Writing and photography by Justin Negard Ialways had a particular problem with truth and beauty,” says Katonah resident and world-renowned artist Ed Giobbi. “Every time I would read about truth, it was treated as a separate subject from beauty. And then I read [poet John] Keats: "Beauty is truth, truth beauty," – that is all Ye know on earth, and ...

Writing by Gia Miller In our debut issue, we featured actress Colby Kipnes. She’s been the voice of two Nickelodeon characters (Riley in “Nella the Princess Knight” and Oona in “Bubble Guppies”) and acted in local and regional theater. But her dream was always Broadway, and this spring, she made her Broadway debut.  It all happened “really fast,” says 13-year-old ...

By Gia Miller Photography by Justin Negard  If you live in Northern Westchester, odds are good that you’ve been to King Kone at least once. In fact, odds are also good that between April and October, the person you Venmo the most is Deb Hopkins. Yeah, that’s us, too.   King Kone began in 1953 when a local family opened a ...

By Gia Miller Photography by Justin Negard  Leah Pizer Goldens Bridge parent of a 19-year-old boy who plays baseball for the University of Tampa Nic Denyer South Salem parent of 16-year-old twin boys; Rugby coach at Marist College  Craig Kelly Katonah parent of a 9-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl; PE teacher at PS 267 in Manhattan Exercise is an important ...

by Rich Monetti artwork by Andrea Jaffee If you deal with the symptoms of anxiety or depression, you might view them as scourges that hinder your day-to-day well-being. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, if you’re able to view your symptoms in a different and more positive manner, you may actually learn to live with them ...

by Gia Miller Photography by Elena Wolfe When then eighth grader Grace O’Hanlon joined North Salem High School’s new Warr;ors Mental Health and Wellness Club (the “;” is meant to signify the pause that people take when struggling with mental health and they choose to continue their life), she did so thanks to her mom’s encouragement. “I struggled a lot ...

by Cathy Deutsch Photography by Justin Negard Bob Mullins was not a coffee drinker, and he was well into his mid 30’s before he even tasted it. Shortly after his second son was born, Mullins began working two jobs – midnight to 6:00 a.m. loading trucks at Otto Brehm in Yonkers and a day job at the Bank of New ...

By Justin Negard Electricity is something we take for granted. It’s always there. One flick of the switch and…let there be light. And yet, for safety and convenience, it’s something everyone should give more consideration to. Is the wiring in our home safe? Is it efficient? Are we optimizing the technology in our home? We spoke to three different experts ...

Writing and photography by Justin Negard This article was published in the May/June 2023 print edition of Katonah Connect ...