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.
A Couple of Mother/Daughter Days in Western New York By Casey Kaplan
There are trips that feel like a simple change of scenery, and then there are trips that feel like a true pause. The Inns of Aurora, on the shores of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes region of Western New York, about a five hour drive from here, is where historic charm, lakeside serenity, world-class spa indulgence, and the vision and legacy of American Girl founder Pleasant Rowland all converge. The beautifully revived village of Aurora offers a retreat filled with wellness, beauty, and timeless magic.
Gardening’s resurgence is more than a lifestyle trend - it’s a return to living with intention. In her first season at Big Titicus Farm, B&NC MAG President Casey Kaplan discovers the joys - and surprises - of growing food, tending an orchard, and embracing rewilding.
B&NC goes to the 2026 Grammys to report on B&NC locals Monte Lipman, Michael Sabath, and Clive Davis.
New Canaan resident Steve Zatz has transformed a once-swampy backyard into a thriving two-and-a-half-acre native meadow - complete with streams, paths, boardwalks, wildflowers, and wildlife. A former big-time CEO, Zatz shares how ‘rewilding’ his landscape became a meditative and ecological passion.
Don’t leave Mother’s Day to the last minute! Get the most special lady in your life something fantastic that she’s going to love this year.
Bedfordite and award-winning photographer Emily Fisher recounts a snowy day on Titicus Reservoir when a lone ice fisherman became an unforgettable subject. What began as a quiet encounter turned into an award-winning image - and a moving story of solitude, connection, and the lasting power of being seen.
A new chapter begins for this cultural institution with Copland House at Bluestone Farm, a 24-acre cultural campus where Westchester, Putnam, and Fairfield Counties meet...right on the northern border of ‘B&NC Country’! Honoring composer Aaron Copland’s legacy, the expanded center, with over 37,000 square feet of interior space, will host concerts, residencies, education, and multi-arts programming... making world-class American music easily accessible to the B&NC audience.
The Metropolitan Golf Association is the governing body for golf in our region, and the Senior Masters is the MGA’s annual test-of-the-best for golfers 65 and over. ...It’s a big deal to be asked to host the event, and the Anglebrook Golf Club was honored to be selected to host the MGA Senior Masters in 2025.
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.
This issue celebrates “homegrown hero” Alex Coco, who won the 2025 Best Picture Oscar for producing Anora.
Since acquiring and reimagining the publication in 2020, B&NC has expanded its reach to 25,000 of the area’s most affluent households, covering not just Bedford and New Canaan, but Darien, North Salem, Ridgefield, Armonk, Katonah, Mt. Kisco, Pound Ridge, and beyond… serving as the trusted, deeply read chronicle of the community. We’re proud that our readers spend over an hour and twenty minutes with each issue!
