Healthy eating can be notoriously difficult, but it doesn’t have to be! New City’s Peach Pit Bowl Shop & Kitchen, which celebrated its fifth anniversary in November, boasts a tasty selection of acai bowls, smoothies and juices, along with a host of vegan, gluten-free and low-carb items. Co-founders Shannon and Dave Bagatta—a former health restaurant […]
For the past 18 years, Neill Acer has transformed Defiant Brewing Company from delicious dream to refreshing reality. Though the Bronx-born founder once enjoyed a career working throughout the Hudson Valley and along the East coast, brewing professionally and installing set-ups for other beer enthusiasts, he had always longed for the creative freedom to […]
Backyard PE founder Dorian Datillo—or “Coach D,” as he’s known to his students at school—never expected his side business to take off the way that it did. Though the East Ramapo School District K-3 physical education teacher began the enterprise in 2019 to make a bit of extra cash after buying a house, business began […]
Beauty may only be skin deep, but it can’t hurt to have that skin looking healthy and beautiful! While proper skincare is a must to keep our largest organ in check year-round, the winter months are especially crucial. Due to the season’s increase in skin issues stemming from facial dryness, Skincerely Rockland Med Spa […]
The new year is approaching soon and with that comes new beginnings and the brand new you. While it may be easier for some, It may be hard for others to make adjustments into their everyday lives, even the smallest of changes. Dr. Jennifer Buchwald, a clinical psychologist at the Hudson Valley Center […]
Though Nyack’s Big Red Books may have only opened in September, the indie bookstore is already making big waves in the community. Aside from selling and recommending new reading material to his customers, owner Richard Fulco has prioritized hosting free literary events for all who wish to attend, hoping to enrich the cultural and social […]