About Abby Audenino

Abby Audenino is a content creator at Main Street Magazine. She writes about a little bit of everything, and her work has previously been featured in Hudson Valley Magazine and Westchester Magazine. At Main Street, she also works on advertising outreach and social media. Abby graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in communications with concentrations in journalism and public relations from Marist College in May of 2023. She also obtained her certificate in copy editing from the American Copy Editors Society. Abby can be reached at abby@mainstreetmag.com.

Townscape of Millerton and North East – Celebrating 25 Years

Townscape, a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization that focuses on community beautification and revitalization in Millerton, NY, is celebrating its 25th year! Townscape was originally founded by Catherine Fenn – along with Renee Vollen and Jan Gilmor – as a volunteer committee in 1998, and was adopted by the Village of Millerton as a nonprofit […]

By |2024-08-26T10:16:23-04:00August 27th, 2024|Main Street News, Our Environment|

Housatonic Valley Association receives grant to expand Connections Program

The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA), a conservation organization dedicated to the tri-state Housatonic watershed, has recently received a grant of nearly $100,000 from the Long Island Sound Study Community Impact Fund and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. 

The grant was awarded through Restore America’s Estuaries, a non-profit conservation organization that is […]

By |2024-08-26T09:36:17-04:00August 26th, 2024|Main Street News, Our Environment|

Panacea builds a menu around seasonality in Amenia

Panacea (pronounced pan-uh-see-uh) is the newest restaurant in Amenia, NY. The name has Greek roots and means “the cure all” or the “remedy.” Panacea owners Jake Somers and Khendum Namgyal (who are also engaged!) purchased the building, which previously served as Serevan, a Mediterranean restaurant, from chef Serge Madikians. 

They were operating […]

By |2024-08-14T11:27:03-04:00August 14th, 2024|Food, Main Street News, Out and About, Restaurant Review|

Herbalism Education with Foliage Botanics

Hannah Schiller is a clinical, community herbalist and ecologist and owner of Foliage Botanics in Pine Plains, NY. Hannah believes that herbal knowledge and land connection is a birthright and that everyone deserves access to affordable, empowering, and supportive healthcare. 

What is herbalism, you ask? Hannah describes it as follows: “Herbalism is essentially […]

By |2024-08-01T11:45:11-04:00August 1st, 2024|Health & Beauty, Main Street News, Our Environment, Wellness|

Cooper’s Daughter Crafts Smooth Spirits in Claverack

Take a drive down the single-lane gravel path off of State Route 23 in Claverack, NY, and you’ll find yourself greeted with warm restored barns, a cocktail garden with an abundance of seating, and – of course – spirits aplenty. 

Cooper’s Daughter Spirits, located at Olde York Farm, is a woman-owned and family-operated distillery, […]

By |2024-08-01T11:30:05-04:00August 1st, 2024|Farm Feature, Food, Main Street News, Out and About|
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