Art Captured Through the Lens
By CB Wismar | info@mainstreetmag.com
Joseph Meehan’s moment of clarity may have come in the cold light of an early Arctic morning. There was a rattling at the front of his tent. Not a knock, […]
An Idle Monument
By Griffin Cooper | info@mainstreetmag.com
Twenty years have passed since the Roe Jan building held its final classes and closed its doors for the last time. Twenty years since anyone disembarked the early morning bus […]
Passing the Reins
By Ian Strever | info@mainstreetmag.com
In a 2012 report by the Social Security Administration, officials estimated that 10,000 Americans would retire each day over the next nineteen years. In other words, retirement isn’t exactly news-worthy […]
Bold Beauty
By Regina Molaro | info@mainstreetmag.com
Style, color, and an entrepreneurial spirit has long been a part of Gun Nowak’s lifestyle and livelihood. In the early 1980s, she had a trio of chic fashion boutiques in […]
Walking with History
By Griffin Cooper | info@mainstreetmag.com
When world renowned poet, naturalist, and Hudson Valley resident John Burroughs pondered about his time spent walking through the natural beauty of the area and observing its every nuance he […]
Life on the Rail Roads
By John Torsiello | info@mainstreetmag.com
Railroads were once vital links from agrarian Dutchess County to New York City and beyond, hauling produce and products from the many farms that once dotted the landscape. The rail […]
Growing a Family Business
By Christine Bates | info@mainstreetmag.com
Monday afternoons are a quiet time to test drive a car or talk to the head of a multi-brand auto dealership. Kristin Ruge, the President of Ruge Automotive talked to […]
Keeps Me Out of Jail
By CB Wismar | info@mainstreetmag.com
First impressions often do not lie. Meeting Istvan Banyai, a celebrated artist, animator, and designer who has chosen to live in the bucolic setting of Lakeville, CT, one is immediately […]
Doing All We Can to Protect Where We Live
By Peter W. Greenough | info@mainstreetmag.com
Unfortunately, our environment has become a political football. Is the climate changing as a result of human activity or not? Don’t we all want the healthiest environment possible for […]
Reduce, Reuse, and…
By Ian Strever | info@mainstreetmag.com
There was a time in the 1990s and early 2000s when recycling helped us feel better about our environmental impact. As programs sprouted in nearly every community and, single-stream programs […]