As we come to the end of Hispanic Heritage month, we have the honor to spotlight one of our very own writers, Colombian-American, Aida M Toro. She discuses everything about her cultural heritage to her favorite Colombian dish in this inside look into her history! This vivacious NYC journalist was born and raised in West New York, New Jersey.

Interviewing the lovely Anne Winters for our latest issue for The House in NYC has been an honor. She is a breath of fresh air and quickly won over The House Magazine’s editorial team’s hearts as joy with her easy-going and can-do attitude during her exclusive American Icon cover shoot for our publication. Winters is a multi-talented artist, an accomplished actress, producer, and singer. You may know from her numerous roles in a number of films and shows like Netflix’s Original hit Series 13 Reasons Why, ABC’s Grand Hotel, Universal Pictures’ Night School opposite Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish, and STX Entertainment’s Countdown. She has also played the title role in Hulu’s Zac & Mia, in which she won a Daytime Emmy for “Best Actress in A Drama Series.” Winters is currently starring as a series regular in The Orville: New Horizons, created by Seth MacFarlane, which you can find streaming on the Hulu Network. She has optioned the novel “The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes,” which she is currently producing an adaptation of the YA novel and has other projects in the works. The team here at the House Magazine can’t wait to see what the future holds for this remarkable young woman. Anne Winters is full of grit, grace, and beauty… all the makings of an American Icon. 

LA-based queer alt-pop/R&B artist, CLAY, returns with the release of her sophomore EP Breathing Into Bloom, which features her collaboration with Alessia Cara on “WTSGD” (When The Sun Goes Down) — a track that has surpassed 1.7M Spotify streams since its release in March. The single follows her first single of this project, “ARTERY,” which gave listeners an upbeat track juxtaposed with candid and raw lyrics. The album takes listeners through a soulful and reflective journey of healing, with hopes of creating art for others to use for their own healing.