Michelle Larkin

1 month ago | l8r.it | Michelle Larkin

When Richard Davis, vice president and director of design at Remodeling Consultants in Mamaroneck walks into a prospective home renovation project and is greeted by a big, fluffy dog or a skittish cat, he immediately puts “barkitecture” at the top of his talking points. “It’s only practical that we address the animals living in the house as we begin planning a remodel,” he says.

1 month ago | l8r.it | Michelle Larkin |Liz Susman Karp

Passionate about both reading and cooking, volunteer Andrea Vladimir kicked off the Cookbook Club to encourage residents to use the library in a different way. She envisioned a salon-like feel to discuss cooking “like Hemingway talking about writing.” Participants have enjoyed cheese tastings and squash making, sessions in knife skills, and a Japanese tea ceremony.

1 month ago | l8r.it | Michelle Larkin

Spring is popping in the HV, as evidenced by the buds and blossoms emerging from winter’s bare, brittle branches. Arborists at the Elmsford office of Davey Tree Expert Company predict the following trees will usher in vibrant and evolving bursts of continuous color, creating a seamless transition from one flower to the next all season long.

1 month ago | l8r.it | Michelle Larkin

Nutritious shelf-stable meals cooked up by a local chef are satisfying hunger in the Hudson Valley. Food insecure residents who often wonder when and where they’ll sit down to their next meal have a nourishing new option to depend upon: prepackaged lunch and dinner dishes created by an award-winning area chef.

2 months ago | l8r.it | Michelle Larkin

Hudson Valley residents who believe breakfast is the most important meal of the day have had the option to start theirs with a cereal that is higher in protein, lower in sugar, and free of gluten and grain, thanks to a Scarsdale couple that woke up one morning and thought: “Cereal is the naughtiest food on our table.” It was around the time Margaret and Ian Wishingrad’s baby boy was beginning to nibble the classic o-shapes for snacks.