This is part one of a series of interviews with local farms about how the recent weather conditions have been affecting them and their crops.
Farmers rely on good weather to be able to grow the food that feeds all of us. Extreme weather in any form makes it more difficult for farmers to keep […]
With school out and vacations abounding, summer is arguably the best season to spend time outdoors. With August also being National Family Fun Month, it’s only appropriate that we round up some of the best places to spend time outdoors with your family to end summer the […]
Alexandra Occhicone and Arianna Milanese always talked about opening a restaurant together, but neither of them thought they’d actually go through with it.
Until they did.
“I saw this place was for rent and I sent the video to Alex as a joke,” Ari says. “But then my fiancé pushed us to do it, so we met […]
The Wassaic Project is hosting a day chock-full of events for Upstate Art Weekend on Saturday, July 22 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The Wassaic Project, which was founded by three artists in 2008, is a non-profit organization that uses art and arts education to foster social change. “We love this community, we love art, […]
The Millbrook Inn blends two worlds together. The Inn is a luxury boutique hotel set on a picturesque country road, surrounded by farmland and grazing horses. The Inn was once a dormitory for the Greer School, but was reborn as The Millbrook Inn in 2010.
The Inn has also recently added its bar and restaurant, The […]
“A small step forward.”
That’s how Corey and Nicole Clanahan, owners of the Rural Center Refillery in Pine Plains, NY, describe their business’ mission.
“One thing we’ve come to learn about the store, ourselves, and community members is that everyone can do so much,” Corey says. “It’s a big impact on a smaller scale.”
The idea for Rural […]
The start of this month officially kicked off Plastic Free July. What initially started as a charity organization based in Australia has expanded into a global challenge to forego single-use plastics for the entire month of July, and ideally, forever.
The background of Plastic Free July
According to their website, Plastic Free July “provides resources and […]
The Stissing Center is presenting a staged reading of the classic American play “Our Town” on Sunday, July 9. The event is a part of the larger Pine Plains bicentennial celebration that is taking place through various events all year long.
“Our Town” is a three-act play created and written by playwright Thornton Wilder in 1938. […]
When Annie Sullivan and her partner Michael Kelly took over their local juice bar during the global pandemic in 2020, their main goal was to provide an outlet for overall wellness to the Red Hook community.
“Overall wellness from within by feeding your body good things seemed like a noble endeavor, and that’s really been […]
When Giuseppe and Antonina Mirto opened Lia’s Mountain View in Pine Plains, NY, they could have only hoped that it would become the community hub that it is today.
Giuseppe and Antonina – better known by friends and customers as Joe and Nina – opened Lia’s Mountain […]