With his upcoming novel, Women’s Hotel, releasing on October 15th, Daniel M. Lavery shares his approach to the writing process, what inspired his interest in women’s hotels, and the details of his work’s pertinent themes. Read on to learn more about an exciting event, in which Lavery will be in conversation with Alexis Coe, on […]
When writer, Interfaith Minister, and entrepreneur Anne (pronounced “Annie”) Kiehl Friedman began writing her memoir, Higher Love: a psychedelic travel memoir of heartbreak and healing, she embarked on a journey to rediscover her voice.
Friedman describes herself as having always been a journaler, using the medium to understand herself and move forward in light of her […]
Recently, community attention has revisited a long-awaited, but undeveloped, project to construct a connecting bridge for the Harlem Valley Rail Trail. With this bridge completed, the rail trail would connect Hillsdale to the approximately 24-mile section of already-built trail and the 1.5 mile section that runs from the Hillsdale Hamlet south towards Copake Falls. The […]
Clairo has well and truly enchanted audiences since she fully broke onto the bedroom pop scene in 2017. In early tracks, like “Pretty Girl,” her light, clear voice shines over the synth-y, low quality-sounding instrumentals characteristic of the genre.
As Ruby Crowhurst explains in an article on music and pop culture blog […]
One early evening this summer, as I was picking up a pulled pork sandwich and burger to-go from Roe Jan Brewing Company in Hillsdale, NY, I noticed that the adjacent dark blue building – with its yellow accented windows, grape-colored door, and assortment of potted flowers and pastel garden gnomes out front – was open […]
On Thursday, September 12 at 6pm, author Tracy O’Neill will be in conversation with Jonathan Lee at Oblong Books in Rhinebeck, NY, to discuss the release of her new book, Woman of Interest. After reading this compelling memoir, I had the honor of speaking with O’Neill herself to learn more about her life, writing process, […]
This Thursday, August 29th, starting at 9am, the Hillsdale Fire Company and Copake Country Club will be hosting the Chad Malarchuk Scholarship Tournament 2024. The tournament’s chicken BBQ, offering half chicken meals with all the fixings, will be held the same day, with takeout starting at 3pm.
Each year since 2018, the Chad Malarchuk Scholarship has […]
The market for buying a car has changed significantly in recent years. Between the effects of the pandemic and other major shifts, the industry’s sales are not what they used to be. Lann Rubin II, founder and owner of North East Ford in Millerton, NY, shares about the current state of the car […]
In August 2023, Shveta Boisson launched Marigold Bridal, located in Stanfordville, NY. With a collective 20 years in the fashion and bridal industries, Shveta had acute awareness of the bridal shopping experience, as well as the wedding gown’s typically short life cycle. While there is a vast market for second-hand wedding gowns online, […]
In honor of Read-A-Romance Month and Romance Awareness Month, this August we’ll be sharing the insights of romance authors who have been navigating the world of the genre and writing all about love in their latest novels. For this month’s issue, we took a look at the entire romance bookish community and what makes it […]