It’s the Year of the Snake, and we should all be paying more attention to these amazing creatures not just for what they represent, but for what they do.
Snakes, like spiders and bats, tend to subconsciously initiate the fight-or-flight instinct in us. “Get rid of it!” tends to be our reaction to seeing any […]
Above: Lime Rock Park CEO Dicky Riegel dedicates Skip Barber Tower on Skip Barber Day, September 1. Photo: Shawn Pierce.
How long can childhood dreams survive? What does it require for the fantasies of a wiry adolescent to mellow and mature, become so much a part of life that nothing can stand in the way […]
Above photo: Housatonic Valley Regional High School from the 1969 White Oak yearbook. Photo courtesy of the HVRHS Alumni Association.
If you’re familiar with the local tri-state area, chances are you’ve driven past at least one of the region’s many historic schools and schoolhouses. As long-standing landmarks of the area’s educational past, these […]
If you’re taking a drive through the countryside and you find yourself on Route 83 in Amenia, NY, chances are you’ll come across Elk Ravine Farm. The farm – owned by Jim Archer and named for the Rocky Mountain Elk that it initially housed – sits on 90 sprawling acres that encompass multiple different habitats, […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 36 children and 1 in 45 adults in the United States. Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech, and nonverbal communication.
According to Autism Speaks, an organization […]
By Jim Calvin
In November 1987, as President Ronald Reagan prepared to try again to fill a Supreme Court vacancy after two misfires, Second Circuit US Court of Appeals Justice Roger Miner stood among three final candidates for the nomination.
It was the penultimate step in the remarkable legal career of Hudson, New York’s favorite son, […]
It’s rare to find the peace one gets from walking through a garden on a perfect day. …
Lester Collins, famed landscape architect of the 20th Century responsible for Innisfree Garden in Millbrook, NY, probably understood the sense of tranquility and calm that can only be gained from God’s green Earth and a beautiful bloom. […]
Photo above: Pamela speaks at the “Dubai Innovation Center” during COP28 on her educational projects. Photograph taken by Martin Nweeia.
“My mother told me I was always pointing at the sun and trees. I always found great joy being in nature. When I was 12, that joy grew so large that I created my […]
Photo above: Two of four pieces from the Springside collection by British artist Henry C. Gritten. Springside was Matthew Vassar’s estate.
Paris. Rome. London. Barcelona. Even New York, Boston, Philadelphia, or Washington, DC. All are great escapes for lovers of culture, and all should be visited. Often. But when time is tight and you don’t want […]
Above photo courtesy of Maitri Farm
It’s no secret that farming is becoming harder and harder. It’s never been an easy job, but between climate change, the unprecedented environmental changes that come along with it, and constant changes in funding and grant availability, farming seems to be increasingly difficult in recent years.
According to the US […]