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5 BEDS · 5.1 BATHS · 8,406 SF · 10.89 ACRES

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One day in early May 2020, about two months into Covid, my Dad, Michael, received a call from the thenOwner and Publisher of Bedford Magazine - and it was an offer to sell the magazine! My Dad had been writing for the 16-year-old magazine for a few years as a sort of fun hobby - and we knew people were really reading the magazine because he’d regularly get approached around town - even by people he didn’t know - who would tell him how much they loved the feature articles he was writing. When he brought Bedford Magazine readers into Ralph Lauren’s private car museum in the 2017 Holiday Issue for a rare glimpse at the jaw-dropping collection and an interview with Ralph, it truly was all anybody in the area was talking about for months. We were all busy doing Covid things like trying to procure toilet paper and sanitizing our groceries. I’d fled from my Manhattan apartment to my childhood home in Pound Ridge to hunker-down with my family, as so many of us did. I had a pretty high-powered job leading international expansion at a research technology firm, but my exciting international travel schedule was on an indefinite halt, and I was working from home.

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When my Dad brought-up the call he’d had about Bedford Magazine at dinner that night, and asked if I would be interested in leaving my job to run a magazine, I responded by proclaiming that ‘Print Is Dead’ and ordering a fresh pack of N95s. But my Dad persisted.

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He acknowledged that national print publications with subscription and newsstand business models were losing-out to the superior reach and split-second publishing capabilities of the digital media, and that special interest magazines about things like fly fishing were being transformed into editorial-light digital publications geared to selling rods and reels. But he said he believed that there was still a strong market for ‘local’ print magazines, especially here, and he talked about being able to target and reach an entire community by mailing the magazine, rather than relying on the more willy-nilly methods of distribution like subscription or dropping a bunch of magazines at a given location so it can be picked-up by the passers-by. He insisted that people still have an appetite to read, as the shift to skimming the results of our Google searches leaves us hungry for in-depth coverage of the things that interest us. He reminded the family at the dinner tab how much we all looked forward to the arrival of Bedford Magazine every-other-month, and talked about its effectiveness pointing out the various places we’d visited and services we’d purchased that we’d found-out about in Bedford Magazine. He posited that we could produce better and more interesting editorial and improve the production value of the publication. …And then he reiterated how much fun it would be to work together on a venture like this, and that this might be the right time to take the risk of jumping off the corporate ladder in order to seize the reins in an entrepreneurial venture.

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My Dad calls himself a ‘reformed attorney’, and we all know him to be what we call a ‘deal junky’. He made Partner at the age of only 27 at a big national law firm doing corporate M&A and finance and a bunch of sports representation and agency, has been General Counsel to the biggest real estate owner/developers in Westchester and, back in the 1990s, he was the General Counsel of NASD-traded Individual Investor Group, which operated the Wisdom Tree family of hedge funds and indexes, and published Individual Investor magazine and its related then-first-of-its-kind website. …And it more than dawned on me that my Dad’s experience at Individual Investor would probably be more than relevant if we were to take the plunge on Bedford Magazine! Even though I have a Masters from Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business and had been doing well as a young exec in the first few years of my career, I knew my Dad could still teach me a whole lot about running an entrepreneurial venture. He was the founder and developer of what is now known as the Monticello Motor Club - the premier private automobile race track in the U.S. He co-founded a chain of wine stores called Bestcellars that was sold to A&P - revolutionizing the retail wine industry. He founded a company called ParTee Bag, that did in-hand sampling and promotion at private golf clubs and then on college campuses and at Yankee Stadium, and sold it to a big consumer marketing company three years later. And there’s more. …And, I recalled, he’d flipped Ring Magazine for a profit sometime back in the 1980s. …The next night at the dinner table…I brought a business plan for Bedford & New Canaan Magazine! I was all-in! …And have been ever since! We signed the papers to buy the magazine two days later, and we published our Inaugural Issue in September/October 2020 - making this September/October 2023 edition our Third Anniversary Issue! The magazine was already being mailed to most of Bedford and parts of Katonah, Pound Ridge, and North Salem. …We tripled the distribution, and started mailing to the 25,000 most affluent households in the area, including: every house in New Canaan and every house in Bedford, Armonk, Pound Ridge and Waccabuc, and; selected households in Darien, and Bedford Hills, Katonah, Mt. Kisco, North Salem, Pleasantville, and South Salem. …And with this letter I’m announcing that: we’re now adding RIDGEFIELD to the B&NC mailing list and expanding our editorial coverage to include Ridgefield as a part of our ‘local’.

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We made a lot of changes to the look and feel of the magazine, including the move to a heavier-stock, glossier, recycled paper, better ink and printing, and a new design aesthetic. And we set out to bring you great ‘Always Local! Always Positive!’ editorial content. We’ve introduced you to famous Covers such as Martha Stewart, Clive Davis, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, Chazz Palminteri, Will Reeve, NFL Defensive Lineman Zach Allen, and Republic Records CEO Monte Lipman, and done features on almost 200 other locals you wanted to meet, such as ‘Running Girl’, former Pittsburgh Steeler QB Terry Hanratty, top women’s professional lacrosse star Sammy Jo Tracy, and Scandal’s Matthew DelNegro. We’ve brought you inside some of the great homes in the area, including the Kagan’s mirrored stainless steel 21st Century Modern in Pound Ridge, the former Dreyfus estate - now owned by Dominique Bluhdorn and recently redesigned by renowned designer Stephen Sills, the Scura’s waterfront home in Darien, Georgina Bloomberg’s estate, the iconic red brick Georgian-style farmhouse on Oenoke, and Orchard’s End, behind the massive stone wall down the road. And we’ve highlighted some of the important architecture in the area, including Philip Johnson’s Glass House, Edward Durell Stone’s Celanese House, and SANAA’s River Building at Grace Farms. We added a regular Wedding Announcement and a regular Out and About section with pics from local events. We determined to focus regular attention on local charities like the Community Center of Northern Westchester, Neighbors Link, Bedford2030, The New Canaan Mounted Troop, and Endeavor, and local philanthropists, like James Dunning Jr., Dede Bartlett, and Cathy Kangas. And we expanded our editorial focus to include daytrip and destination travel, with features like our Porsche Driving Experience at Lime Rock and luxury vacations to destinations including The Ritz Carlton Residences in Grand Cayman, the Timbers in Kauai, and the incomparable Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic, in the hopes that we’ll inspire and inform your next trip. …And it’s working! Most of you read Bedford & New Canaan Magazine cover-to-cover! The magazine is up to 180 pages - and still growing! And we’re proud to report new independent market research that our readers now spend an average of one hour and twenty minutes devoted to each issue - longest of any widely-distributed magazine still in print in the U.S.! We’re often the only magazine remaining on your coffee table…and we have your attention and focus! We couldn’t be more grateful!

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…Still, three years later, with over 75,000 avid readers and 19 issues under our belts, the first question most people ask us is: ‘What’s it like working together?!’ …The answer is: Amazing!! I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to be doing something I’m passionate about - and most of the time my job as B&NC President is really fun to do! And it will always be the sweet treasure of my career that I get to do this with my Dad! Though he’s recently revealed that one of his motivations in buying Bedford Magazine was because he wanted to be like George Plimpton and get ‘inside’ to do stories on people - as much for self-enjoyment as for a profession - and admitted that being Publisher of B&NC is indeed fulfilling at least a part of that dream, I nevertheless want to take this opportunity to thank him for the marvelous mentoring and gracious guidance he’s given me, and the lessons stressing quality and integrity that are now ingrained in my philosophy and practice. …By the way, I think he may have learned a thing or two from me in the last three years as well! As my Dad and I venture forward together…we hope you continue to enjoy Bedford & New Canaan Magazine,

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Pear Tree Point Beach

Every year we compile a list of the most exceptional young people in our community who are 18 and under - and we honor their work and accomplishments. See who made it into this year’s 18 Under 18.

Anderson Kenny recently renovated his own New Canaan home in collaboration with his wife, Chandler Hudson, an Interior Designer, and the family invited B&NC Mag in for a tour.

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Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell are a Hollywood A-list writing and producing duo, who moved ‘back home’ to New Canaan from Los Angeles during the pandemic, and are now living the dream life, with their three boys - Will 13, James 10, and Jack 7 - and their Goldendoodle Bodhi - on an idyllic and secluded estate with a home that dates back to 1710.

TWO FEET IN: A NEW CANAANITE’S NEW RELEASE

Jeanne Collins put pen to paper to share her story of resilience, perseverance, and commitment; the lesson: live life with ‘two feet in’. A memoir, the book shares Jeanne’s own story of love, loss, and finding her way, and shares lessons on how to apply the same ‘two feet in’ spirit.

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B&NC Mag President, aka @NOLAgourmand, takes you down to ‘The Big Easy’ with a guide on how to let the good times roll…

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Last year we asked local photographers, aspiring, amateur, and professional, to share their most outstanding photos of the beautiful Fall Foliage in our area... and they delivered.

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I. The Jacob Burns Film Center hosted NYT best-selling author, Christine Barker, for a moderated discussion by Broadway Producer, Dori Bernstein, about Christine’s new book, Third Girl from the Left. II. Happy Monkey 1-year Anniversary Party and Luncheon: Guests were invited to celebrate a year of hospitality at JeanGeorges’ newest local restaurant. Pictured: Casey Kaplan, Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Nicole Steinthall III. Darien Sport Shop hosted internationally renowned Photographer, Gray Malin, for a book signing at the store. Pictured: DSS Owner, Gina Zangrillo and Gray Malin. IV. GlenArbor hosted Bill Cowher for a conversation on his recently released book, ‘Heart And Steel’, a memoir about becoming ‘Coach Cowher’.

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I.Women’s Wolfpack Moon Ceremony at the Wolf Conservation center: Martha Handler, Colleen McLafferty, Lucy Krupenye, Antoniette Muti, Helen LeBrecht, Akosua Oaklinton, Jill Teich, Sofia Sokolov, Cristina Civetta Scheetz, Laurie Evans Back row: Vasilia Karageorgos, Denise Soddes, Tracy Kraft, Kristen Stewart, Beth Golde II. Caramoor hosted their annual Jazz Festival in July with more than 2,000 people in attendance! III. The Fortin family at the Pound Ridge Market’s Summer BBQ to raise funds for St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital: Michael, Jaime, Jason, Dina, Kerry, Lisa, Billy, Alexa and Michael Jr. (missing: Hunter and Bodey) IV. Kristy Woodson came to the Bedford Playhouse in Katonah in August to give a talk on her newly released book, The Summer of Songbirds. Here Kristy is pictured with B&NC Mag Homes Editor, Sue DeChiara. V. Samara Joy backstage with Ed Lewis and Kathy Schuman after the show in the Venetian Theater at Caramoor in Katonah New York on August 4, 2023. VI

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Antonia is a young innovator who’s been ‘making waves’ with her passion for science and technology since her 5th Grade science fair - for which Antonia built a wave generator with LEGOs and began to observe how waves behave. She’s focused on finding sustainable solutions to global environmental challenges and, inspired by and associated with her love of sailing, particularly interested in oceanic concerns. Aside from being a top-performing senior at King, Antonia has an internship at Yale University’s Energy Science Lab, where she conducts research pertaining to oil spill cleanups. “Current methods of cleaning-up oil spills don’t cut it,” Antonia asserts. “I’m looking into a process to convert the dangerous gas methane into the useful gas methanol through a process involving oceanic nanoparticles that’s called photocatalysis,” she explains. “I love to sing and act, and have had the opportunity for that passion to flourish at King, but my main pursuit is science!” When Antonia contracted two tick-borne illnesses and suffered as they were left undetected and misdiagnosed, she took matters into her own hands and developed an app called De Tickt It, which utilizes infrared imaging to help identify ticks and inform on tick, tick bite, and tick-related disease identification and treatment information. Antonia says, “I’m proud to have built near-perfect accuracy into the app and that, in addition to individuals using the app for self-diagnosis and help with treatment information, medical professionals are using the app as the best-in-class tool for tick and tick bite reference. And I’m most pleased to have done something using science to help people.” As an additional interesting extracurricular activity, Antonia has been teaching Artificial Intelligence at local libraries. …Putting Antonia’s intellect and AI together, Antonia just may ‘save the planet’!

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JOSEPH KLETTNER south salem • Age 18 John Jay High School - 2023 Valedictorian JOSEPH KLETTNER is a ‘star yet to be born’! While he may still be a bit too humble and nice, and even timid, to take the stage at the Meadowlands and light his instrument on fire…he does have the chops on guitar, and violin, and bass, and piano, and accordion! Joseph’s interest in music started with the first few notes of Jingle Bells on his mother’s piano, and then, “With the help of my piano teacher, I started becoming way more expressive in my music, and in addition to playing great songs, I started being able to play what was on my mind and make music that reflects what I’m feeling.”

