Robert Brum

3 weeks ago | hudsonvalley.town.news | Robert Brum

A midcentury modern home in Rockland County designed by an apprentice of architect Frank Lloyd Wright is on the market for $975,000 with Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty. Architect Edgar Tafel was a contributor to iconic projects like Fallingwater, considered Wright’s most notable home design for being built over a waterfall while blending with nature, underscoring Wright’s philosophy of designing buildings that are in balance with their surroundings.

3 weeks ago | riverjournalonline.com | Robert Brum

Briarcliff Manor and its Local Development Corporation have announced an agreement with a developer to partner on a $55 million revitalization project for the village’s downtown. Briarhouse LLC has been selected for the project, encompassing 1050 Pleasantville Road and a portion of 1030 Pleasantville Road, that includes a new police station and village court, public parking, a mixed-use residential and commercial development, a public plaza and new recreational trail connections.

3 weeks ago | riverjournalonline.com | Robert Brum

When Stephen B. Heintz retires next year as president and CEO of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, it will mark the end of 25 years helming the $1.2 billion Rockefeller family philanthropic foundation. RBF operates the Pocantico Center, the family’s former 216-acre Tarrytown estate, through an arrangement with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which owns the property. The campus is home to Kykuit, the David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center and the Marcel Breuer House.

1 month ago | hudsonvalley.town.news | Robert Brum

The Piermont Film Festival returns Sunday, June 8, with two films dealing with environmental impact. The event is free to the public. Festival producer Marcia Robins is presenting a feature-length film, “Against the Current - Music and Activism on the Hudson River," and a short film titled “Windows of the Flyway," from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Piermont Public Library, 25 Flywheel Park West, Piermont.

1 month ago | hudsonvalley.town.news | Robert Brum

The 74th annual Lois’ Family Day Picnic for Al-Anon, Alcoholics Anonymous and Alateen members, their families and supporters will take place Saturday, June 7, at Stepping Stones in Katonah, NY. Stepping Stones, a national landmark, was the home of Bill and Lois Wilson, co-founders, respectively, of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon, from 1941 until their deaths.