Arts + Culture

For Love of the Game

Article by Sara Gaynes Levy One of the hottest trends in Westport right now is actually quite old: classic games like mahjong and canasta. These games are, of course, booming all across the country: this summer, I went on a mahjong retreat at Canyon Ranch Resort in Lenox, Mass., where attendees from places as far-flung as Dallas and Atlanta spent three days playing on beautiful tile sets strewn around the property by Gold Coast Mahjong partner Claire Mohamed. But we didn’t travel to Canyon...

Shopping

A Merry Mahjong

Accessories in holiday hues to start your season right. Article by Zac Mathias There’s something about the holidays that puts me in the hosting mood, and I love to decorate. While I love a big holiday party, I’m also craving more time around the table with my closest friends playing mahjong.  That’s what makes mahjong such a great category for holiday gifting: whether you’re shopping for the seasoned player or the friend who has been begging you to teach them, there’s something for everyone...

Professional Services

Congratulations, You’re Fired.

Westonite Jodi Rabinowitz wants to change the narrative on job loss.  Article by Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal | Photography by Jenaé Weinbrenner Career transitions are tough, personal, and deeply emotional. Maybe you are looking to pivot but feel stuck; maybe you’ve been out of the workforce for years and feel intimidated watching peers climb the ladder; or maybe you’ve landed in one of the most vulnerable positions of all: fired. In those moments, calling up an executive coach feels like the...

Life + Culture

40 Years of Wishes

Connecticut’s Make-A-Wish celebrates four decades of making dreams come true. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy | Photography by Courtesy Make-A-Wish Connecticut Four thousand eight hundred. That’s how many wishes Make-A-Wish Connecticut has granted for critically ill children since the chapter opened in 1986. The last 40 years of wish-granting have made some incredible moments happen for kids and teens across Connecticut, and so we at Westport Lifestyle thought that this milestone anniversary...