Port Chester resident David Pineda Maya explained last week why he named his new restaurant Purple Corn. “Purple corn is from Peru,” Pineda Maya, who is co-owner, said. “We make purple corn meal out of it.” The restaurant opened in
Read MoreIn response to the push by Governor Andrew Cuomo to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, the Somers Town Board is seeking to ban the sale of the drug. The Town Board voted unanimously on February 7 to set a
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El Centro Hispano has been a fixture in White Plains for four-and-one-half decades, providing assistance to local Hispanics in many ways. Founding Executive Director Isabel Villar discussed her role in opening the center in 1974 in an interview last week.
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Several White Plains residents last week were sharply critical of how the open space fill area at 52 N. Broadway has been handled by the property’s new owner and the city. The residents made their comments about the fill area
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White Plains resident Mike Chiltern has been brewing beer out of his home garage and kitchen for more than eight years, earning awards in competitions nationally. Chiltern has taken what was a hobby and turned it into his profession. Chiltern,
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For 70 years, the Brian Wallach Agency has been a fixture in the insurance industry in White Plains. The agency was one of the first tenants in the One North Broadway building when it opened in 1969, and is now
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Steve and Libby DiSisto had never owned a food business previously, but they recently decided to take the plunge to open Zio’s Italian Deli in Croton-on-Hudson about two months ago. Steve DiSisto also owns a construction company. Libby DiSisto, who
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A development partnership is proposing to create more than 300 apartments at 1133 Westchester Ave. in White Plains. The joint venture of the NRP Group and the RPW Group is proposing to create the housing in the same complex that
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By Bill Primavera Before I moved to a maintenance-free condominium complex, my favorite duty as a homeowner was my garden work. Now, the staff plants and prunes my building’s surrounding flora impeccably. Sometimes I have to restrain myself from asking
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White Plains residents who want an additional outlet for their opinions to be heard won a victory last week. Mayor Thomas Roach announced at the Jan. 28 special meeting that the Citizens to be Heard section of Common Council meetings
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