In 2018, Joseph and his brother Anton formed the band Platinum Moon together with three other bandmates. In April 2019, not even a full year after the band’s creation, Platinum Moon won the multistage competition Connecticut’s Got Talent. They released their first album, Wild Minds, later that year, and a second album titled Under the Riptide in 2021. Platinum Moon currently has 16,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and their most popular recent song, Lockdown NRG, has 339,000 streams. They’ve opened for many notable bands, like All Time Low and X Ambassadors, made 8 appearances this summer, and have headlined venues around the Northeast. Joseph was John Jay’s 2023 Valedictorian, having maintained a superior GPA while taking 12 AP classes, and is now off to study Chemical Engineering at Cornell, with a plan to work in the pharmaceutical industry. He says he’ll take some music classes at Cornell, but “Chemical Engineering is a good backup if I can’t realize the rarified dream of being a rockstar.” BEDFORD & NEW CANAAN

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Bedford • Age 15 Sophomore LUKE GAVIGAN has Gone Fishin’!

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“My dad took me out deep sea fishing on the Viking Star off of Montauk when I was 7…and it was me that got hooked!” Luke declares. “Fishing is my passion. I like ocean and freshwater, and fish wherever I go. Out in the Hamptons over the summer I had a job working on a charter boat called ‘Lazybones’ in Montauk that targets Striped Bass, Fluke, and Black Bass. And I spent most of my free time fishing Turtle Cove, Georgica Pond, and a few of my secret spots. I’ve been to fly fishing camp in Jackson Hole, and have plans to fish in the Berkshires this fall. Around Bedford, I usually fish the Cross River and Croton Reservoirs. ...And then I’ve also thrown a few Bass into the pond behind our house and can’t wait to go fish it with friends and family!”

“I started swimming competitively at the New Canaan YMCA when I was 7, and one of the main reasons I chose Brunswick, beyond their top-notch academics, was to participate in Brunswick’s excellent swim program, and take advantage of the outstanding swim, fitness and training facilities, and phenomenal athletic coaching,” Ben explains. “I specialize in the Butterfly stroke, and the 100 Yard Butterfly in particular. My best time in the 100Y Butterfly is 48.51 seconds. Last season, I had the honor of being selected as the Captain of the Brunswick Varsity Swim Team - the first junior to hold that title - and I’m really proud of the Season we had! On our Relay team, we had a National Interscholastic High School Record with a 1:32.77 in the 200M Freestyle, and I won the 100Y Fly in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Division 1 Championships against Andover, Exeter, and Deerfield. I recently received an All-American ranking for being in the Top 100 High School Swimmers in the U.S.,” Ben reports.

Luke continues, “I love how much there is to know and how you have to adapt everything about what you’re doing based on the fish and the everchanging environment. And although I’m too young to have figured out what I’m going to do with my life, I know it’ll involve fishing!” In addition to working on the boat in Montauk, Luke teaches fishing lessons wherever he can pick them up.

Ben says proudly, “I’ll be the Captain of the Brunswick Swim Team again this year, and intend to swim in college.” He’s already being recruited by quite a few top-tier schools, but hasn’t made any decisions yet. Ben says “Like it was for me choosing Brunswick, my first priority is the academics and the overall quality of the institution, and then I’m looking for the best swim program available. My goal is to qualify for the US Olympic Team Trials! Hopefully 2024! …I competed in the Speedo Junior National Championship in California this summer, and Qualified in the 100 Yard Fly with my 48.51, in the 200 Yard Fly with a 1:49.21, and in the 50M Free with a 24.11.”

Luke has already proven substantial mastery as an angler. Luke took 2nd Place competing against 250 anglers of all ages in the 2022 Pennsylvania Trout Tournament, with a 10 lb. Rainbow Trout Luke netted in the first five minutes! And Luke took 1st Place in the Hog Tournament fly fishing competition in Yellowstone this summer. In a somewhat related project, during Covid Luke put 200+ hours over the course of about six months restoring a pretty beat-up 1994 Mako201, which he’s now put into action. “I had to do a ton of hard and dirty work scraping, gel coating, painting, and rebuilding the engine - but using the boat now is really satisfying!”

“I love to compete! For myself and with my team!,” Ben exclaims. “I like being measured in milliseconds. Everything comes down to the touch. It makes you appreciate the importance of optimizing each movement and moment in the race. Each component of the race is important. It requires a perfect plan…go, go, go…your mind can’t waiver for an instant!”

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SYLVIA MICKELS

Darien • Age 15 Brewster Academy - Sophomore

SYLVIA MICKELS saw an exhibition of Irish Step Dancing when she was in Kindergarten and was transfixed. Her mother says, “She’d already picked-up a couple of steps when she came home that day, she was skipping around the house, and she practically begged us to sign her up for lessons. She’s been dancing ever since.”

“I don’t know where it came from, but I’ve always wanted to be an actor!” Colby says with a confidence that seems incongruous coming from a young kid. “I take my schoolwork at Ridgefield Academy very seriously, but acting, singing, and dancing are my real priority. I started auditioning for commercials when I was in Kindergarten and it took about two years before I got my first booking. When I was 8 I got my first regular job on a series - I played ‘Riley’, ‘Nella’s’ best friend, in Nella the Princess Night - working for Nickelodeon. Then I got two seasons doing voiceover in the Nickelodeon cartoon Bubble Guppies. I’ve played in some short films, done lots of shows at ACT of Connecticut, and I’m a Member of Actors’ Equity.” “I work with an acting coach, and take dance and voice lessons as well,” Colby continues, “...but I drop everything to run into New York for auditions whenever they come up. I’m pretty good at memorizing scripts, and I’ve learned to navigate public transit getting around Manhattan. And the performing part - even when an audition results in rejection, as they most often do - is happy for me!”

“Although it might seem far afield, my newest passion is serving as the Coxswain on the Brewster Academy Crew Team. I’m an Irish Step Dancer first, but I’m having a ton of fun getting up for practice with my teammates and getting out on the river every morning at 6:30 a.m. and then back again in the afternoon. And it turns out that the counting, rhythm, commands, and memorization I’ve been working on in Irish Dance, can all be put to practice working as the Coxswain,” Sylvia explains. Already proving a confident leader, she coxed Brewster’s Varsity Crew 4+ Girls’ Boat as a freshman in the New England Championships in May 2022, and got the Team’s Most Improved Award at the end of last season.

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Waccabuc • Age 13 Ridgefield Academy - 8th Grade COLBY KIPNES is already a Broadway actor…she just had a six-month run playing a girl named ‘Squirrel’ in Grey House at the Lyceum Theater!

Sylvia has studied with the Harney Pender Keady Academy in Stamford, and works about 10 hours a week of practice into her already busy schedule. She placed 7th at the regional 2019 New England Oireachtas and World Qualified, giving her the opportunity to dance on the World Stage in Dublin, Ireland in 2020 - although the event was canceled due to Covid. In the 2019 Worlds in Greensboro, North Carolina, just before Covid, Sylvia’s 16-hands team took 3rd place. She broke her foot right before Nationals in 2021 as she was training by Zoom with her teammates, but after several months of tough physical therapy, she placed 8th at the 2021 New England Oireachtas and again World Qualified. This time, in the April 2022 Worlds in Belfast, Ireland, Sylvia came-in 55th in the Girls 13-14 competition. Then she came in 28th at the 2022 Nationals in Montreal, Canada, including a 2nd place finish for her 8-hands team, and again placed 8th in the 2022 New England Oireachtas and then again danced at the 2023 Worlds in Montreal, Canada, including a 5th place finish for her 16-hands team.

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Colby proclaims, “I am an actor and want to be an actor. I loved my role in the Grey House drama, I love song and dance, and am eager to get a part in a Broadway musical. I love being on stage, and the process of putting in work with a group of people and getting results from the audience. I want to do films. …I want to go wherever this takes me!”

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katonah • Age 17 The Harvey School - Senior

Darien • Age 15 Darien High School - Sophomore

RAIZY AKRONGOLD may just have had her ‘big break’! …She was selected to show off her design skills at Andy Yu’s recent SewStainable Fashion Show at the Katonah Museum of Art, and the completely recycled dress she made out of trash and tin foil and melded together with a hot iron, caught the attention of the world-famous designer Brandon Maxwell. “I had no idea Brandon Maxwell was going to be there and thought I was dreaming when he wanted to talk to me about my design and complimented me on my style. …Now, with Andy and Brandon both supporting and mentoring me, I feel like my dreams of one day having my own brand may actually be possible!” Raizy beams.

LULI ESCAJALLIO is a baker…whose secret ingredient is ‘spreading the love’! “Baking has always been a way for my family to connect with one another. I grew up moving around a lot, and it was always our tradition to make cookies to open the house and help make it a home. And birthday cakes were especially important to the six of us - and were always a collaborative effort. When we moved to Darien after christening the house with some over-the-top goodies - I figured I could spread all the good feelings that come along with baking by starting to bake for people in the community. For me, cakes are a way to connect!” Luli explains.

“I’m dyslexic and have ADHD, so school - and even sometimes just communicating - has always been difficult for me,” Raizy reveals. “But I’ve always had a really girly thing for makeup, and fashion, and glamour, and I’ve always been in love with Hollywood! My mom would always find me in her closets, trying things on…and then cutting things up and making new pieces and putting more creative outfits together! With fashion, I can express myself in vivid detail!”

In the past couple of years, whilst managing all the normal demands of school and extracurricular activities, Luli has turned ‘Luli Bakes Cakes’ into a thriving business. Creations such as Luli’s layered gluten-free vanilla cake with raspberry filling are available on Luli’s Instagram @LuliBakesCakes, and by special order.

Raizy continues, “I take some college-level classes at Parsons and have learned a lot about technique there, but I think the vision is something I already have. And I’ve been thinking for a while about incorporating sustainability, and making pieces that are more rooted in nature - and took it as kismet when I was told I’d been selected for the SewSustainability Show. I’ve cut-up the tulle from an old Bat Mitzvah dress, dyed the pieces blue, yellow and pink, reassembled a flowy number, covered it in metallic stars handcut from a recycled piece of HVAC, and worn the creation to a couple of highbrow affairs! For the photo in this feature, I’ve used one of my grandmother’s antique tablecloths to create the dress!”

Unfortunately, because of Luli’s dedication to mastering her craft, she can no longer enjoy a slice of cake without thinking about how she could do it better. She doesn’t know what she wants to do with the cake business in the long term, but the plan to ultimately continue and grow the business is being ‘baked-into’ her early college selection process and life plans.

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“People always say you should do what you love and it will never feel like you’re working,” Luli remarks. “I love baking cakes…and spreading my love to all my customers! And it’s exciting to be an entrepreneur at my age!” S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R

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Giuliana ‘Gigi’ Pisano

New Canaan • Age 11 Saxe Middle School - 6th grade

Bedford • Age 12 Fox Lane Middle School - 7th Grade

Gigi Pisano looks up to Simon Biles - literally and figuratively! - and has already demonstrated some of the ability and dedication, and had success at national competitions, that suggests Gigi could herself someday ‘vault’ to Olympic heights.

LUKE SWEENEY is that kid with the incredible voice who’s singing the National Anthem at your next pro sports game - just like Luke did in 2022 at The Jones Assembly in Oklahoma.

Inspired by watching the 2020 Olympic Games when she was only 8, Gigi first enrolled in a gymnastics camp and then precociously earned a spot in the House League at the Darien YMCA. By 2021, she’d earned a spot on the Y’s supercompetitive Travel Team. Then, amongst other award performances at several national competitions, Gigi secured a First-Place victory at the 2023 YMCA Nationals in Ohio!

“I’ve always loved singing!” Luke says with an ear-to-ear smile. “I started singing with my mom playing the piano, and when I was 8 I asked for piano lessons for Christmas. Music and playing music feels natural to me, and now I can play the piano, guitar, and clarinet. My first-ever performance was in my 5th Grade Talent Show in the Fox Lane Theater, when I performed Lady Gaga’s A Million Reasons.” But Luke’s creativity doesn’t end with music…he’s also a budding author! Following in the footsteps of his bestselling author mom, Katie Sise Sweeney, Luke has already penned one novel and is outlining a second. “My goal is to write 1,000 words a day, and I drafted the first novel in about 4 months, but it still needs a lot of editing. It’s a dystopian novel in an extraterrestrial setting - with one regular Earthling named Bradley and an Alien named Anton readying a ship to leave - which I’m calling Souls. And I’m planning to start writing my next book some time this year.”

