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Absolutely Inspirational Ali Truwit
A year after losing her leg in a shark attack, Ali Truwit won two Paralympic silver medals in Paris and launched a foundation supporting girls in need of prosthetics, water safety, and the Paralympic movement. She’s been featured on national TV, at global events—and now in the swimsuit issue Sports Illustrated too!
La Samanna
La Samanna has been a favorite retreat for those in-the-know since it opened in 1973, and has been only more prized since the complete renovation of the resort in 2018 under the ownership of LVMH’s Belmond hotel group.
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.
The Ocean Club
The Ocean Club, now a part of the Four Seasons portfolio, is the iconic resort known as the ‘Crown Jewel of the Bahamas’.
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!
Martha Stewart
Welcome Baby
Founded by Bedford’s Sarah Steinhardt, Welcome Baby delivers essential care packages to low-income mothers—ensuring newborns have diapers, clothes, and basics for their first month, while tackling poverty’s long-term ripple effects.
2024 18U18
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.
Warren & Stefani Haynes
Warren Haynes is most famous for being a member of the Allman Brothers, playing with The Dead, leading his band Gov’t Mule, and a whole lot of other collaborative and solo work…but around the B&NC MAG area, Warren and his wife, Stefani, and their son Hudson, are just…proud B&NC locals!
Bespoke Builder
Jason Drake doesn’t do ordinary. Just bespoke. He builds dreams. Whether it’s taking a new-build residence from start to move-in, or doing an interior renovation, Jason’s work is, quite simply, superior. And when it comes to executing on a client’s vision, he’s known for fulfilling fantasies.
President’s Letter July/Aug ‘24
Summer is my favorite time around here, and this season is especially bountiful.
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.
To The Nines in New Canaan
Jordan and Andrew Terner are delightful. They’re entertaining and enjoyable, family-focused, and fun. They moved into their fabulous farmhouse, across the street from the Glass House, in 2017. And their daughter, Cybil, was born in 2023. …They are an ‘it’ couple in New Canaan these days!
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.
The Mather Homestead
Of the 65 nationally registered historic landmarks in Connecticut, only one resides in Darien—a 1778 colonial home, now known as the Mather Homestead. One of the finest examples of 18th-century architecture in Darien, and home to six generations of the Mather family, with each generation enriching the home’s tapestry of stories, Executive Director Heather Raker describes the Mather Homestead as a “treasure that captures the unique history of Darien.”
Phenomenal Home Finds
Fabulous homes are layered with details that provide texture and color, evoke fond memories, and inspire conversation. But finding pieces that are truly special is no easy feat… here are the best places for home finds around the B&NC area.