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Also on today's calendar: Zachys x Felice: An Exciting Tuscan Dinner & Wine Tasting! and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. New Art of Rye Features Photo by Stacey Massey (myrye.com) — A new Art of Rye feature spotlights photographer and Rye resident Stacey Massey, whose "Weathered Posts" image and dawn walks along the Long Island Sound capture the city's shoreline in shifting light. The piece invites locals to appreciate familiar Rye vistas and suggest other artists whose work showcases people or places in town.
2. Rye Grad Ascending the Heights of the Rugby World (ryerecord.com) — A 2022 Rye High School graduate, Amelia Ahrens, is turning her early rugby days at Rye Middle and Rye High into an international career, now training with an elite Dublin club. She and her Rye-based family describe injuries, persistence, and how a local interest meeting launched her global rugby ambitions.
3. Flooding in Westchester? The county executive has been there before. (gothamist.com) — Westchester's county executive is warning Sound Shore communities like Rye about increasingly frequent, intense storms and the flooding risks they bring. He explains how Rye's recent nationally noted flood fits into broader county planning, from drainage and development issues to emergency response and efforts to better protect vulnerable neighborhoods.
4. Mad Men's Betty Francis Explores Rye Life. (myrye.com) — Rye readers get a fun look at how Mad Men's Betty Francis, though fictional, is portrayed as building a polished suburban life right here in Rye after leaving Don Draper. The piece uses AI to trace her backstory and explains why the show's creators chose Rye as the setting for her fresh start.
5. Missy Fabel Shares Best Native Trees for Shady Yards (myrye.com) — If you're trying to green up a shady Rye yard, local designer Missy Fabel suggests native trees that stay under 50 feet and support wildlife. She highlights options like northern spicebush, American hornbeam, and sweetbay magnolia, stressing year-round bloom times, food for birds, and protecting young trees from deer.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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