Gigi spends more than 3 hours a day, 5 days a week, honing her skills and pushing her limits. Her perseverance is evident in her favorite saying, ‘success doesn’t come to you, you have to work for it’. While Gigi dreams of soaring in the Olympics, she’s got her feet planted firmly on the ground. “I know I have to stay focused on school and make that my main priority,” Gigi says. “And I understand that lots of things can happen in gymnastics, and I’ll be really happy if I get to be on my high school gymnastics team and then, maybe, go on to a Division I college.”

And Luke’s energy and effort extends to sports as well. He plays tennis and squash and hopes to play on school teams, and took-up running last year hoping to run cross country in school as well. “I started waking up every morning at 6am and running a mile before the school bus at 6:57am. I run about a six minute mile and plan to do a few 5Ks this year!” “And I like Algebra!” Luke adds enthusiastically.

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pound ridge • Age 17 Fox Lane High School - 2023 Graduate

Pound Ridge • Age 17 Fox Lane High School - Senior DANIELLE MAZLISH is a force of - and a force on behalf of - nature!

RILEY HESTER was deeply moved watching the documentary called Plastic Ocean, about the impact of plastic pollution on the world’s oceans, when she was in 7th Grade…and determined then and there to take action!

“I’m an Environmentalist,” Danielle declares. “I got interested in the ocean and its coral reefs - and the effect on the reefs of sunscreen introduced by humans - the first time my parents took me snorkeling in the Caribbean as a child. The environment is the prism through which I see all things. I’m the Student Body President at Fox Lane, which puts me in a good position to help the Fox Lane Administration make environmentally positive changes around the campus, and make sure environmental education is a big part of our overall student body communication. I played an important role in getting Fox Lane to switch to electric school buses and put electric charging stations into the parking lot. I’m also the Fox Lane ‘Green Team’ Club President and a Member of the Envirothon Club.”

In high school, Riley participated in Bedford 2030’s Greenlight competition, launching ‘Recycle Right with Riley’. She collaborated with various stakeholders, including dentists, libraries, and hairdressers, to expand the reach of Bedford 2030’s recycling program. She wrote articles and got them published, she created a website, and she hosted community events to raise attention to the importance of recycling and the local programs available. And during her junior year, Riley set and met the ambitious goal of collecting 500 pounds of plastic even getting down to the nitty gritty of handsorting the plastics herself - and partnered with a company that produces decking and benches from recycled materials to make a bench that now sits outside the Pound Ridge Library.

Danielle also runs an environmental blog called Green Stream, where she reports on climate research and news, shares tips on sustainability, and advocates for things like ‘reef safe’ sunscreens. She even collaborated with the famous designer and illustrator Alex Asfour to create eye-catching postcards promoting the reef-safe initiative which were ultimately distributed internationally.

For her work on Recycle Right with Riley, Riley won the Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities 2022 Eco Award, and received the Town of Pound Ridge’s highest municipal honor.

Danielle has been honored with Fox Lane’s Environmental Award for her outstanding work benefiting both the school and the community, including notably her work within the Westchester Youth Alliance and Pound Ridge Energy Action Committee.

Riley chose Claremont McKenna College, in part, because of the strength of their Environmental Studies and Politics program. She comments, “Although I’m motivated to do anything I can to help the environment, and particularly interested in reversing and eventually eliminating the plastic pollution of the oceans, the idea of having a direct global influence is daunting. My hope is to make changes at the community level…that collectively effect global change.”

But lest everyone think Danielle’s only got her head in the trees, she is also this year’s Fox Lane Varsity Lacrosse Captain…and promises to carbonize some Fox Lane opponents!

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WILLIAM SWEET

new canaan • Age 18 New Canaan High School - Senior

WILLIAM SWEET was only 7 when he got to meet former President Jimmy Carter on the occasion of William’s mother, the noted portraitist Olga Sweet, presenting two works to The Carter Center. President Carter gave William a desk set he had used on the H.M.S. Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, and William has been charged with a Carter-like drive to do charity and community service ever since. For years now, William has been on a mission to rid our area of invasive vine species, and spread the word that doing so is an environmental necessity wherever these invasive species exist. William explains, “Invasive vines do not produce oxygen the way trees do, they actually cause a tremendous emission of greenhouse gasses from the tree as the tree is quite literally choked to death, and as a consequence the dead tree ceases to collect carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. They’re an environmental disaster! I go around extirpating invasive species as a truly hands on way of having an immediate positive impact and to set-off a movement that could have a real impact on the health of the planet.” William has put in over 2,500 hours volunteering to extirpate invasive species, including working in New Canaan’s preserves and parks, and at the New Canaan Nature Center, and as an Official Summer 2022 Volunteer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, working to extirpate invasive species at the Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge in Sag Harbor. In 2021, The New Canaan Community Foundation presented William with its Youth MVP Award in recognition of his work. Most recently, Senator Blumenthal visited personally with William in the Sweet’s New Canaan home to discuss suggestions for counteracting global warming that William had sent to the Senator. In the past, William has visited the Duke of Argyll at his ancestral home in Scotland, Inveraray Castle, where William was greatly inspired by the way in which His Grace sustainably manages his 80,000-acre estate. William has also met with the leading environmental philanthropist Michael Bloomberg. In addition, William has played tennis since he was 4, has played #1 or #2 Singles on the Varsity Tennis Team at New Canaan High School since he was a freshmen, and gives lessons to younger kids in his spare time. He’s earned a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do at World Champion Tae Kwon Do in New Canaan. And he enjoys swimming, diving, sailing, and composing pieces for the piano. 88

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KATE BARNARD

New Canaan • Age 18 Greens Farms Academy - 2023 Graduate New Canaan Country School - 2020 Graduate KATE BARNARD is off to Santa Clara University…where she hopes to figure out the next steps in her life’s journey. Whatever she chooses, she brings a level of well-rounded experience and accomplishment, and leadership qualities which have already been identified as exceptional. “I get energy from helping others!” Kate declares. “I want to do whatever I can to make the people around me better and the communities I’m a part of stronger.” The list of her community service is too long to digest here, but her contribution of time and effort is extraordinary and often involves Kate taking a position of leadership, and mentoring younger children by her positive example.

Kate played hockey and did figure skating growing up at New Canaan Country School…and until recently she volunteered teaching a skills class for younger kids at the Winter Club. She grew up riding and working at the New Canaan Mounted Troop, where she was last year elected to the leadership position of Cadet Captain…and until recently volunteered at least two times a week working on operations at the barn, helping with fundraising, and spending time showing the young kids the ropes. At Greens Farms, where Kate was elected Captain of the Blue & White Team by the student body, Kate served as a member of the Eco Club…and worked tirelessly to make the campus more sustainable, including the initiative to get rid of plastic water bottles and packaging, developing programming around Earth Day, and organizing a Greens Farms Clothing Swap. While in high school, Kate served as a member of the Student Advisory Council of the Rowan Center in Stamford…and Kate worked to bring sexual assault education and resources through programming in local high schools. …And she was a Lifeguard at Bailey Beach in Rowayton! Wherever she goes…Kate will be a leader who will make a difference for others!

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OLIVE GOLDENBERG

New Canaan • Age 12 Homeschooled OLIVE GOLDENBERG is a young and effective social activist …and received the most nominations from the community for this 18 Under 18 distinction that B&NC Mag has ever received for a candidate. In May 2023, Olive organized a screening of the Academy Award-winning film Period. End of Sentence., and hosted a Q&A afterwards in conjunction with The Diaper Bank, an organization which provides diapers, period supplies, incontinence products and other basic health needs to families throughout Connecticut. Over 6,000 products were collected and distributed via The Diaper Bank, The Little Free Pantry in Stamford, and 914Cares. And Olive continued work on this initiative this summer, serving in an Ambassadorship with The Pad Project, speaking at the August 3 Connecticut Menstrual Equity Summit, and working for LiveGirl, a locally-based non-profit that aims to help develop and mentor young girls’ social justice leadership skills. Olive also works in support of the New Canaanbased organization Stand Together Against Racism, which aims to help people understand systemic racism’s roots and structures. Recently, Olive’s art highlighting some of the injustices happening across the globe was displayed at a S.T.A.R. social justice art showcase.

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WYATT FORTE

Katonah • Age 18 Fordham Prep - 2023 Graduate WYATT FORTE’s 2023 debut novel, Those Not So Little Voices: From Adolescent Psychosis to Wellness and Empowerment, sets the story straight about the intimidating topic of mental health. In this 270-page memoir, Wyatt documents his own mental health experience, with the mission of disabusing some common stereotypes and misconceptions. “There’s this kind of stigma that a mental illness, like schizophrenia, will hold you back in life. That you won’t be able to accomplish as much as others,” Wyatt explains. “I wrote the book as a kind of self-evident proof that it’s not true. That if I want to be an author, an author I shall be!” “I knew the book couldn’t be anonymous and really had to cross the Rubicon to overcome significant anxiety about spotlighting some of my personal experiences, and particularly with my family. And I had to convey the experience of struggling with mental health to those with and without mental health issues,” Wyatt recounts. “I devised a method where I would first write about the experience exactly as I remembered it, and then go to a family member - and make it the family member who was involved in the experience when possible - and ask them to read it, and ask me questions about it. My edit evolved, and I think my family got a little more comfortable with the whole thing being a part of the generative process.” Wyatt is now a Freshman at Fordham University, setting out to live his best life! Wyatt’s message is that there is no shame in mental health, and his lesson is to stop holding it in!

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GRAYSON PETRASKA New Canaan • Age 10 Saxe Middle School

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AINSLEY and GRAYSON PETRASKA were bred to shred! Their dad, Adam Petraska, was a Snowboard World Champion! …And he got Ainsley and Grayson started boarding pre-K! At the 2023 USASA Snowboarding National Championships at Copper Mountain, Colorado, which coincided with Ainsley’s 9th Birthday, Ainsley took the Gold in Slalom and the Silver in Giant Slalom and Second Place Overall in her age group, and Grayson took Gold in Slalom and Bronze in Giant Slalom and Second Place Overall in his age group! In addition to their astounding performance at Nationals, and demonstrating the breadth of their snowboarding talent, Ainsley is a Regional Champion in Slalom, Giant Slalom, Halfpipe, Boardercross, and Slopestyle, and Grayson is a Regional Champion in Giant Slalom, Halfpipe, and Boardercross. “Olympic Gold Medalist Nick Baumgartner gave us our National Medals!” Grayson exclaims. “On the podium, I felt like I was standing on top of the world!” And Ainsley pipes in, “We’ll be back next year - and we’re aimin’ for First Place!” 92

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Anderson grew up in Nashville. His parents met at Vanderbilt, and raised the family in a home in the suburbs west of downtown Nashville, with a farm in Williamson County where his mother bred horses. “My folks made it clear from the beginning that I needed to find my own way, and that in order to do that, I needed to start out with the lessons of hard work. During the school year, after practice, I helped my mother with the breeding operation and did handy work around the farm. I started working in construction as soon as I could get a summer job, and started out at the very bottom of the totem pole - the foreman on that first summer job spent the entire summer calling me ‘Uhhhhhhh’ because he didn’t, and couldn’t be bothered to, remember my name,” Anderson recalls. “I liked doing construction, and had gotten a little higher on the totem pole by the time I’d graduated from high school.”

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“I went to the University of Tennessee. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do at first, but I was pretty good at drawing and painting, and got noticed by the Dean of the School of Architecture. We got friendly, and he encouraged me to apply - and I was accepted. During the first semester this kid named Ralph - who had a full scholarship! - completely flipped-out before finals. Packed his stuff and left the program! …So, the next day I approached the Dean and asked if I could have Ralph’s scholarship. I think that he was taken aback by my audacity, but I was naively just trying to figure-out an entrepreneurial way to pay for school. …Let’s just say, in some ways I partly have Ralph to thank for my Masters in Architecture!” Anderson laughs. “Then I did the three years of Internship at a Nashville firm, which is what’s required before sitting for the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, and I’m licensed to practice architecture in New York and Connecticut.” “In the late 90’s Nashville wasn’t the hot spot that it is now. My next move needed to be away from my hometown if I was going to make a bigger difference. Centerbrook Architects in Essex - the same firm that just finished the new New Canaan Library - was already on the forefront of sustainable design, and I really liked their aesthetic, so I wrote them a letter asking for a job. They offered me a position…and I moved to Connecticut. I met my wife Chandler, who was living in

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New York City, in 2003. As much as I liked Centerbrook, I moved to a job with Michael Graves and Associates and moved to Manhattan. I learned a lot there about Postmodernism, which gets a bad wrap but has good intent, and Michael was a complete gentleman and stellar boss. In 2005, I joined Peter Marino Architect, which is, as the name suggests, all about Peter - and, you know, the knock around the industry is ‘Marino never did a mud room’. I think his work is brilliant… but the architecture can get lost in his brand. I worked there five years doing mostly residential projects and got to experiment in many ways and often with unlimited budgets, as Marino actually tests his designs on residential builds and then applies the tested and developed concepts in commercial applications, like with his great work for Chanel and Dior,” Anderson continues. “Then in 2010, I went to Sawyer | Berson, another very thoughtful firm, and worked there for four years on some of their iconic projects.” “I opened-up shop as Anderson Kenny Architecture in 2014, in a modest, but very cool studio on Madison and 72nd Street in Manhattan,” Anderson says with a smile as he recalls the start of his firm. “I had a few clients I’d met along the way but, at first, I mostly had to interview for jobs and win the assignments. About 95% of our work was in Manhattan. We had a pretty steady flow of down-to-the-structure renovation and redesign of the interior architecture of Pre-War apartments, and then a variety of ground-up projects, like a 21,000 square foot townhouse with a basketball court on the roof at Lexington and 78th where two brownstones had stood.”

