Westchester’s holiday shopping season hits way harder when you skip the malls and big-box stores and support the people who actually make this county special: the makers, the collectors, the creatives, and the business owners who pour their lives into what they do. If you want gifts with personality and heart this year, here are five incredible Westchester small businesses to support. Each one is unique, local, and packed with holiday magic. 1. Cozy Coven – Sleepy Hollow If magic, comfort,...

Before Metallica was selling out stadiums around the world, they were ripping through small clubs with a level of intensity that was impossible to ignore. One of those early stops? Yonkers, New York. July 29, 1983. The Rising Sun Rock Club. This wasn’t just another tour date — it was part of the band’s Kill ’Em All for One Tour , the first major U.S. run supporting their debut album Kill ’Em All .Metallica was young, loud, unpolished, and hungry. And for one night, that energy was unleashed...

Big news for the local music scene — The Jukebox Romantics , a beloved Westchester punk band with deep roots in the NY DIY community, just made it to national airwaves . Their song “March 24, 1984”  has officially been added to rotation on SiriusXM’s Faction Punk  — the same station that spins icons like Rancid, Green Day, and The Offspring. Faction Punk, one of SiriusXM’s premier punk channels, features a mix of modern and classic punk rock, making this a major milestone for local...