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1 month ago | 
westchestermagazine.com | Cristiana Caruso
To help you navigate this year’s filing, we asked local CPA Shelly Blaufeux of Continuum CPAs in Larchmont for her best advice. What are some common tax mistakes businesses make that can lead them to pay more than they owe? One big mistake is when a business does not have a good set of up-to-date books. Using QuickBooks, for example, is a great way to make sure your business is capturing all deductible expenses.
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1 month ago | 
westchestermagazine.com | Cristiana Caruso
As of Census data from 2023, Westchester’s median household income was $118,411. The number of seniors living in poverty has grown from 8% to 9% since 2018. 496,164 members of the population are employed, bringing the county’s current unemployment rate to an impressive 3.4%—a record low for Westchester. 8.5% of the county’s population has income below the poverty line, which is lower than the state rate of 14% and the national rate of 13%.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
westchestermagazine.com | Cristiana Caruso |Ryan Noel
If we see another piece of peppermint bark before next December, it will be too soon. But is there a decent middle ground of seasonal drinks that aren’t played out, overly sweet, or just plain at the end of their run? These Westchester coffee joints have found the answer to making the sun setting at 4 p.m. a little more bearable.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
westchestermagazine.com | Cristiana Caruso
After a long-awaited property-wide renovation, the Sonesta White Plains Downtown has officially unveiled its new look. Designed by the award-winning hotel and hospitality design firm Bill Rooney Studios, the hotel’s reinvention combines modern sophistication with the comforting essence of home, weaving in little nods to Westchester in many of the space’s details.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
westchestermagazine.com | Cristiana Caruso
Impress your guests and sip locally with this custom drink that utilizes some of the best spirits that the 914 has to offer. The WestchesteriteCourse: DrinksPick up a bottle of Fat Baby Bourbon, then jazz it up with bitters, cherries, and a splash of prosecco. It is the most festive time of the year, after all. (Above photo by Andre Baranowski)DirectionsMuddle a handful of cherries and a few splashes of bitters into a shaker. Add bourbon and ice, shaking vigorously.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
westchestermagazine.com | Cristiana Caruso
Westchester recommendations are objective, unbiased, and curated by the editorial team. If you buy something through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission at no cost to you. Doing a White Elephant gift exchange at work can be tricky. Either you wind up with that co-worker you don’t talk to, you’re not sure if something is appropriate, or you don’t want to cop out with a gift card. We’ve found a few options that fit the bill while staying under a $30 budget.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
westchestermagazine.com | Cristiana Caruso
Josh Mahan is coming up on two big milestones: his daughter Pepper’s fourth birthday, and the four-year anniversary of his other child, Fat Baby Bourbon. While this marks some of the scariest moments of his life, it serves as a luminary to the strength and power of his daughter, and what he’s done to honor that fire. At just two days old, Pepper suffered the unthinkable — a stroke.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
westchestermagazine.com | Cristiana Caruso
“Thirty years, I’m using that vein,” laughs owner Andrea Della Mura as a registered nurse hooks her up to an IV bag full of vitamins in Rye’s The DRIPBaR. Today, she’s getting the soother IV — a balancing act of magnesium with vitamins B, B12, and B complex. Looking up at the bag of supplements and then back down to her trusty vein, every time Della Mura is hooked up to a vitamin drip, she can’t help but let the waves of the past wash over her.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
westchestermagazine.com | Cristiana Caruso |Mia Altamuro
Admiralty and Maritime Law • Advertising Law • Antitrust Law • Appellate Practice • Arbitration • Banking and Finance Law • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law • Bet-the-Company Litigation • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) • Civil Rights Law • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law • Collaborative Law • Commercial Finance Law • Commercial Litigation • Construction Law • Copyright Law • Corporate Law • Criminal Defense •...
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
westchestermagazine.com | Cristiana Caruso |Jenn Andrlik |Jessica Jafet |Mikayla Caruso
While I-95 may not be as musically inspiring as other highways (looking at you, Route 66), it connects us to so many major cities in such a direct way. We’ve planned for you the ultimate vacation tool using that homey, if not sometimes frustrating, highway as a guide. Either just off the exit or a little down the beaten path, these properties offer an interlude in places we get to explore with fresh eyes.
