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The Improbable Bob Detmer
Army medic, IBM lifer, house flipper, actor, ‘Wilderness Bob’, marathoner and Hudson River swimmer: Bedford’s Bob Detmer is a real life Forrest Gump.
Out & About May/June 2025
See and be seen at area events: Goldens Bridge Hounds, the Katonah Museum of Art Gala, Night To Shine, the New Canaan Color Drop and more.
David & Nicki Pogue
David Pogue is the kind of famous where just about everyone recognizes him as a somebody, while it might take a minute to realize that he’s the seven- time Emmy winning correspondent on CBS Sunday Morning who — in 35 stories each year — explains anything and everything that’s complicated.
Start Your Engines
From Monticello Motor Club to Glickenhaus supercars, Bedford native Nat Mundy of HK Motorcars in Mt. Kisco gets collectors into the cars of their dreams.
Out & About March/April 2025
See and be seen at area events: David Pogue at Bedford Playhouse, the Bedford Art Show, Westmoreland’s Winterfest, Max Tucci at the Adirondack Store and more.
Out & About January/February 2025
See and be seen at area events: Martha Stewart’s tree lighting at the Bedford Post Inn, B&NC’s Wicked party, Shine Bright Bedford, the Peppermint Parade and more.
Let There Be Light
For more than 50 years, Mark Mosello of Design Lighting By Marks has been lighting up homes and landscapes across Westchester and Fairfield Counties.
Marissa Winikour & Judah Miller
Marissa Winokur is a star of stage and screen, most famous for having played Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway production of Hairspray, and Judah Miller is a comedy writer who most recently wrote and was the showrunner for the television series called Bupkis. Together, Marissa and Judah are amongst the elite of ‘Hollywood’ power couples… and in 2021, they bought a house in Bedford!
18 Under 18: 2024
Bedford & New Canaan Magazine's fifth annual 18 Under 18 section is always the highlight of our September/October Education Issue… and every year we are more and more impressed with the achievements of the 18 selected students - and with the quality of the hundreds of nominees entered. We have an incredibly difficult time narrowing down the list because of the intriguing paths that so many different students have selected. From Singers and Dancers to a Mountain Climber, Engineers and Activists, a Filmmaker, and even a Speed Cuber... we are particularly excited by this class!
Congrats to this year’s B&NC 18 Under 18! We hope you'll enjoy the well-earned plaudits of the community.
Rivay
Bedford-native, Jon Ruti, and his wife, Katie, bring Rivay home—an elevated, small-batch men’s clothing brand blending rugged sophistication with timeless style—now celebrating its flagship store’s first anniversary.
The Westmoreland Sanctuary
Helen Clay Frick gave Bedford 306 acres in 1957. Today the 669-acre Westmoreland Sanctuary is free and open to all, and Executive Director Ann Paul is growing it into one of the region’s great outdoor classrooms.
Bedford Royalty
Paul Bluhdorn and Anni de Saint Phalle are something of a throwback to the European nobility of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Popular amongst the Martha Stewart set, but relatively unknown - until now - by most others, they live in a residence ‘fit for a king’, and queen, on one of Bedford’s finest estates, called Blue Meadows.
An Exquisite Estate
This Bedford Country Estate, completed in 2007, has the timeless feeling of a cottage in the Cotswolds and the stately presence of a made-for-today American mansion.
Luxe at the Lake
Architect and Interior Designer Carol Kurth was honored when decades-long clients reached-out to say they wanted to design a guest house on their serene lakefront property in Bedford - with the primary purpose of having a fun and functional place for their children and grandchildren to come and stay. “I’ve known this family for many years and have worked with them on multiple projects of theirs,” Carol shares. “I actually had originally advised them on acquiring this very private, lush, wooded, lakeside property, when they were relocating to Bedford in 2017.”
Unique New York… Stoneware
While humans have been making pottery since beginning to roam the earth…and have been making stoneware for about the last 4,000 years…on rare occasion, the craft is performed with such beauty and excellence and iconic reference that it is elevated to high art.
The New Buxton Gorge
In 2000, an open space levy was approved via referendum by the Town of Bedford providing critical funding to support high priority open space acquisitions. The Town established an Open Space Acquisition Committee, which included founding members Sam Pryor, George Bianco, Oliver Hazzard, Rosemary Lee and Tina Foster, which began to develop a list of priority properties, evaluating ecological and natural resource protection value as well as passive recreational opportunities.
Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Bedingfield is the chart-topping singer/songwriter best known for catchy tunes like Love Like This, Strip Me, Freckles, These Words, Wild Horses, Neon Lights, and of course her massive hit singles Unwritten and Pocketful of Sunshine. She’s also become well known as an advocate for LGBTQ rights and the environment.
A New Chief in Town
Of course, being only 33, just about everything about Graham Glauber screams youthful enthusiasm like a fire engine’s siren. He’s the ‘Doogie Howser M.D.’ of the new Bedford Fire House. And he’s a hometown hero, who’s a real life advertisement for the virtue of being a volunteer.
The Mianus River Gorge
Formed by glaciers 12,000 years ago, the Mianus River Gorge is a preserved natural landmark; 1,000 acres of rare forests, wildlife, research, and education… protected through decades of conservation and community stewardship.
Think global, act local
From Bedford2030’s bold emissions goals to Planet New Canaan’s grassroots recycling and education, local groups are transforming concern into collective climate action… proving small communities can drive big environmental change.