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Holiday Gift Guide 2026
Our Holiday Gift Guide is here: thoughtful, beautiful, and mostly local finds for her, for him, and for anyone on your list, from Bedford, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Katonah, and beyond.
Community Fostered
Ridgefield moms are a lifeline for Connecticut foster kids. All-volunteer Community Fostered fills urgent needs for children in foster care, and every holiday season delivers hundreds of wished-for gifts.
Geminola
Interior designer Lorraine Kirke has brought her legendary West Village boutique Geminola to Bedford, a tiny shop on Old Post Road bursting with vintage dresses, antique lace, and wonderful oddities.
Leading with Respect
She was the face of SYMS and the youngest female president of a NYSE company. Today Katonah’s Marcy Syms leads the Sy Syms Foundation and champions equal rights, public radio, and leading with respect.
A Legacy of Giving
At 82, former Mobil and Philip Morris executive Dede Thompson Bartlett is busier than ever, giving to education, women’s empowerment, historic preservation, and the fight against domestic violence, from New Canaan to Vassar.
Bringing Broadway to Ridgefield
Daniel C. Levine left dental school for Les Misérables; Bryan Perri conducted Wicked for nearly a decade. Together, the Ridgefield couple brought Broadway to town with A Contemporary Theatre of Connecticut.
Angela Sullivan’s Debut
Bedford Corners’ Angela Sullivan spent 23 years in publicity at Sony Pictures before producing her first feature, Jimmy, the true story of how Jimmy Stewart went from World War II bomber pilot to George Bailey, and it debuts at The Bedford Playhouse.
Thistlewood in Waccabuc
Twenty years after building his mountain lodge in the woods of Waccabuc, a homeowner turned to Herald Gardell Ltd. to renew its interiors with his French heritage, a lifetime of collecting, and a little whimsy.
Scott Pelley: The Case for Gallantry
Fired by the new owners of CBS after thirty-seven years, Darien’s Scott Pelley talks about the stand he took, the interviews that mattered most, what he’s building next, and why the word he prefers to “hero” is “gallantry.”
President’s Letter Nov/Dec ‘26
Casey’s November/December President’s Letter: why our Holiday Issue is also our philanthropy issue, and a message of hope.