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ANDERSON KENNY “Business was good in Manhattan, with eight architects on staff,” Anderson continues. “But we were being interviewed and not getting hired for projects outside of the City. So, in 2018, we opened our offices at 45 East Putnam Avenue in Greenwich…and have since shifted the majority of our business to Westchester and Fairfield. We still do work in Manhattan. Right now we’re doing a new restaurant at the Waldorf Astoria, some design work for Veronica Beard and a few other high-end commercial and residential assignments. Still, when Covid hit, I moved the staff I still had in Manhattan to Greenwich and closed the vestigial office on Madison. We get almost all our work from referral…and we’re doing well!”

Anderson and Chandler, who is an Interior Designer, live in New Canaan with their 15-year old, Jane, who attends Greenwich Academy and plays field hockey and lacrosse, and their 17-year old son, Hudson, who goes to New Canaan High School and plays football and lacrosse. Chandler’s design firm, Chandler Hudson Design, often collaborates with Anderson Kenny Architects. “We’re working together on a fabulous Upper West Side apartment building, and having the Chandler Hudson Design team as the sounding board helped me tremendously. Chandler helps me

“I am very fortunate and take nothing for granted,” Anderson reflects. When I drive around and see some of the projects we’ve accomplished - and when I say ‘we’, I mean me, and my whole team at Anderson Kenny Architects, and the whole team at CHD too - some days I think about what we have accomplished or see one of our buildings and I’m reminded of why I love this profession. Things couldn’t be better! …Although I guess I’d like a few great institutional assignments, like an art museum or a foundation’s building. I’m extremely proud of our reputation for quality, and I get to have a good time doing great work!”

liaise between my team and other designers. For some reason, there can be an inherently adversarial relationship between architects and designers, but with Chandler and Chandler Hudson Design we know we’re trying to get to the same place - and that’s a happy end-user,” Anderson says. “But our house may be the trickiest project we’ve ever done together,” jokes Chandler, glancing over to Anderson with a knowing smile. “The house was a time machine from the 1970’s and was in need of some major renovation when we bought it six years ago! Anderson had to do a significant redesign to make it functional, and he paid the kind of attention to detail he always does, that makes the place a delightful home to live in!... And of course, I did the interior design,” Chandler says contentedly..

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About their own house, Anderson says, “We purchased the house off-market. I’m not really a ‘tear-it-down’ guy, and the steel beam running the length of the house was the kind of ‘bones’ that would support a substantial rebuild, architecturally speaking, and make the job worth it financially. We stripped it to the bones and started over. We gutted every room. Then we addressed the exterior with new terraces, a new drive, and new landscaping. We regraded the lawn, and put in a new pool. It works for our family! We enjoy the feeling of living in the house!”

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Jeanne grew up in Greenwich, the older of two girls with divorced parents, in what Jeanne describes as “the worst house in town, right next to the shopping center next to the train station. But my mom knew that it was worth a struggle to give me and my younger sister a great education and as culturally rich a background as possible.” After graduating from Greenwich High, she went to the University of Massachusetts, and after two years not enjoying the cold weather and everything-indoors way of life there, she transferred to Arizona State University to get a degree in Communications and to get some fun-in-the-sun! She studied Food Service in graduate school at NYU and spent a few years working in the restaurant and catering businesses, then pivoted to sales and marketing. Jeanne recalls, “I got a job with Valassis in Wilton working on beauty accounts like L’oreal, Revlon, and Clairol. I started as a sales assistant - to a woman who lives in New Canaan and who’s now my good friend. Working my way through a male-dominated industry and securing an executive MBA along the way, I worked hard and started moving up the sales ladder. I started selling the ‘rookie route’ in Rochester and Buffalo at Valassis, and after a company change 11 years into my career, I worked my way up to VP of Sales at Coupons.com. And after ten years at Coupons.com, I ultimately restructured myself out of a job. I was content to cap my successful two-decade sales career - but eager to apply my business skills and experience in my own venture.”

Jeanne Collins is irrepressible! After a successful decades-long executive career in advertising sales, she decided to go back to school for advanced studies in interior design, and now runs her own luxury design firm, called JerMar Design, based in New Canaan. She’s a single mom to 16year old Madeline, they live in a house in New Canaan Jeanne bought seven years ago, and they together manage life as a dynamic duo of businesswoman and New Canaan High School rising senior. She now also aims to become recognized as an inspirational speaker and author…and it’s a safe bet she’ll be giving a Ted Talk before you can say Tony Robbins! And she’s just released Two Feet In, a book about her life experience, with the goal of sharing her lessons and energy with people of all ages.

of Art and Design and at Parsons. I hired a business coach who specializes in interior design firms to help with my business development. And to build a portfolio, I advertised on the local moms’ Facebook group that I was willing to do design work for free - and within 10 minutes I had 25 willing subjects! One couple asked me to do a total room design plan for the living room in their 6,000 square foot house in Darien and when I presented it, they said they loved absolutely everything but one candle!...They bought the full room design and commissioned me to do their entire house! It was the big break I needed, and things have been going gangbusters ever since! I like the flexibility of running my own business and, although a lot of my clients are in Westchester and Fairfield, being able to have clients located anywhere. I love the creative opportunity and practical challenges of turning a vision into reality and am rewarded when my clients tell me that what I’ve done for them really fits their lifestyle without screaming a particular style or look.” Indeed, Jeanne has developed a rich and sophisticated feel and is able to design rooms which transcend stylistic type. JerMar Designs is a thriving business, and Jeanne’s design work has previously been featured in B&NC Mag.

“I’m passionate about interior design and I’d done the design work in a few houses I’d flipped for a profit over the years,” Jeanne explains. “I knew starting my own business was the right thing to do, I knew I was ready, and I knew the old adage that when you’re passionate about your work it won’t seem like work at all, was correct…so I formed JerMar Designs. To learn the how-tos of getting design done, I completed graduate level programs at both the New York Institute

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But as if Jeanne’s success with JerMar Designs isn’t enough, she’s now also launching a career as an inspirational speaker! And she’s going about developing her brand with the same straight-forward business-minded planning, organization, method, and enthusiasm that’s worked for Jeanne in corporate America and with JerMar Designs, and that makes success a tautology. …First step …Jeanne’s new book…Two Feet In! …Which is all about Jeanne’s mantra of striving to be the best at whatever you do…and jumping in with both feet when doing it!

These excerpts summarize Jeanne’s purpose and philosophy: “I want you …to discover the right energy for your own life [with] the Two Feet In philosophy. It means committing to [your] choices one hundred percent. It means knowing that no matter what challenges [you] face, [you] will make it through. I live Two Feet In because I trust myself now. I stick to the decisions I make for myself instead of endlessly analyzing and second-guessing. There’s no bigger blockade to progress than an internal dialogue clouded by doubt. Life requires perseverance, but it also

needs vulnerability. We must open ourselves up to our potential and hold onto our truth when others try to break it down. …This philosophy was not formulated overnight. I’ve faced many changes in my life: divorce, romantic struggles, motherhood, and a professional career that has drastically shifted not just once, but twice. With each passing year, I became more and more myself, refining and reshaping based on the lessons that just wouldn’t stop coming my way. …Building a life is not something one does with a wandering mind or insecure fears.

“IT TOOK ME DECADES TO TAKE COMMAND AS THE DESIGNER OF MY LIFE.”

While it can be nice to daydream, our lives can only be created with real commitment. Hence: feet, two of them in particular, should be planted firmly in the world in which we want to live. I don’t mean to make this sound easy. It took me decades to take command as the designer of my life.”

Interestingly, focus groups reading Two Feet In reflect that her story and message appeal to a wide socio-demographic spectrum and to men as well as women. “It’s funny about men liking the book so much, but it’s because the book resonates with different people in different ways and relates to spirituality, career, relationship and self-reflection.” Jeanne remarks, “But you know I find the same thing when it comes to my design work. I think it’s because I design with the experience of living in the space as the primary perspective and purpose. My work comes off as elegant and refined, but it’s ‘user friendly’. As a very broad adage, you might say I get selected because women like the way my design looks and men like the way it feels.”

Jeanne says enthusiastically, “I wrote Two Feet In to convey the lessons and energy of my experience. …And it’s really much more about my personal life experience, and overcoming the adversity of two bad marriages and several other failed relationships which I chronicle in the book - than any kind of a how-to on my workhard-to-get-ahead strategies. How I make decisions and why. All about learning - and moving on! As it says right on the cover, Lessons From An All-In Life!”

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Jeanne’s book, Two Feet In: Lessons From an AllIn Life, can be found locally at Elm Street Books in New Canaan, and is available online at Amazon. Jeanne will be at Elm Street Books on October 18th at 6:00 for a discussion with Casey Kaplan of B&NC Magazine.

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He is best known in the film industry as a go-to writer when the studio has a big idea that needs a story, and

has multi-year development deals with Amazon and Legendary, and has something like 30 projects currently in one phase of production or another. They’re presently producing Atlas, starring Jennifer Lopez - a sci-fi action movie about the relationship between humans and AI, for Netflix; Space Mountain, a Disney movie based on the famous theme park ride, and; their newest, an epic ten-part Godzilla series called Monarch: Legacy of Monsters for AppleTV+, starring Kurt Russell. Joby may be most famous for having been called upon by Disney to write and produce the Obi-Wan Kenobi tv series in 2022, and then by Paramount to write the live action Transformers: Rise of the Beasts film in 2023, but he also helped write this summer’s The Flash for DC, starring

a problem that needs to be solved. For her equal part, Tory, who started Safehouse five years before Joby joined her professionally in 2008, has a reputation as an effective, efficient, talented, and ethical producer, who knows what it takes to get a film made. She produced the acclaimed independent film Trumbo, starring Liam Neeson, Michael Douglas and Donald Sutherland (2007), and then Holy Rollers, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Bartha (2009). Together, their Safehouse credits include WB’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), WGN’s acclaimed series Underground (2017), and Netflix crowd favorite Spinning Out (2020). They are, to say the very least, a prolific filmmaking team. As Joby puts it, “We complement each other well because I’m

Tom Cruise, the sci-fi epic Edge of Tomorrow (2014) for Warner Bros., and Netflix’s Army of the Dead (2021).

a little right-brain and Tory is…well…the entire brain. We just go together well.”

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I GREW UP LOCALLY AND NEW CANAAN HAS ALWAYS FELT LIKE HOME. Joby asked my father for my hand in marriage at Gates in 2000. My mom went to Saxe when it was still a high school. My Aunt got married on God’s acre,” Tory says about choosing New Canaan. “My family tree has roots with the Lockwoods, and with all the Lockwood history in Silvermine and New Canaan and New England - I wanted the kids to be tuned into that and give them a sense of ancestry, heritage, connection, and belonging. And we have about three dozen aunts and uncles and cousins who live in the area – and that’s our crew for Christmas around the tree. Covid really made it all possible - when so many in our industry realized we could now be effectively remote. We work harder than ever before, but it has allowed Joby and I to come ‘back home’ to New Canaan.”

They are even more

BRILLIANT and interesting than one might imagine.

