Laura Santos-Bishop and Daniel Caballero. Photo: Bethany Kandel Wedding Cake Dress Rehearsal Benefits UWS Dessert Lovers You’ve heard of 50 first dates. Laura Santos-Bishop baked 50 cakes and shared them with her Upper West Side neighbors. It... News 13 Jun 2022 | 11:36
Thelma Kandel on West 83rd Street. Photo: Bethany Kandel My Mom the ‘Outside’ Artist My 89-year-old mother, Thelma Kandel, is a self-taught outsider artist who just became an “outside” artist. Last week, 29... News 06 Jan 2022 | 02:30
The author in Riverside Park. Photo courtesy of Bethany Kandel Watching the Seasons Unfold During a Year of COVID Riverside Park Runs I can breathe clearly now the masks are gone. (Apologies to the original song for the appropriation.) Now that the CDC has... Voices 26 May 2021 | 11:32
The author at her Florida desk. Photo courtesy of Bethany Kandel Taking a ‘Workcation’ I’m sitting on my balcony watching the ocean waves lap up on miles of sandy beach. Seagulls swoop down looking for tonight’s... Home 17 Feb 2021 | 11:15
One of the many trash bags and piles of old college brochures that were thown out. ( Photo: Bethany Kandel) COVID Cleaning Behold the wonder of the junk drawer. Like many people around the world, I used my quarantine shelter-inside time to clean... News 22 Jul 2020 | 03:48
The author's niece with Moose. ( Photo courtesy of Bethany Kandel) What to Name the Pandemic Puppy What’s a good thing to do during a global health crisis lockdown? Why get a dog, of course. At least, that’s what so many... News 14 May 2020 | 11:06