KEE Oyster House in White Plains is owned by three Westchester residents. “We’ve been in the business for years working for others,” Pleasantville resident Elvi Hoxhaj said last week. “For me, it was an opportunity to open up a
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The name of their new bakery, Ty’s Bread Basket BakeShop, located in Peekskill, has a special and poignant meaning to its co-owners, Brooklyn resident Sonia Hudson and her daughter, Keisha Hudson of Cortlandt. Tyrone is her son, “who unfortunately had
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The White Plains Common Council has a proposed $198.3 million 2019-20 budget before them that includes a property tax increase below the state mandated cap. Budget Director James Arnett said the budget includes a 2.7 percent tax levy increase, which
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What better way to get into the swing of spring than with some wings. The first Downtown White Plains Wing Walk has been scheduled for Saturday, April 6 from noon to 5 p.m. Alison Malecot, assistant project manager for the
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You encounter the smell of sweetness the moment you walk into Homestyle Desserts Bakery in Peekskill. Inside is a colorful array of cakes, pies, pastries and cookies with recipes from around the globe. Homestyle Desserts Bakery has been an institution
Read MorePutnam Valley town officials debated potential regulations for Airbnb at the March 20 town board meeting. Putnam Valley Town Assessor Sheryl Luongo and Assistant Assessor Anthony Toteda provided their opinions on regulating Airbnbs last week. “We’ve both been in real
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The Loola Doola Boutique in White Plains is not the first business city resident Lauren Morris has owned. She previously owned a boutique located on Post Road in White Plains, which she opened in 2010. Morris said last week she
Read MoreThe Greenburgh Planning Board made a positive recommendation to the Town Board related to a land-use study associated with the Four Corners Study Area at a meeting earlier this month. The study will be the subject of a March 27
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Koshy Chacko explained last week why he named his restaurant Fair Deal Café, which opened in on Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains in 1992. When Chacko, a former White Plains resident who currently lives in Armonk, purchased the building he
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Mahopac resident Mariam Chacko said she listens to the public. She originally was thinking of opening another type of store in the Lincolndale section of Somers, but later changed her mind after speaking with local residents. Chacko said last week.
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