the number of unpaid internships over the last few years. The concern was that some employers were bringing in unpaid labor to help them through tough economic times. One of the issues is having unpaid interns perform tasks that displace paid workers. For example, if an intern performs work that the firm would…
Gay Wheeler-Smith and business partner Kecia Palmer-Cousins are keeping family tradition alive with their business G&K Sweet Foods.
As a little girl in the Bronx, Gay Wheeler-Smith loved watching her mother, grandma and Momma (great-grandmother) bake every kind of southern baked good you could name. Peach cobbler, apple pie, bread pudding and sweet potato pie are some that came to her mind recently. “All the grandchildren were always in the house but I think I was the one that really liked being in the kitchen with them to watch them cook and bake,” Wheeler-Smith said. Decades later and Wheeler-Smith, along with her friend and business partner Kecia Palmer-Cousins, have created a business based off of Momma’s sweet potato pie that they feel is an extension of their family values and traditions. Their business, G&K Sweet Foods, Legacy Licious, sells canned sweet potato …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Updates from the Hudson Valley Hospital's Dr. Koch in Ghana.
Dr. Koch, a board certified plastic surgeon withHVHC’s Institute for Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, is in Accra in Ghana with the Health and Humanitarian Aid Foundation from May 4 to May 13 to do reconstructive surgery on children and adults. Read his updates here on Patch: May 10, 2012: Another full day in Cape Coast. Did six cases today--cleft lips, skin grafts and removed an extra toe from this little girl's foot.I have also met one of the local general surgeons and I have been teaching him how to perform cleft lip surgery. His name is Felix Yankyera. Tomorrow, planning to go to Cape Coast Castle for some R&R. President Obama visited there a few years back. Best, Mike
The new owner is excited to make some changes that freshen up the waterfront restaurant.
With a few touch ups and renovations, Carmel businessman Patrick Rich believes The Cove, a 300-capacity restaurant and event venue on the Hudson River in Peekskill, will be the project he always wanted. “I plan to make this place what it always should have been,” said Rich, who was clean shaven and dressed in a pin striped suit and freshly pressed dress shirt, while giving a tour of The Cove on a hazy spring day. Rich knows that a restaurant is about more than food. He will not even consider opening a restaurant if the space does not meet his requirements for size, location and views. The Cove, a two-story building tucked in a small cove of the Hudson River with a beautiful view of the Hudson Highlands, meets all three requirements. Rich …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Tastings from over 30 of Westchester’s top restaurants and the artwork of over 20 local artists will be the backdrop of the event.
ArtsWestchester’s annual ArtsBash is taking place on May 18–in conjunction with Westchester Magazine’s Food and Wine Weekend. ArtsBash is a celebration of art and food that promises a full night of extraordinary artistic and culinary masterpieces from over 20 artists and 30 beloved local restaurants. Artists from Peekskill, Montrose and Crompond are participating. Read more about their work here. This year’s event will roll out onto the street and inside ArtsWestchester’s historic 9-story building located at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased online at www.artsw.org/artsbash or by contacting Brittany Steinberg at (914) 428-4220 x328. All sales will support the programs and services provided by …
Update from Hudson Valley Hospital's doctor in Ghana
Dr. Koch, a board certified plastic surgeon withHVHC’s Institute for Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, is in Accra in Ghana with the Health and Humanitarian Aid Foundation from May 4 to May 13 to do reconstructive surgery on children and adults. Read his updates here on Patch: May 9, 2012 Have moved down to a coastal town called Elmina. Am planning more surgery. Went to the local hospital and performed outpatient clinic for tomorrow"s cases Am planning cleft palate and an arm exploration on a woman attacked with a machete. Days are long, but this new location is great after being in the crowded city. Best, Mike To read his other updates, click here.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The City of Rye recently banned plastic bags at retailers. Should your municipality follow suit?
Residents in Rye are adjusting to a new law that went into effect on Monday. Plastic shopping bags can no longer be handed out by merchants—an issue that has elicited mixed reactions from retailers and customers alike. Instead of using plastic bag, shoppers are now expected to bring their own reusable bags to stores. "Thick" plastic bags that are wider than 2.5 millimeters and considered reusable are also permitted. Rye is the first municipality in Westchester County to adopt the environmentally-conscious measure after a series of discussions last winter. Rye's City Council voted to adopt an modeled on a similar Connecticut law.
Heron
12:12 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012
My guess is 75-80% are illegal, but it's difficult to prosecute, because so few interns want to file a lawsuit. more ›