New Sidewalk on Brewster Road
- Details
- Written by: Joanne Wallenstein
- Hits: 4366
Returning students and their parents will be pleased to find a new sidewalk and curbing extending along the Brewster Road side of Scarsdale High School to Hartcourt Road. The sidewalk now extends the entire span from the intersection of Brewster and Olmstead Road to Harcourt Road and Wayside Lane. A section of sidewalk roughly 120 feet in length was also added on the west side of Brewster Road from Ogden Road south. This sidewalk, on the side of the street where on-street parking is provided, will allow for safe pedestrian access across Brewster Road via a new crosswalk to the main driveway entrance to the school.
According to Deputy Village Manager Steve Pappalardo, the work was done as part of the South Fox Meadow Stormwater Improvement Project to alleviate flooding along Brewster Road and in the parking lot in front of the school where ducks often swam after rainstorms. There are openings in the new curbing to allow for stormwater to pass through and empty into a drainage swale constructed between the curbing and sidewalk. Stormwater from the west side of Brewster Road will also empty to new catch basins connected to a new 18" storm drain line which will empty to a new settling basin located within Harcourt Woods. Both the drainage swale and basin will filter pollutants from the stormwater before it empties into the open watercourse in Harcourt Woods. Sections of the open watercourse have been de-silted and cleared of vegetation obstructing its flow.
This work will continue over the next few months and much of the stream banks stabilized with the installation of vegetated gabion stone baskets. This bank stabilization work will help maintain the desired stream bank slope while reducing erosion. Additional landscaping in the watercourse area is also planned. The project is scheduled for completion at the end of the calendar year.
Java Crave on Garth Road
- Details
- Written by: Joanne Wallenstein
- Hits: 9314
Starbucks has a new competitor in Scarsdale. Serious coffee drinkers have already welcomed Java Crave Caffé to Garth Road. The Caffé, which is owned by the same folks who run the popular "Slave to the Grind" in Bronxville offers an appealing selection of organic coffees, both caffeinated and de-caf ,hot or iced. As I write this I am sipping on an iced Hazelnut decaf with milk that could not be more delicious. This week, they were serving iced coffee in many flavors including Columbian, Hazelnut, French Vanilla, 
Coconut, Sugar Cookies, Coffee Cake, Red Velvet and Oatmeal Cookie. Their sign says that all flavored coffees are made with natural ingredients and contain no synthetic syrups.
The big espresso machine is impressive and the roomy shop offers tables where you can chat with a friend or use their free wifi to get some work done. During the morning hours, the caffé also sells fresh baked cheese danish, croissants, and scones to enjoy with your coffee or tea.... Try the Chai tea latte!
They are open seven days a week until 9 pm.
Java Crave Caffe
60 Garth Road, Scarsdale
(914) 713-4181
www.javacravecaffe.com
Pepe Auto Group to Giveaway 2-year Car Lease at SOWE 2014
- Details
- Written by: Joanne Wallenstein
- Hits: 7544
You can do more than eat at the upcoming Southern Westchester Food and Wine Festival that will be held in Scarsdale Village on Sunday September 21. There will be cooking demonstrations from celebrity chefs, a wine tasting village, music --including a performance by Gary U.S Bonds, dance, demos and a Kids Zone.
The latest news is that title sponsor Pepe Auto Group will give away a two-year car lease to one random entry in their contest. The grand prize is a 24-month lease for a 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250, Cadillac ATS 2.0L, or an Infiniti Q50. The approximate value of the prize is $10,000.
To enter the contest now, visit www.sowegiveaway.com and fill in and submit the entry form. No purchase is necessary.
And remember to mark your calendar for the festival from September 19 through September 21.
Scarsdale Summer Youth Tennis Tournament Team Sign Up
- Details
- Written by: Joanne Wallenstein
- Hits: 3608
The New York Junior Tennis and Learning - Scarsdale Chapter and the Scarsdale Recreation Department are looking for Scarsdale Youth boys and girls from ages 9 to18 to represent and play for the Scarsdale Summer Youth Tennis League Teams in the Greater New Youth Junior Tennis and Learning Jamboree Tennis Team Tournament to be held on Friday, August 8th. Youth players can sign up and practice from Monday, August 4th through Thursday, August 7th from 6 to 8 PM at the Middle School Tennis Courts.
