By CB Wismar | info@mainstreetmag.com
The man with the microphone does not usually speak to large groups. His voice is measured, almost a whisper, at times. What he is saying is heartfelt, and the audience spread […]
By Allison Guertin Marchese | info@mainstreetmag.com
Jim Carroll has spent most of his life creating. Though he says on his website bio that he prefers to be outside playing, his work, which keeps him indoors, includes creating […]
By Allison Guertin Marchese | info@mainstreetmag.com
Hillsdale has been a National Historic District since 2009. Yet one of the strangest secrets of Hillsdale’s history is that few facts, names, and general records seem to have been kept, […]
By Mary B. O’Neill, Ph.D. info@mainstreetmag.com
Sometimes there’s nothing like a good metaphor to illustrate a concept. Plantin’ Seeds uses the germination process to illuminate its mission of educating the wider community about farms, local food, and […]
By Dominique De Vito | info@mainstreetmag.com
“You’re not gonna find the cache!” That’s not something you want to say to a police officer as you’re heading out of the woods at dusk, but it’s what made sense […]
By Mary B. O’Neill, Ph.D. | info@mainstreetmag.com | Photos by Lazlo Gyorsok | Featured in the July 2016 Issue
Food is integral to our survival. Yet, some evidence suggests that the food we consume is increasingly devoid […]
By Carol Ascher | Photos of the Won Dharma Center by Olivia Markonic, all other photos by Carol Ascher or provided by the house of worship. | Featured in the June 2016 Issue
Most of us easily […]
By Dominique De Vito | Featured in the May 2016 Issue
A beautiful day. A light breeze. A hawk soaring overhead, wings outstretched, floating, flying. Who hasn’t wished they could extend their arms and take flight? Well, […]
By CB Wismar | Featured in the April 2016 Issue
“Just look at this floor! We found it yesterday when we pulled up the old carpet. It goes all the way to the front door.” John Hoffman […]
By Olivia Hansen May | Featured in the March 2016 Issue | All photos courtesy of Millbrook School
About a mile off Route 44 in Millbrook is Millbrook School, a co-educational boarding school that is home to […]