Chocolate-chip cookies are a treat on their own, but what if there was a way to make their meaning even sweeter? Baking Memories 4 Kids founder and Rockland resident Frank Squeo has paved that way, creating a national foundation that provides all-expenses-paid, weeklong trips to every amusement park in Orlando, Florida for very sick or […]
Sony Music-signed record producer and Rockland County resident Brandon Korn—known professionally as Bkorn—may not perform on stage, but he is no stranger to the limelight. The Grammy and three-time BMI award-winning professional has crafted hit songs for huge names in the music business throughout his ten-year career, including Travis Scott, DJ Khaled, Chris Brown, Lil […]
On January 8, 2017 in the space above Ramapo’s historic Lafayette Theater, Rhino Comedy club owner Maria Vail gathered a group of friends together with one goal: to create a comedy empire. Though Vail’s vision was anything but simple, the Ramapo College acting professor and longtime theatre professional had faith that her experience and industry connections […]
Charlie Bieger, a Tappan Zee High School junior, has created a business selling T-shirts and hoodies designed to combat homelessness. He specifically designed a line of clothing where he donates 100% of profits to the Nyack Homeless Project (a 501(c)3 non-profit) and Charlie also donates two meals for every purchase from the other clothing lines […]
Since high school, Flawless Beauty By Nikki owner Nikki Sullivan knew that she didn’t want to go to college. Traditional school had never been her thing; instead, she preferred hands-on, artistic activities, like doing her friends’ hair and makeup. After graduation, Sullivan decided she would use this passion for beauty to make her mark on […]
For Dylan Kelehan, founder and co-owner of The Rock Shop in Nyack, New York, necessity is truly the mother of invention. Before COVID-19, the musician’s main source of income was touring as a bass-guitarist with his former Pink Floyd tribute band, The Machine. But when the pandemic hit, touring came to a grinding halt—along with […]