Health + Wellness

Editor's Pick: Mini Pies

Article by Sara Gaynes Levy Thanksgiving desserts are a chance to try some of fall’s best flavors.  But choosing between them—apple, pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, pecans, cozy crumbly toppings—is a tall, practically unfair order. Luckily, you don’t have to, if you order the mini pies from Kneads. These two-person sized treats are $10 each and allow you to bring a cornucopia of flavors to holiday meals: they come in apple, pumpkin, and pecan. Co-owner Brittany Moreno says Kneads launched the small...

Entertainment

Saving The Farmstand

The story of the amazing content creator who rescued a treasured Weston farm. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy | Photography by Brenna Marie and Dairy Boy This time last year, for the first time in 12 years, Vivian Simons didn’t believe her beloved Weston farmstand, Viv’s Veggies, would come back for the 2025 season. She was grieving the loss of her father, and taking on a season at the farm seemed like too much. “It’s a full-time commitment,” Viv tells Westport Lifestyle. “And I usually lose money...

Entertainment

The People in Your Neighborhood

Eric and Mary Jacobson are a local couple who help craft iconic children’s television. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy There are few things that bring families together quite like quality children’s television. These series often represent some of our earliest memories, and watching them is an experience that has the power to foster connection between family members, introduce academic and emotional concepts, and make kids and adults alike stop and smile. Creating children’s programming that does...

Health + Wellness

Speckless-Approved Shopping

A Westporter's guide to microplastic-free Black Friday and Cyber Monday buys. Article by Sienna Schwartz I’m Sienna Schwartz, a 16-year-old student at Staples High School, and I founded Speckless to tackle the hidden threat of microplastics—tiny particles found in the food we eat, the water we drink, and even the air we breathe. I started Speckless to raise awareness, share science-backed sustainable swaps, and make it easier for everyone to make choices that protect both human and...