The registration fee is $ 40 and includes a special " Scarsdale NYJTL 30th Anniversary Tee Shirt " and a participation trophy. The teams will have a concluding pizza and ice cream party.
Youth and parents interested in participating on the Scarsdale Youth Tennis Teams should contact Bob Harrison, volunteer director and coach of the teams , at 725-0962 or by email at [email protected] or show up at the Scarsdale Middle School Tennis Courts next week.
Garden Conservancy Open Days in Westchester
- Details
- Written by: Joanne Wallenstein
- Hits: 7002
The Garden Conservancy invites you to visit a few of Westchester's premier gardens during their Open Days on Sunday, July 27th in Cortlandt Manor, Bedford Hills and Pound Ridge. Click here for details.
Here are descriptions of the three gardens on the tour:
Vivian and Ed Merrin
2547 Maple Avenue
Cortlandt Manor, NY 10566
The "STUMPERIE" garden is now complete and is open (what a wonder out of the Hurricane Sandy). The Merrin garden has been featured in several books and magazines. The most spectacular of which is The New Garden Paradise: Great Private Gardens of the World. On a pond with a "pond house" is a paradise of lotus, 500 of them. More than 300 mountain laurels surround the garden, in a planting that makes them part of the total landscape. Mixed borders flow in and out of the six- or seven-acre garden, containing indigenous plants as well as species and rare cultivars. The Merrins have four greenhouse structures in which are kept the rare tropical plants, all of which are on display during the summer months. There is a lotus pond which will be in bloom. It is a sight to behold. A dramatic lookout of glass and wood takes the viewer to oversee the property and lake that is part of the property. The garden has been done with the expertise of Patrick Chassé.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Admission: $5
Directions: From Taconic State Parkway, take Route 202 exit. Turn left towards Peekskill. Go 2.5 miles, then turn left at traffic light onto Croton Avenue, just past Cortland Farm Market. Go 1.2 miles to blinking light/stop sign and turn right onto Furnace Dock Road. Go 0.8 mile to blinking light/stop sign and turn left onto Maple Avenue. Go 0.9 mile to private road on right. Go 0.2 mile to #2547 on left.
Phillis Warden
531 Bedford Center Road
Bedford Hills, NY 10507
This garden of many facets includes perennial borders, three water gardens, a formal vegetable garden, wildflower garden, a fern garden, a marsh garden, a tree platform overlooking the marshlands, a woodland walk, a hidden garden, and a formal croquet court. The garden extends over seven acres, the back four acres of which are a study in what deer do not eat.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission: $5
Directions: From Bedford Village, take Route 22 towards Katonah to intersection at Bedford Cross. Garden is on left. Please park at Rippowam School and walk to #531.
Sara Stein Garden 
8 Fox Hill Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
This five-and-one-half-acre ecological restoration by Sara Stein, the native plant pioneer, includes upland and wetland meadows, woodlands, and thickets. Documenting her planting experiences in her books (Noah's Garden, Planting Noah's Garden, My Weeds), she included many native species important to wildlife but not often used in landscaping. Other features include a planted stone terrace with grasses and sedges, an herb garden within openings in a brick patio and a planted moss garden and path around the pond. There are numerous paths through the various habitats, all showing a viable, sustainable alternative to the conventional suburban landscape design.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission: $5
Directions: From I-684, take Exit 4/Route 172 east to the blinking light at the gas station. Turn left, merging onto Routes 172 & 22 through Bedford. Go 1 mile, bearing right at the Bedford Village Green, staying on Route 172. At light (Gulf gas station), turn right onto Long Ridge Road, south toward Stamford, CT. Continue 2.4 miles to Fox Hill Road. Turn right. Number 8 is the first driveway on the left. Please park on Fox Hill Road.
From the Merritt Parkway, take Exit 34/Long Ridge Road/Route 104. Go 6.5 miles north toward Bedford. Turn left onto Fox Hill Road. Number 8 is the first driveway on the left. Please park on Fox Hill Road.