Joby adds, “I grew up in London, and went to UCLA Film School when I was 18. I then moved to New York City because, in the late 90’s, it was the epicenter of independent film. Tory had moved to New York after Johns Hopkins, and was barely making ends meet working at a production company. A mutual friend introduced us and, to be honest I completely blew the first date, but a bottle of wine intervened…and we were married a year-anda-half later. We were so poor we lived in a 600 square foot apartment in Alphabet City that we shared with another couple. The sink was the size of a cereal bowl, and we all smoked so there was a thick cloud so you could barely see, but we honestly felt like we were living at The Plaza. All that mattered was being in New York City. As our careers progressed, we

They are, indeed, at the fount of modern culture. But what’s most captivating about Joby and Tory is what might be called the theme of this fairytale: Joby and Tory are genuinely humble and grateful people, who moved to New Canaan instead of anywhere else in the world so their kids could grow up here, and who will tell you that their favorite movie of all time is whichever one they watched last night snuggled-up on the couch as a family. “Last night it was The Terminator. Tomorrow it could be Splash. It’s honestly just whatever brings us all together in a huge pile of blankets and pillows with our dog on top,” Joby puts in.

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needed to move to L.A., and it’s a city we still love dearly, but we wanted to offer our kids a different perspective and a new adventure.”

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JOBY HAROLD &TORY TUNNELL I remember we had the boys with us shooting a film in the winter in Budapest,” Tory recounts, “and we were walking down the street in the snow with James who was five at the time, and he suddenly just stopped in his tracks. He looked panicked, and as we asked him what was wrong, he said his whole body hurt all over…and we realized this was a kid who had just literally never been cold before! We had to explain to him that this is what happens when you don’t live year-round in sunny California! There are other seasons! We knew right then we had to get the kids out of L.A.!”

Here we have a pond for fishing in the summer and ice skating in the winter, there’s a hill for sledding, we go apple picking in the fall, we work together on the yard in the spring,” Joby finishes the

“And while the kids used to listen to a sleep app of nature sounds to drown-out the clamor of L.A. now they can just sleep with the windows open, and hear those sounds for real. And truthfully, the best part is we work from home, so they get to experience all that, and also see us working hard all day to earn it. I love that the soundtrack of their home is hearing their Mom on the phone talking to an agent or running a TV show. It connects the hard work to the outcome. It feels like we’ve finally found the right

When coaxed to talk about their careers, they are more philosophical than braggadocious – and everything is filtered through their family. “We try to teach the boys that providence comes with commitment,” Joby commits. “Otherwise it’s a hobby. And if we’ve had any good fortune in our careers it’s because we believe in hard work beyond anything else.” Tory adds, “...Along with a mix of risk and pragmatism. My mother used to say ‘luck is when opportunity meets preparation’. Joby has dozens of stories burning in his chest but, as the expression goes, ‘if it don’t get made, you don’t get paid’ so, while we’re as passionate about the tent poles we work on as the personal projects, we have to be pragmatic and find the right balance.” A bit more open and sanguine about the film industry,

the middle of the ‘Golden Age of TV,’ and at a time when there are many ways and places to get a movie financed and seen. But really what it always comes down to is character. Certain characters belong on the small screen, and others are better suited to the big one. Like everyone else, we loved Succession, and those are characters we looked forward to seeing in our homes every week. Whereas you look at the success of Barbie or Maverick, and those are characters that belong thirty feet high.” To which Tory responds, “I think the artform is bending, and that tv and film are both starting to inform each other. My hope is that we’re actually just at the dawn of a new era of great cinema. Don’t get me wrong, I still want to be in the Spiderverse and a galaxy far, far away, I’m just also looking forward to a time when I can hop over to the screen next door and see this generation’s Taxi Driver, or

balance between work and life.”

Joby allows, “We are fortunate to be doing what we do in

The Graduate, or Easy Rider.”

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Turn What You Love Into Where You Live Cajoled into talking best and favorite movies - and only under the pretext of asking the method and order which Joby and Tory are employing in educating the kids on the history of cinema - Tory comments, “Well one of the things assumed about the younger generation is a much shorter attention span, and that can be true, but what we’ve found really makes the difference when choosing a movie for them to watch is the director. Our kids can watch some of the newer superhero movies and honestly get bored. Yet they will watch Richard Donner’s Superman, which is a slow movie, and they will be enthralled. And the difference is the director.” Tory adds, “Our favorite movies tend to be theirs too. Jaws. Star Wars obviously. The Magnificent Seven. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was a big one. Romancing The Stone. Working Girl. My favorite of all time is 8 ½, and obviously they’re not quite ready for that yet, but it’s been interesting to see that they always love a classic.”

“One thing we do with the kids that’s a bit different and that does relate to our passion - or what some might call obsession,” Tory allows, “is to show them movies and then take them to the real-life location where the movie was made. We watched Far And Away and then visited the Tenement Museum. An Affair To Remember and we went to the top of the Empire State Building. Men In Black and we visited the site of the 1964 World’s Fair. The kids have taken to doing it, and hopefully it brings what Mom and Dad do for a living a little more to life.”

Joby and Tory are at the pinnacle of the film industry,

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I’m in love with New Orleans! The first time I stepped foot was on April 30, 2012, for my campus tour of Tulane - on the day before the May 1 deadline for choosing where I would go to college. I was bowled over about everything at Tulane, but mostly the work-hard play-hard environment, where I knew I would thrive. I was immediately taken by the architecture of the Uptown area around the adjacent campuses of Tulane and Loyola, and having the fabulous Olmstead-designed Audubon Park right across St. Charles, and I weighed the warm weather during the winter months as a strong positive. I’d been a United States Senate Page during my junior year of high school so I was focused on studying Political Science, and during my tour then-Professor James Carville ran by on his daily jog. And when we had dinner that night at what was then one of America’s finest restaurants, under the ownership of since metooed John Besh, we were seated at the next table to Jamie Foxx…and he not only obliged some photos, but invited us to sit down with him for desert! You had me at beignet…I was Tulane bound! …I’m sworn to secrecy about most of what happened over the next four years, but I graduated with a major in Political Science…and then stayed to earn a Masters from Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business. New Orleans became my home! I felt romanced by the place. The great music, always available, for free, in multiple venues. Our daily walks around the majestic Audubon Park. The Fly, at the southern end of Audubon, where we would go to watch the sunset over the Mississippi River. Window shopping on Magazine Street. A trip to ‘Death Valley’ to see LSU play Florida, and another to Oxford, Mississippi to see Ol’ Miss. …All before our own Green Wave got good! Becoming a Saints fan! All the amazing public and pay-per-use golf courses, including the Par 62 right in Audubon Park across the street from Tulane’s campus, and the Robert Trent Jones beauty, Bayou Oaks, in City Park. Joining in a band-led procession called a ‘Second Line’ - the way they celebrate life and death around The Big Easy! Mardi Gras! Jazz Fest! The Big City conveniences and

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…And then there’s the food! …While at Tulane I started the Instagram @NOLAgourmand, and became and remain the #1 Food Influencer in New Orleans. It started irreverently enough, and I named it nolagourmand - rather than nolagourmet - to joke that I was someone who liked to eat a lot a gourmand - rather than being any high-falutin critic or expert. But it caught-on - and remains the go-to Instagram for foodies around New Orleans, Louisiana - or the acronym that the city has given itself, NOLA. And while I now live and work back home where I grew up in Pound Ridge, running Bedford & New Canaan Magazine, my family owns a home only a few blocks from Tulane…right next to the dozen or so restaurants on Freret…and so I haven’t missed

attractions, with the small town charm and nuance. All the history, and the mix of culture!

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a Mardi Gras or Jazz Fest in over a decade, and still manage to spend as much time as possible ‘eating New Orleans’! …And now Breeze has ‘breeze-through’ flights from Westchester Airport (HPN) to Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans (MSY), and it’s a game changer! I only wish we had Breeze from Westchester when I was flying back-and-forth to Tulane. All the convenience of Westchester Airport and, while the plane stops for about a half-hour in Jacksonville, you don’t get off, and there’s no chance of not making a connection or the flight crew timing-out. And the pricing is so low, anytime can be a good time to ‘Let The Good Times Roll’!

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New Orleans was founded by the French in 1718 and named after the Duke of Orleans, and because much of the architecture, ambiance and cuisine of the time, when the city was under the Rouge Blanc et Bleu, still remains, it’s long been known as ‘The Paris of the South’. In 1763, following the French defeat in the Seven Years War, the French transferred possession, but not ownership, of Orleans to the Spanish, who renamed the city New Orleans, and who left their own clear contribution to the literal melting pot of the city in the form of their Spanish creole influence. With the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1800, the French restored control of New Orleans, but then Napoleon sold New Orleans to the then-recently-united States of America as a part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In the last days of the War of 1812 - quite literally after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, but before ending the war had been ratified - General Andrew Jackson leading forces from the U.S. Navy and several Southern States defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans, fortifying U.S. control. The city grew rapidly in the Antebellum period during the first half of the 19th Century, as a hub for immigration to the U.S. from several European communities, as the primary port for the export of cotton, and - disgracefully - for the importation of approximately two-thirds of the million slaves brought-in-chains to America. By 1860, New Orleans had grown to be the 5th largest city in the U.S. And, as the Union Army took control of New Orleans early in the course of the Civil War, following the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip in 1862, the City avoided much of the destruction that occurred in other Southern cities.

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NEW ORLEANS Nevertheless, the City’s social, economic and physical development during the Jim Crow era and, quite frankly, for more than the hundred years following the Civil War... and even until today, has been marred by racial divide and political corruption, even relative to other Southern cities. By sometime in the 1930s, New Orleans had earned the nickname ‘The City That Care Forgot’ ...which remains an unfortunate but apt description. Half the street lights don’t work and all the streets are in need of repair. And the speed of government response to things like repairing the electrical grid, water system, 120 year old city sewer system, levee system, etc., is at, shall we say, an escargot’s pace.

AND, MOST ‘NOTE’ABLY, NEW ORLEANS ALSO HAS CLAIM TO BEING THE BIRTHPLACE OF JAZZ! The recent history of New Orleans starts with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and is all about the renaissance New

Still, New Orleans can, most proudly, claim being the home of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and at the center of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. The school six-year old Ruby Bridges walked into following the 1954 decision forcing school integration in Brown v. Board of Education was the William Frantz Elementary School in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans. And it was in the 1956 Sugar Bowl that the Pitt Panthers’ first AfricanAmerican college football fullback, Bobby Grier, took the field against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

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Orleans has experienced in Katrina’s aftermath. Starting with the ‘Who Dat’ Saints winning the 2010 Super Bowl and continuing ever since, New Orleans has flourished! Notwithstanding a few more hurricanes since Katrina. During Covid, pop-up street corner porch concerts by local musicians became the nightly norm in the neighborhoods! There’s more great food and great music than ever! Tourism is at an all-time high because the experience of visiting is at its all-time best! …And Tulane’s Green Wave NCAA American Athletic Conference Football Team ended years of submediocrity, and in 2022 finished the season 12-2, won the AAC championship, and defeated USC 46-45 in a nail-biter at the Cotton Bowl!!!

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THE POBOY, OR PO’ BOY, OR POOR BOY SANDWICH

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New Orleans is, of course, known for the poboy, a large sandwich centered around some kind of usually fried meat served with garnishes like shredded lettuce on toasted french bread. It originated in 1929 during a streetcar driver strike, when the young drivers were penniless, and establishments started feeding ‘the poor boys’ these sandwiches. Now poboys are a staple for the affluent - typically costing upwards of $20, but boy, has New Orleans perfected the art! The quest for ‘the best poboy in New Orleans’ is hotly contested and debated… but in my opinion, the three best spots in town are: -Cooter Browns: located Uptown, close to Tulane, and known as a dive bar and a great place to watch a football game while downing copious amounts of beer and oysters, but the bar also has a real authentic and gritty kitchen that makes delicious greasy and fried food. Their Fried Oyster Poboy is the best oyster poboy in the city. -Parkway Tavern: what began as a bakery in 1911 has turned into one of the preeminent poboy spots in the city; it’s one of the few notable poboy spots that actually deserves the hype, and one of the few big-name poboy-only spots that locals frequent. There’s often a line out the door, but it’s worth the wait for this authentic and mouth watering delicacy. Their house-made roast beef speciality is what they’re known for… and it’s for good reason. -Parasol’s Bar: a hole-in-the-wall one block off Magazine Street - just behind Tracy’s Irish Bar, which is also worth a stop - this unassuming bar is not where you’d expect to find one of the city’s best dishes… but alas, that’s NOLA! Their speciality is the Firecracker Shrimp Poboy, and it’s the perfect place for a midday stop on a Magazine Street stroll.

QUARTER

Let’s get Bourbon Street at night out of the way. The nightly debauchery on Bourbon Street is something to experience every now and then - as long as now and then are very very far apart. It’s all about booze and having a blast. Loud music from the bars that line the bowery fills the air, crowds of tourists looking to have a completely mindless good time fill the streets, and revelry rules! It can be a really fun night - and particularly if you can get into Independence Hall to see and hear some Blues…but it’s dirty and isn’t a true hangout for locals.

