For the first time in Westchester County history, the LGBTQ Advisory Board and county officials raised two Progress Pride flags at Playland Amusement Park, and unveiling a Progress Pride Flag mural painted by The LOFT in front of the Playland Fountain. The Progress Pride Flag was designed in 2018 by […]
Month: June 2021
New luxury hotel debuts in White Plains
The Opus, Westchester, an Autograph Collection Hotel debuted April 15 with its newly appointed general manager, luxury hospitality veteran Elizabeth Andrews, at the helm. In her new role, the former modern dancer turned hotel operator will oversee all aspects of the new luxe, artistically forward urban retreat—located at 3 Renaissance […]
County Health Department issues hot weather reminder
Following a hot and humid weekend where temperatures cracked the 90-degree mark in Westchester County, and with temperatures expected to reach the mid-to-upper 80s for this week, the county Health Department is issuing a hot weather reminder. Temperatures have not been high long enough to warrant a heat advisory, but […]
New York State reaches 70 percent of people vaccinated
New York has reached its goal of giving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 70 percent of its adult residents, Spectrum News reported, citing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The benchmark has been touted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the magic number the […]
New dietary guidelines – 5 things nutrition experts want you to know
New federal dietary guidelines encourage Americans to focus more on eating healthy throughout life, to be flexible in their eating patterns and to cut down on empty calories. The recommendations — released every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services — […]
