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Ross Mathews & Dr. Wellinthon Garcia-Mathews
From The Tonight Show to The Drew Barrymore Show, Ross Mathews has built a career defined by humor, heart, and a distinctly personal voice. Now, with his husband, Dr. Wellinthon Garcia-Mathews, the pair have started their new life together right here in the area…
Bob & Renee Torre
What began as a teenager with a kit car has evolved into a decades-long pursuit for Bob Torre - and turned into a shared passion with his wife Renee. A passion defined by instinct, risk, good taste, and an ever-evolving collection of rare automobiles, each restored, driven, and woven into the story of their life together.
Regis Krampf
One of the preeminent private collectors of Georges Braque, Régis Krampf brings both his remarkable collection to the Bruce Museum and his next chapter to Pound Ridge. Régis offers a rare and close-up look at the artist known as the Father of Contemporary Art.
The Parlor at La Maison Fête
THE PARLOR AT LMF brings a new kind of social space to Bedford, where mahjong, games, and a thoughtful mix of events create an easy, ongoing reason to pull up a chair and connect. And everyone’s invited!
Michelle Reiss
After a cancer diagnosis in the prime of her life, Michelle Reiss set out to create the resource she couldn’t find - launching HelloJadey.com as a thoughtful, experience-driven platform for women navigating cancer in real time.
Monique Allain: Art Blitz
A former scientist turned multidisciplinary artist, Monique Allain brings her globally shaped perspective to Waccabuc. Art Blitz is her dynamic, collaborative exhibition series that blurs the line between process and presentation, inviting the community into an evolving, real-time creative experience.
Beka Tennis Academy
From a childhood in Tbilisi to a career spanning professional sport, film, and the arts, Beka Sikharulidze brings a unique perspective to his tennis academy at Vista Indoor—where his precise, disciplined approach reflects a lifetime spent studying performance, both on and off the court.
Esthetics Embassy
After a career in international diplomacy, including time at the United Nations, Lydia Bubanja stepped away from global policy and into esthetics, building a practice in Pound Ridge boasting Biologique Recherche products and a distinctly personal approach to skin health.
Alex Coco
New Canaan’s Alex Coco, 33, produced Anora and won the 2025 Oscar for Best Picture. He’s a real rising star in the film industry, and sat down with B&NC Mag on the heels of his whirlwind winning year.
Darien’s Humphrey Sisters
Defying all odds, Nicole (24), Ashley (23), and Chloe (20), won the 2025 NCAA National Championship in Women’s Lacrosse playing together for the University of North Carolina ‘Tar Heels’...and Chloe was named the National Championship Game MVP, Team MVP, and won the Tewaaraton Award - the lacrosse equivalent of the Heisman Trophy!
Robert Docters
Chef Peter Kelly
A Man & His Car
Tony Berger… and the ‘Sir Stirling Moss’ Series 1 Semi-Lightweight E-Type Jaguar
For Anthony Berger, the ultimate automotive love story arrives in the form of a rare Series 1 Semi-Lightweight E-Type Jaguar… once raced by Sir Stirling Moss himself. A tale of provenance, patience, and passion, it’s a journey that proves the right car doesn’t just turn heads…it finally scratches the itch.
Mitti & Melissa Liebersohn
“What gives Mitti and me pleasure is helping other people,” says Melissa. “We’re fulfilled when a parent calls to say we’ve really helped their kid. Between Mitti’s philanthropy and my social work, we’re lucky enough to have the satisfaction of helping people on a large scale, and within the community on a personal level. As people say, ‘giving is its own reward’!”
Dr. Jessie Stone
Dr. Jessie Stone is the modern day Albert Schweitzer - but who you’ve never heard of! She’s devoted her life to providing primary healthcare, health education and disease prevention and lives in a rural malaria-infested region along the Nile River in Uganda more than half of each year. …And then she runs a kayaking camp for disadvantaged children on the Housatonic River in Connecticut each summer, in her ‘spare time’!
Superman’s Son
Christopher Reeve’s son, Will Reeve, tells B&NC Mag about what it was like growing up in Bedford, living through his parents’ tragic deaths, and his current fame on Good Morning America.