But Bourbon Street, and more generally the French Quarter - during daytime - is a wholly different story. Painters and craftspeople show their wares on the streets around Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral. Musicians set-up and play on corners. There are fun stores and galleries walking in every direction, and there’s the ubiquitous offering of Frozen Daiquiris and Hurricanes, oft consumed by the yard, and tee-shirt shops with all kinds of things that say New Orleans. The iconic French Quarter is rich with treasures. And there’s probably no better start to a day than coffee and set-the-standard beignets at the world-famous Cafe du Monde, between Jackson Square and the esplanade along the Mississippi. …Unless you’re booked for brunch at the classic Brennan’s on Royal St, where there are also all kinds of antique shops that warrant a visit. If you want to stay in the French Quarter, there’s a wide offering of branded and oneoff hotels and airbnbs, with the Four Seasons being the premier choice.

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& THE WAREHOUSE DISTRICT The Bywater is the funkier neighborhood adjacent to the French Quarter that has a bit more of a neighborhood feel, and a lot more of

Unlike the French Quarter, which functions almost exclusively in service of the tourism and hospitality industry, the Downtown and the Warehouse District - across Canal Street from the French Quarter - also function to serve the business of the City and the people of New Orleans. These areas

a hipster vibe. Some foodie favorites in the area include: •Paladar 511 - an eclectic and upscale take on American fusion inside

are less about walking around, and more about where you’re going to locate accommodations, a restaurant, or an activity.

of a large old double story warehouse with a fantastic wine collection. •Bacchanal - walking into this unassuming dank shack on a seemingly random corner across the street from the railroad tracks, you’ll think you’re in the wrong place. The shack is actually a wine bar that’s filled with some of the most interesting finds from all over

Frenchmen Street is the downtown stretch where you might actually find some locals out enjoying the debauchery of downtown.

the world, and the grungy hippies working the counter are in fact real wine connoisseurs who will help you to select the perfect bottle and a perfectly paired cheese board to enjoy in the expansive walled courtyard out back - where you’ll find romantic string lights, picnic-

A bit tamer than Bourbon Street, it is instead lined with music bars, allowing for the best bar hop of your life! Going from one spot to the next and listening to a different top local

Harrah’s Casino offers all kinds of gambling, and their internal theater is undergoing renovations and set to reopen this year.

style dishes, and always a great live band. It’s a true hidden gem, but if you know, you know. •Elizabeth’s - a great brunch spot with even better Bloody Mary’s. •N7 - an eclectic outdoor courtyard, this spot is known for its clean and flavorful small dishes. It’s the perfect place for a romantic dinner that feels like a real experience.

live band at each spot! From soulful bluegrass to live jazz, to country or regular old rock… everyone is sure to find something that’s just their tempo! And don’t miss the late-night art market that’s tucked into a double-wide alley along Frenchmen street.

including an introductory movie with Tom Hanks in the 4D theater, is a rich presentation of the U.S.’s participation in the war - and great for all ages. And there’s both a fun 1940s style soda shop, and a more upscale restaurant, The American Sector, located right in the Museum building.

The now-called ‘Caesars’ Superdome and adjacent Smoothie King Arena are respectively host to the Saints and Pelicans, and each maintains a full roster of concerts and sporting events.

The World War II Museum is not to be missed. The multimedia experience,

And, most important, right in-between the Convention Center and the WWII Museum, there’s… The Butcher! It’s the next-door informal sister of Cochon Butcher, and just may have the best barbecue pulled pork in New Orleans…and a turkey sandwich second-to-none, some out-of-this-world duck sliders, the best brussel sprouts in the South, and memorable key lime and pecan pies. Other Downtown and Warehouse District restaurants of note include Josephine Estelle in the Ace Hotel, which also has a hip bar and coffee shop out of Casablanca in the lobby and a pool that’s open to the public on the roof, Bar Marilou, Seaworthy, Herbsaint, and Maïs Arepas.

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GARDEN DISTRICT & UPTOWN The iconic St. Charles Avenue Trolley is the central artery of the Garden District and Uptown, connecting Downtown with these substantial residential neighborhoods. Because an overwhelming majority of the architecture is old, and because of zoning laws which treat almost everything as historic, the Garden

District and Uptown neighborhoods seem to stand still in time. Antebellum mansions line the ritzier avenues and streets. Magazine Street, which runs as nearly parallel to St. Charles as anything does in New Orleans, is a miles long walk past a thriving melange of sitdown and to-go restaurants of every variety, high-end clothing boutiques, art galleries and home furnishing stores, perfumeries, ice cream stores, and assorted other retail. And New Orlean’s crown jewel, Audubon Park, right across St. Charles from the adjacent Tulane and Loyola campuses, is one of the best walk-in-thepark locations anywhere, lined with 250 year old Oak trees that create an other-worldy canopy of shade and respite - and also home to the Audubon Zoo and the Audubon Golf Course, Tennis Courts and Riding Stables.

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On St. Charles, Superior Seafood is both a notable tourist attraction and a true local’s regular haunt… while their regular menu isn’t my favorite, their $1.25 Oyster Happy Hour is one of the best in the city, especially paired with their ‘large for the price of a small’ frozen drink happy hour special, all while watching the Streetcar roll by. Most-famous Commander’s Palace is located in the Garden District and is an essential stop on any tour of New Orleans. The food is old-world splendid Southern cuisine, complete with white tablecloths and white-glove service. I particularly like the Garden Room, with expansive windows looking out at old Oak trees. It’s a tourist attraction… but the food is reliably superb, and it has some of the best service of any establishment in America. Just don’t forget your blazer and collared shirt! My personal favorite place to start a day in Uptown is at French Truck on Dryades… a local gem that’s tucked away in an unassuming neighborhood. It’s a coffee shop, that’s so much more than that. Set in a bright yellow converted shotgun house, there’s a front porch complete with rocking chairs, and a large patio with some climbing vines over a pergola providing some shade. The coffee is some of the best in the city, and the NOLA Iced is sure to delight. S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R

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On Freret, about ten blocks from Tulane, there’s a five block stretch filled with more great choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner, notably including Vals, located inside and out of an old gas station on the corner of Freret and Valmont. Sit outside under the shade-sails surrounded by tropical plants, and try both the Fried Fish Taco and the Street Corn On The Cob, and maybe a few of the happy frozen drinks. Cure is the bar down the street with no sign or name out front, and a giant framed biological diagram of a Cockroach (New Orleans’ unofficial bird) on the wall inside... but it happens to be one of the classiest bars in the city, and known for serious mixology.

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PLACES TO STAY: There are too many restaurants along Magazine to catalog them here, but a couple require special attention: •The Vintage is a hip bistro for breakfast, lunch, or a late night snack, with a menu that includes a scrumptious flatbread with brie, arugula, green apple, bacon and honey, and beignets - regular powdered, cinnamon and sugar, and specialty beignets that are filled with jelly, matcha, and s’mores - that I think are superior to those at Cafe du Monde. •Stein’s Deli, run by notorious Philadelphia transplant and famous New Orleans curmudgeon, recently featured on Queer Eye, Dan Stein, with their best-bagels-in-town and full selection of deli sandwiches, is like Harry Met Sally, but in another universe. •Molly’s Rise n’ Shine is a creative take on breakfast food with riffs on comfort food staples in a space that looks like a 1950s diner on a trip. The concept is the brainchild of New Orleans’ hottest and most eccentric young chef, Mason Hereford, who’s also behind the concept Turkey & The Wolf, which has been featured on almost every food show - and is also well worth a visit just a few blocks off Magazine Street - and don’t miss the fried bologna sandwich…trust me! •Dat Dog, an indoor-outdoor spot devoted to the dog, in any variety; my personal favorite is the Buffalo Chicken Dog. •La Petite Grocery is a French-style upscale spot that’s great for dinner; their blue crab beignets are an appetizer you’ll be dreaming about for years to come. •And before getting off Magazine, I must mention the two - competing - Mediterranean restaurants, Saba and Shaya. The eponymous Shaya came first, opened by Alon Shaya and now-disgraced then-big-time-chef John Besh, but around the same time that Besh got canceled, Alon left Shaya and opened his own spot, called Saba (which means Grandfather in Hebrew). Saba has become my preferred spot of the two - both because the food is a touch better and because Shaya is still in the Besh group, but they both specialize in pitas made from pizza dough and lots of unbelievably delicious hummus. Book in advance. Both restaurants are always full.

To stay uptown, which I highly recommend, the best options are: -The Hotel St. Vincent: located all the way on the Downtown end of Magazine Street, but still in the Garden District - and the most upscale option Uptown, this newer addition to the New Orleans hospitality scene is staged in a reimagined old convent with a whimsical retro feel, wraparound covered porches, and a fabulous and lush outdoor courtyard. -The Chloe is another new New Orleans gem, set right on St Charles in a renovated stately mansion. With the feeling of a B&B, and the amenities and service of a modern high-end hotel, this is a great option to really get the New Orleans flavor and feel with all of the Southern comfort… and a happenin’ pool scene. -The Columns is more of a New Orleans establishment, known mostly for it’s prime positioning on the Mardi Gras parade route (also along St Charles), and also set in a historic and impressive New Orleans Antebellum mansion. Recently acquired by new ownership, the hotel has just been renovated and is a lovely place to stay in a great location.

A few blocks off Magazine Street, but an easy detour, Atchafalaya - named for the nearby river basin - is an unassuming but very worthy super-authentically-New Orleans brunch stop. After the restaurant switched chefs a few years ago, they eliminated the fan-favorite Duck Hash (duck confit, poached eggs, blackberries, mangos, brown butter hollandaise, bacon vinaigrette, chives)... But the loss was so mourned by NOLA foodies that - dared by the restaurant to do so - I personally circulated a petition to Bring Back da’ Duck Hash… and Atchaflaya complied…and the Duck Hash is now available for order on the menu…and that should be all you need to know about that! And over on Prytania, between Magazine Street and St. Charles, Saint James Cheese Shop is a mecca for the turophile, with delicious cheese-focused sandwiches. And next door, The Creole Creamery’s ice cream rivals any!

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Whether you’re into ghoul or not, take at least one cemetery tour. Because New Orleans is at sea level, the cemeteries are above ground, and the method, ritual and history of the cemeteries is worth the relatively short visit. Take a cruise up the Mississippi on a paddle steamer. There are frequent trips that leave from the dock next to Cafe du Monde to go see The River, or go further-up to see Antebellum plantations. Take in a Tulane Green Wave football game in Yulman Stadium, or a basketball game at Tulane’s NCAA Devlin Fieldhouse. Or take a one-hour ride up to LSU to see the Tigers play in Death Valley. Or head to a Pelicans or Saints game, or check out a concert in the Superdome or the Smoothie King Center. Go for a swamp tour - only about an hour away. I guarantee you will see as many alligators as you need to, and the birds and fauna are amazing. New Orleans has the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra that plays at venues around the city, the Saenger Theater - a Broadway-style theater downtown, and Preservation Hall - with some of the best jazz in America. And the internationally renowned New Orleans Museum of Art is in City Park, another major park in the city, filled with plenty to do, from swan-shaped paddle boats to great walking trails, and even a satellite Cafe du Monde.

Tipitina’s, Uptown on Magazine, is probably my favorite music venue in the U.S. It’s an intimate but somewhat raucous hall with a wraparound second floor balcony, that attracts top talent, up-and-coming acts, and local regulars on any given weekend. Adjacent to City Park, the New Orleans Fair Grounds is a fun place to place a bet and watch the horses races. And nearby, you’ll find what I believe is ‘The Best Fried Chicken In The U.S.’ at Willie Mae’s Scotch House. Finally, if at all possible, be festive! …And by that I mean go to one of the many great festivals in and around New Orleans! Mardi Gras is a two week long celebration, beginning with a first - and much more tame - familyfocused weekend (which will be February 3 and 4, 2024), and culminating with the main better-known weekend of Mardi Gras (taking place this year from February 8 until Mardi Gras Day on February 13, 2024). It’s a wild party, but the Uptown parades - which are definitely a blast - are more family-friendly than what you might see in the movies. And NOLA’s world-famous Jazz Fest is held every year on the last weekend of April and the first weekend of May. With more than 16 stages of music playing simultaneously, including tents for jazz, rock, blues, reggae, zydeco, and more, and performers like Lionel Richie, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Billy Joel, Elton John…everyone’s happy!

