Month: August 2019

Oh boy! It’s breakfast time! Lucas, who is 7, and Thiago, who is 4, are practically jumping up and down at the prospect of pancakes. Kim’s the founder of The Connected Chef. They sit —  not so still – on the living room sofa watching TV before they come to the table to gobble up the sweet circles. Rocky, their 13-year-old dog, a pug-beagle mix, eyes them enviously. Their mother, Kim Calichio is a former chef who has made it her mission to make food a positive experience…

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The sunlight, streaming into the studio like a spotlight, focuses its beam upon a bright red chair. Empty, it’s sitting next to a couple of lutes and an electric guitar. Roman is from Kiev, Ukraine. Into this eclectic still life walks Roman Turovsky, carrying one painting. Then another. And another and another. The works are as dark and brooding as storm clouds. Melancholy, that’s what Roman calls them as he takes his seat to sit for his portrait. Where should we start? Perhaps with…

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In Barbara Papantoniou’s office, there’s a domed stained-glass skylight in the center of the ceiling. Barbara is the owner of York Industrial. She designed and fabricated it during her recent renovation of York Industrial, the family commercial/industrial painting business she joined nearly 30 years ago. Three decades is a long time to work for one company, and after that much service, many people would have their minds on retirement. But not Barbara. She’s only 38. The mural…

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Standing solidly with her hands on her hips, Anita Del Greco surveys her garden. Anita’s from Orsogna, Italy. She notes the ripening fruit of the fig and peach trees, the big blooms of the hibiscus and the steady progress of the oregano, parsley and rosemary. Her little piece of paradise fills the empty lot next to the three-family house she owns. She bought the properties for $73,000, which, in 1976, was a considerable sum, especially for an unmarried working woman. The garden’s…

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