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Dannick Carpentry

Inside Dan Musolino’s Five Decades of Craftsmanship—From Custom Homes to Cutting-Edge Energy Retrofits Article by Katie Parry | Photography by Veronica Green Photography In Ridgefield, you’d be hard-pressed to find a contractor with as much experience as Dan Musolino. Dan has been swinging a hammer since 1977, and he’s never stopped learning. After graduating from Ridgefield High School in the late 1970s, he headed west. “I moved to California in 1979 and joined the Carpenters’ Union,” Dan...

Life + Culture

The Art of Hospitality

From The Savoy on The Strand to Ross Artisanal Bakery & Café in The Marketplace, Ian Lewis’s Journey Is a Story of Purpose, People, and the Pursuit of Excellence Article by Katie Parry | Photography by Jennifer Zarine Photography As a kid growing up outside of Liverpool, England, Ian Lewis’s first job was on a milk float. “It was a quiet, battery-powered vehicle filled with bottles of milk,” Ian says. “A needle on a crate outside each house told us how many pints to deliver the next...

Health + Wellness

Dear Denise: Strength, Truth, and the Space In Between

A Therapist’s Journey Through Breast Cancer—and the Courage to Face Life with Honesty, Resilience, and Heart” Article by Denise Santangelo When I first heard the words “you have breast cancer,” my world flipped upside down. I’ve spent my life helping people walk through fear, teaching them how to sit with uncertainty, how to regulate emotion, how to move forward when life doesn’t go according to plan. But there’s a quiet, humbling truth no one prepares you for: when you’re the one facing the...

Wellness

Pro Skin Studio

Olena Gavrysh Brings the Art of Buccal Massage to Ridgefield with Customized Facials and Advanced Skincare Article by Katie Parry | Photography by Natasha Fleming Photography It begins like a regular facial. You’re lying on a spa bed with soft music playing, drifting toward relaxation as the esthetician massages your face. Then, suddenly, the gloves go on—and she reaches inside your mouth. It might sound awkward, but it’s actually an intraoral therapeutic technique called buccal massage. ...