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They’re light and airy, and clean and modern. They each have a private exposure with direct sunlight into each unit at one time of day or another, and all except one on the first floor have their own private terrace or balcony. The condominiums all boast 2 spacious bedrooms, each with an en-suite bathroom, a powder room and large walk-in closets with built ins. Each unit has an open floor plan kitchen/great room with fireplace, plus a den/office, and range in size from 1,800 square feet to the two 2,100+ square foot Penthouses, which each also have an extra-large private terrace and an additional 300 sqft of storage space adjacent to the apartment. The units are elegantly appointed, including custom cabinetry, all Viking appliances, Quartz waterfall countertops, wide planked floors, central vacuum, a full size washer and dryer, a security system, fully-tiled baths with dual shower heads and toilets that warm and wash, and so much more!

Each condominium also comes with a private secured storage unit plus two parking spaces in the heated indoor garage, with direct access to the elevator. The garage is also equipped with electric car charging stations. And the building is over-amenitized! There’s a Welcoming Lobby as you enter the building and an elegant Grand Lobby with a playerpiano on the floor above, plus a cozy Lounge on the third floor Penthouse level. There’s a Meeting Room with a kitchen, a well-equipped Fitness Room with outdoor exposure, and several outdoor spaces, including a patio with an outdoor entertaining area and bbq. There’s so much common space, the building can feel a bit more like a resort hotel than a residence …and the common space is all really useful!

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There is a back-up generator to power the entire building, and a security system that includes coded garage entry, cameras, and a Comelit video entry system accessible from any smartphone. The building will have a daytime concierge and a virtual doorman, is entirely ADA compliant, and is fully fire sprinklered and alarmed. The Byram condominiums are reasonably priced from $1M for the 1,800 sq. ft., 2bdrm. /2.5bath unit, to $1.75M for each of the amazing Penthouses - but one of the two is already taken! And the taxes are low for residential living in Armonk, or anywhere in Northern Westchester!

And, if real estate is about location, location, location…this is right-next-to-downtown ARMONK! The next-door retail mall has a pharmacy, two Asian restaurants, a bakery, a Bluestone Lane Cafe, and a high-end wine store. And Armonk’s thriving downtown has a great supermarket, a half-dozen excellent restaurants, coffee and bagel shops, banking, a flower shop, the legendary Hickory & Tweed sports shop, and a host of other retail offerings. With immediate access onto I-684, Armonk is only a short drive from the Westchester Medical Center or downtown White Plains, just a few minutes to Westchester Airport, and less than an hour to Manhattan. …And the recreational and cultural splendors of Westchester, like the Wampus Brook Park right down the block, are all around! The Byram’s developers are longtime-local residents Frank and Virginia Madonna and their son Frank Jr. It was Frank Jr. who had the inspiration years ago to build what Armonk lacked. There is nothing like it in Armonk or nearby. Frank is a graduate of Byram Hills H.S. and has developed other properties in Armonk. The Madonnas have completed various residential and commercial projects in Westchester and New York City, and Frank Sr. has been in real estate development for 35 years. I not only stand by my work,” Frank Sr. says, “I live right down the road! I’m very proud of this building, the quality of the construction, the elegance of the apartments, and the addition of The Byram to the Armonk community!” The architects for The Byram are Envirospace Architecture, and the engineers are Tietjen & Venegas Engineers, and Alfonzetti Engineering.

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“At the beginning of Covid, I was running my growth advisory business, operating with the name 4Forces Group, managing five clients, including Cognizant and Hudson News. In summer 2022, we were acquired and became a division of Isos Capital,” says Cosco. “George Barrios and Michelle Wilson started Isos Capital in 2021, when they first exited their Co-President

“We have the capability to go beyond consulting, to directly support and accelerate a company’s growth trajectory. I’ve put together a team of all-star senior executives

roles at World Wrestling Entertainment. Though Vince McMahon called them back to the WWE Board in non-operating roles for a period in 2023 to help effect the $21B merger with the UFC, owned by Endeavor, which was the largest deal in sports media history, they’ve also already managed to build Isos into a significant investment and advisory firm.

who each bring a wealth of experience and unique business know-how to bear. We are all operators at heart - and have seen it all in the Sports, Media and Entertainment space. Our calling card is our access to C-suite movers and shakers - and decision makers in the Sports, Media, and Entertainment industries. Our clients trust our track record and our

As one example, Isos raised $450M in private financing to take Bowlero (BOWL) public through a SPAC. The company has rolled-up 350 bowling centers around the U.S., and the stock is up double-digits since going public. And Isos Capital is presently in the process of raising a Growth Equity fund of approximately $750M to make several significant equity

decades worth of industry experience and expertise in all functional areas supporting a company’s growth; transformational strategy, go-to-market planning, marketing and sales operations, as well as cost optimization,” Cosco

investments in major sports franchises or up-and-coming sports leagues, and a $50M Venture fund to make key investments in startups and early stage companies. And, as a piece of exciting news, NBA Hall of Fame-bound

explains. “When it comes to business growth, we can make it happen!”

Carmello Anthony recently joined Isos Capital as a General Partner in the firm’s two funds.

Cosco’s team at Isos Growth Advisory includes: Tom Fox, who used to run sports marketing at Pepsi for Gatorade, and was the CCO of Arsenal and the CEO of Aston Villa; Sean Moran, a 25year vet at Viacom - now Paramount, who ran all ad sales for the past decade; John Brody, a college sponsorships marketing and sales expert, who served as the Chief Revenue Officer at Learfield; Neil Baker, who’s held executive ad sales leadership roles at Comcast/NBC, Fox, CBS, and ABC, and; John Haegele who was CEO of Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment, and has had executive leadership roles at Yahoo! Sports

Cosco continues, “As a result of being acquired by Isos Capital and our association with George and Michelle, our renamed Isos Growth Advisory practice gained immediate superstar status. Together, there’s an elegant synergy between the investment and advisory sides of our firm. We’ve already run into a number of situations where our advisory clients are seeking financing, or where our investment targets could benefit from our operating, strategy, and overall advisory expertise. It’s a bit of a funny twist for me that I sold my company to former WWE execs - I was recruited on two

Group, broadcast.com - under Mark Cuban, and the NFL.

separate occasions for leadership roles at WWE over the years, but never made the move!”

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Peter was born in Rowayton, but his dad, who was one of the real ‘Madmen’ in the advertising business with Young & Rubicam in NYC, moved the family to Milan, Italy in 1969, for an expanded role with Y&R, when Peter was only 3 and his sister Karen was just 6 months. “I can remember that we took a ship to get there…and that my sister won a stuffed animal for being the youngest on the ship,” Peter smiles. “My dad worked four years there for Y&R, and then another four in Rome for Compton Advertising, which was eventually acquired by Saatchi & Saatchi. In addition to becoming fluent in Italian at a young age, I can remember traveling all over Europe, and learning to ski in some of the world’s most beautiful resorts, including my favorite Kitzbuhel. We came back to the U.S., and Rowayton, when I was 11, and I entered 6th grade in Middle School - good timing to come back to the States as a ‘new kid’, since all three of Norwalk’s elementary schools were coming together at the middle school, and so we were all new kids at that point! Playing soccer every day in Italy gave me a big leg up on my new peers. At that point, in 1977, the game hadn’t really developed in this country. I continued to play through high school at Brien McMahon, and was recruited to play in college - and played all four years at Babson College, where I majored in Marketing and graduated in 1988.”

bout Isos Growth Advisory, Cosco explains, “A substantial majority of our advisory clients come to us because they, or their investors, know us personally, or have been referred to us by a strong connection of ours. As an example, KB Partners, a leading Chicagobased Venture Fund, pulled us into two of their portfolio companies to support the growth and expansion of each business and to support their capital raise needs. One of the businesses is an 8-team hockey league called 3ICE, featuring an exciting 3-on-3 format, with salaried players earning $100,000, and teams competing for $2M in prize money across the nine tournament stops. The other KB company we’re supporting is StreamLayer, an interactive screen overlay,

bet, host watch parties, and message each other - changing the way we watch and engage with sports content. We’re also working with GLORY Kickboxing, to take them to the U.S. market their events are currently in the Netherlands and France - to land sponsorship deals, and to drive broader distribution of their content. We’ve had a run at working with a number of emerging sports leagues, but our client base includes a wide array of larger sports properties, as well as media and entertainment companies looking to accelerate growth in some fashion. To quote Benjamin Franklin, we believe that ‘...without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and

allowing streaming sports content viewers to

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My first job out of school was in advertising sales for Runners World magazine at Rodale Press, and I took an apartment on 77th and York in Manhattan. After four years there, I was offered an ad sales leadership position with Tennis Magazine in L.A. …And I had my red 92 Alfa Spyder shipped out, and headed for the sun! I had an apartment on the Strand in Manhattan Beach overlooking the ocean, and I was skiing, biking, running, golfing, and surfing whenever I wasn’t selling advertising space. I met Elizabeth through Tennis Magazine - she was selling advertising in New York while I was in L.A. and we shared some accounts.

…AND SO I MOVED BACK TO NEW YORK IN 1995 to an apartment Elizabeth found for me at 12 East 86th…and Elizabeth and I were married in 1996!” Peter says with a broad smile. “I took an executive position with Money Magazine at Time Inc., and in 1997 we moved to our first house in New Canaan. We were both commuting to Manhattan - getting up for a 4:15 a.m. to workout together, making the 6:21 a.m. train together, and

each getting to our desks - Elizabeth at Fortune Magazine and me at Money - by 7:30 a.m. And Elizabeth was running marathons on the side! … Until the birth of our twins, Matthew and Olivia, in November 2000, at only 33 ½ weeks - when Elizabeth dialed-back the work schedule to be a mom. Our son Will was born in 2002 and our daughter Tessa was born in 2005. All four kids went to New Canaan public schools and all four played multiple sports growing up - focusing on lacrosse and soccer in high school. Matthew was recruited to play lacrosse at Furman University, but when that plan was interrupted by Covid in his Freshman year, he transferred to Trinity to play there, and will be starting with UBS Wealth Management in the fall. Olivia went to the University of Richmond, where she focused on Psychology and Leadership Studies, and is now in the event planning business. Will was recruited to play lacrosse as well, and is a rising junior at Rhodes College. Tessa is a Freshman at Michigan State. …And, along the way, Elizabeth became a Certified Pilates Instructor, and now operates a thriving one-on-one Pilates studio.”

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“At the turn of the millenia, at about the same time we had the twins, I pivoted from doing ad sales in the shrinking print industry, to take a leadership role with Nickelodeon, creating a new revenue generating business development group. Then, in an entrepreneurial move, I led the growth and expansion of Major League Gaming, a professional video gaming league - which eventually sold to Activision Blizzard” Peter continues the story of his career shift into consulting. “I joined AlixPartners, a top-tier turnaround firm, in January 2009, as the Global Chief Marketing Officer, reporting to the CEO, New Canaan resident, Fred Crawford, and was tasked with defining the AlixPartners brand globally, and driving growth for the firm. In that capacity, I created the Pro Sports practice and contributed to tripling the size of the Media practice. Following my time at AlixPartners, I created 4Forces Group - the first iteration. I then joined Alvarez & Marsal as a Managing Director in the Enterprise Improvement group - introduced by another New Canaanite, Jack McCarthy - and focused on the Media & Entertainment sector. …When I got the entrepreneurial itch again, I refocused on 4Forces Group - the second iteration. My deep background in the Media, Entertainment, and Sports sectors, in addition to my operational and consulting experience, led me to work with dozens of companies. Over the years I expanded my services into M&A work - which all led to the Isos deal, and standing up the Growth Advisory Practice. I knew I couldn’t do it all alone - far from it…but I knew I could strategically put together a team of seasoned and well-connected execs who have done it all, and could support the vision of building a very different type of growth and advisory practice under the roof of an investment firm. I have to say, this group of all-stars is getting it done, engagement after engagement!” Though it’s obvious Peter brings more wisdom to his clients than he will boast about, he looks barely old enough to have his salt-and-pepper hair. He has exceptionally blue eyes which convey his serious, calm, quiet, and piercing demeanor. He is still fit and active - running, lifting, biking, and playing golf to calm the nerves. And in his modest manner, he admits that “Even though I don’t have to commute any more, I still get up early to work-out and start the day at 5:something every morning!”

