All day long…that is the optimistic feeling expressed by members of the Rockland Scooter Club, when thinking, riding or talking scooters.  The RSC, as it is called (aka Vesparados.com) was formed a couple of years ago by co-founders Gary Blankfort and Jack D’amico, who is the owner of Cafe Portofino, located in Piermont, New York, also the delightful headquarters of the club.  The RSC now boasts over 65 members (their motto: “..if you have a scooter, you’re in the club..”) and counting.  In today’s world of financial drama, many members turned to scootering as a means to an end; the end being huge...

THE OUTSIDE IN PIERMONT, presents Paul Kostabi, world acclaimed artist, who will show his work of eleven paintings on March 15th, 2008 in Piermont, NY (where Paul currently works out of a studio by the creek). Paul Kostabi has shown his artwork all over the world. In addition to being an artist living in Piermont, he is a famous musician and producer, working with The Ramones, White Zombie, Psychotica, etc. This exhibit of paintings will be titled “Faces and Flowers”.  Opening time of this show T.B.A. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet face-to-face with a local art...

Doug Nguyen, the chef and owner of Wasabi in Nyack and Wasabi Chi in South Norwalk has done it again. His latest creation Wasabi Grill, sits in New City where he has totally renovated the former Maiko II restaurant. The talented designer, Judy Hsu, followed her winning decor at Wasabi to create a friendly, family oriented,  and comfortable atmosphere. The restaurant is decorated in earth tones of brown and eggshell, with light wood tables and dark wood chairs and a beautiful dark wood bar. The big difference at Wasabi Grill will be the addition of hibachi cooking, not at your table, but behind the sushi bar. This allows everybody to...

Ten luxuriant, often dark songs ranging from Martian electronica to inimitable balladry to id-channeling reveries, with African percussion, thick brass and deeply emotional singing: That’s Bjork’s new album in a nutshell, and, as usual, she sounds like no one but herself. Volta is arguably Bjork’s loosest and most ruminative record, and though it touches on everything she’s ever done, it’s not as gripping or coherent as her best stuff, notably 2001′s Vespertine. But with help from well-picked collaborators, including Timbaland and Malian kora player Toumani Diabate, the gratuitously detailed new disc...