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Elizabeth ‘Missy’ Mandeville Walker grew up in Bedford, attended Rippowam Cisqua before heading off to boarding school, and she is a fourth generation parishioner at St. Matthew’s Church. “I am lucky to come from a large extended family, many of whom live in Bedford. On Christmas morning we have a tradition of gathering for lunch at St. Matthew’s Parish House because it’s the only place big enough to fit us all. So St. Matthew’s has always been a meaningful place for me and I sort of always knew that I wanted to get married there,” Missy explains. “Besides, I think Bedford is the most beautiful place in the world!” Missy met Donald ‘Banks’ Bancroft Meyer in December of 2020 on a Hinge date in Manhattan. “It was during Covid, so our first date was outside at the Waverly Inn in the West Village. It was about 20 degrees out, and I was wearing snow pants to try and keep warm... but I just remember laughing the whole time,” Missy smiles, “we clicked right away.”

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Banks recalls, “I’d just moved to Manhattan from Colorado. On our first date I asked Missy what she thought the top three things were to do for a new New Yorker - and one thing she suggested was to run the New York City Marathon! I thought that was a bit ambitious, but I liked the enthusiasm! We really just had the best time, and then spoke pretty much every day afterwards.” “We live in Manhattan but spend a lot of time in Bedford on the weekends, particularly in summer. We got engaged in March 2022, and immediately knew we wanted Bedford, and St. Matthew’s, to be the setting for our day,” Missy said. As an odd coincidence, the current Rector at St. Matthew’s is from Charleston, South Carolina, where Banks was born and raised, and for a few years ministered at a church Banks attended as a child, “it was pure happenstance, and cool to have both our backgrounds represented like that,” Banks said.

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MISSY WALKER BANKS MEYER Missy and Banks exchanged vows in a late morning traditional ceremony on a perfectly sunny day, with fifteen groomsmen and fifteen bridesmaids beside them, and their family and friends in attendance. Banks and Missy did not do a first look and instead saw each other for the first time that morning at the altar. “I really wanted that moment to happen organically at the ceremony,” Missy explains. And Banks jumps in “...It worked! I was beaming ear to ear when I saw her walk through the doors of the church.” Missy wore a tea length Markarian dress and the church was adorned with beautiful seasonal arrangements of white lilies and installations of white and green flowers from Bedford Village Flower Shoppe. Missy said, “I don’t know anything about flowers, and the team at Bedford Village Flower Shoppe was so knowledgeable and collaborative. They really understood our vision of understated and classic, and made the space exactly that!”

The ceremony was followed by a luncheon at St. Matthew’s Parish House, with lively speeches from the bride’s sisters (joint Maids-of-Honor), as well as Banks’ best friend from Charleston. It was catered by Bedford Gourmet, featuring a selection of the couple’s favorite gourmet sandwich halves, as well as salad, butternut squash soup, and a tiered arrangement of miniature cupcakes. “We wanted our guests to experience all the things we love about Bedford...and the sandwiches from Bedford Gourmet are definitely high on that list!” Missy says. After Missy threw her bouquet, the couple waved goodbye to their guests. “We were supposed to make our grand exit afterwards in my uncle’s loaned pickup truck, but in the excitement of wedding planning, my mother forgot to warn us that it was a stick shift! Banks hadn’t driven one in years… so our guests had quite a laugh when we stalled out three times in the parking lot!” 170

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Later that evening, Missy and Banks reconvened with their guests for a black tie reception at the. Rainbow Room in Manhattan.

“Because all of the formality had been accomplished earlier in the day at our traditional church wedding, everyone was free to relax and enjoy the reception as a true party - and that’s just the way we wanted it.” the couple exclaimed. The Bedford Village Flower Shoppe decorated the room using arrangements of peonies, calla lilies, and snapdragons, as well as tall candelabras to highlight the scale of the space. “The Rainbow Room has so much history and personality, and Bedford Village Flower Shoppe did an amazing job complementing those elements while also referencing our morning ceremony,” Missy said, “the flowers were a nice way to make the whole day feel connected.”

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The bride wore an Amsale gown, and the couple kicked off the evening with a first dance to the tune of ‘The Best of My Love’. “Our band, Cafe Wha, kept everyone dancing all night long, and we loved that they are local to Manhattan. Some of our most fun dates have been going to see them play in Greenwich Village at their namesake underground bar,” Missy said. For a late night snack, the couple had pizzas delivered fresh from Banks’ favorite spot in the city, Joe’s Pizza in Greenwich Village. That evening, Missy and Banks went home to their Manhattan apartment, but not before stopping in for a late night cheeseburger at J.G. Melon to reflect on the evening.

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THE BEDFORD OAK VOLUME V OF VI BY K AT I E S I S E SW E E N E Y The following fictional story is Vol V of VI in a fantastical mystery set in Bedford. Vol I, II, III, and IV have taken place in present-day Bedford, introducing us to twenty-seven-year-old Claire, who has just tragically lost her fiancé, James. On the night of James’ funeral, Claire goes to the end of Hook Road and follows the instructions of an old Bedford prophecy, circling the Bedford Oak nine times in the hopes of setting free James’ spirit. But instead of James, Claire calls forth a young ghost named Beatrice who lived in Katonah in the late 1800s. Beatrice takes Claire on an adventure into the dark night. They retrieve an old locket that holds a picture of Beatrice, her dearest friend, Christine, and Christine’s brother, Arthur, who was the love of Beatrice’s life back in the 1890s. The photo was taken in front of an old Victorian in Katonah, when all three were trying to save their family home from the fate of being destroyed to make way for New York City’s new water system. Beatrice asks Claire for her help taking the locket to Katonah, where the soul of Christine is alive and well, living a new lifetime as a young woman named Chrissie who works at LMNOP bakery on Katonah Avenue. Beatrice needs Claire to warn Chrissie, because Chrissie is involved with the wrong man and about to make the same tragic mistake she made back in 1893. Beatrice and Claire talk about old souls living new lifetimes on Earth, and Beatrice confesses to Claire that she’s never been able to reconnect with her beloved Arthur’s soul, even though she’s been searching for him for over one hundred years. At the end of Installment IV, in LMNOP bakery in present-day Katonah, Claire sees a young man named George, a friend of her deceased fiancé who was the last person to see him alive. More surprisingly, Beatrice realizes that George is the soul of her beloved Arthur in his brand-new earthly form, and she passes out cold from the shock of it all. Now we flash back to 1893 Katonah, where Beatrice and Arthur’s love story is just beginning to unfold.

Katonah, April 8th, 1893 Beatrice stood on the banks of the Cross River and pulled her sweater snugly around her shoulders. It was early April, but just yesterday snow had fallen over Katonah in a slushy spell. And though it was nearly twenty degrees warmer today, the ground was still far too wet for Beatrice to lay down the quilt she’d packed, and the spring chill was too much for her bones, especially with the wind coming off the water in nippy gusts. But Beatrice desperately wanted to see her beloved Arthur, and now that the weather was finally thawing, she delighted in the fact that she and Arthur would be able to meet outdoors for picnics and strolls just like the other Katonah couples. Not that Beatrice didn’t enjoy the secret meetings—the ones proper unmarried women weren’t supposed to be having. In fact, her favorite meeting was just last week in the secret room of the bank where Arthur worked, one that had ended in a stolen kiss. Just thinking of it now covered her arms in goosebumps.

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Beatrice was twenty-eight, nearly a spinster in the eyes of some of her family and friends. She wanted much more than stolen kisses, but there were other things to consider. During these past years living with her parents in their old Victorian, Beatrice had watched her friends marry one by one, and, for all of them, marriage had meant a loss of work outside the home. Arthur’s younger sister Christine was the most recent victim of the spoken standard; she’d been a teacher in Katonah’s local schoolhouse, but since marrying a man Beatrice didn’t particularly care for, Christine was no longer teaching. Instead, Christine whittled her hours desperately trying to bring to fruition her own children, all while viscerally missing the children she’d loved and taught in the schoolhouse. S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R

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Beatrice had too much to do, too many women who needed her midwifery services. She was quite good at her work as a midwife, relishing the whispers and tinctures, and priding herself on how fluidly she could hold a reverent space for the spiritual nature of attending a birth, and then move deftly and skillfully when her intervention was needed. And there were the tragedies, too, and even those she wanted to bear alongside the women. Who else if not her? Beatrice couldn’t imagine saying no to the midnight knocks, to the rush of adrenaline when she woke from a dream-filled sleep and swung her legs over the side of her bed, hastily piling on her coat and hat and rushing over the landscape to a laboring woman. She couldn’t imagine giving up the feeling of being needed, of attending a birthing mother and bearing witness to nature taking its course. And she certainly couldn’t say no to the perfect snap of moment when tragedy was avoided, when she delivered the baby and held a warm, mewling body before passing him or her over to the deserving mother.

Beatrice made herself read the fuzzy words parading beneath the headline: The doom of Katonah is sealed, and in two months the picturesque village will be barely more than a memory conjured up in the mind…

It simply wouldn’t do to give it all up.

“Well, we can’t do nothing,” she said. “We can’t lose my family’s home, Arthur—we can’t watch it become submerged in water and drown. That house has been in our family for generations. It’s mine to inherit, and I’ve always dreamed of having children and raising a family there…”

Beatrice swallowed over a hard lump inside her throat. New York City possessed legal rights to dam rivers and create reservoirs, and there’d been murmurs over the past few years of sanitation problems and a demand for water for New York City residents. Rumors swirled that Katonah would be flooded to make way for a new water system, but Beatrice honestly didn’t believe they’d go through with it. “There’s nothing we can do to stop them,” Arthur said, his words grim enough to wrap a vice around Beatrice’s heart. She glanced up from the paper.

Beatrice kept walking until she found a patch of gravel dry enough beneath a grove of Sycamore trees. She lifted her quilt and watched as it fluttered on the wind and settled over the gravel. Perhaps Arthur would think it was too rough a spot to sit, but when Beatrice crouched down onto the ground, she found it wasn’t too uncomfortable. Her eyes took in the rolling green-brown grass that waited for spring’s unadulterated sunshine. She scanned the horizon for Arthur, waiting for him to crest the gentle hill that sloped upward from the river. When he finally appeared, Beatrice couldn’t help but get to her feet, every cell inside her body buzzing at the sight of his tall, lanky figure, his wool hat pulled low and dark hair peeking out in raven curls. She began to close the distance between them, but the sight of Arthur’s face and the set of his gait stopped her. He was holding a newspaper, and his handsome features were drawn, his dark eyebrows furrowed.

Her voice trailed off. She’d never said the words out loud; she’d barely dared to admit these feelings to herself. She glanced away from Arthur, too overcome with emotion to look him in the eye. She wanted a life with Arthur, and she certainly wanted children, but she’d never been so forward with him; she’d never spoken of wanting a family and inhabiting a particular house. Beatrice turned back to find Arthur’s gaze on her, and in his eyes she saw that after this time together, he already knew. Tears spilled onto her cheeks, and Arthur reached across the blanket to take her hand. “Beatrice, do you want these things with me? This family, these children of whom you speak so passionately?”

As Arthur crossed the grass, Beatrice could tell that the smile he mustered for her was entirely forced. When he came close, Beatrice said his name softly, and Arthur wrapped his arms around her waist. He pecked her cheek, but there was no warmth in his kiss. She drew back, and asked him,

“I do,” she whispered, feeling her palm warm against Arthur’s. But please, don’t do it, she found herself thinking. Don’t ask me to marry you. Not yet. Arthur opened his mouth to speak, and what followed wasn’t a marriage proposal.

“What’s happened?”

“There’s a meeting tonight at the Katonah Village Improvement Society,” Arthur said in a low voice, “to discuss what could possibly be done.”

“Sit, love,” Arthur said gently. “I need to show you something.”

Beatrice let go of a breath, somehow sad and hopeful at the same time. “We’ll go,” she said, and her small, pale fingers squeezed Arthur’s hand. “I won’t give up our town without a fight, Arthur.”

Both lowered themselves to sit cross-legged on the quilt, and Arthur spread the newspaper between them. On the front page of The New York Times blared a spine-tingling headline: DESTRUCTION TO KATONAH; MR. DALY ORDERS ITS REMOVAL FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

“I know you won’t,” Arthur said. His words were hushed and serious, and Beatrice wondered if this love was what she’d always been looking for, a man who took her at her word, a man who was deadly serious about the treasures that banged around inside her heart.

Beatrice’s hand flew to cover her mouth. “It can’t be true,” she said. “I won’t believe it.” Her fingers trembled as she tried to push the paper back in Arthur’s direction.

Beatrice let her eyes linger on the gentle curves of Arthur’s face. His voice was low when he said, “And, so, my love, neither will I.”

“It’s true, Beatrice. Too true,” said Arthur. “Commissioner Daly was here just yesterday standing in the snow on the bridge. I heard it told this morning at the bank. He stood in front of a small crowd—everyone huddling beneath umbrellas, and children there, too, can you imagine a young child hearing the news?—and declared our town was to be destroyed. They’ll flood it in two months time.”

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