For Mia DiFrancesco, taking over a beloved Poughkeepsie boutique in the summer of 2024 was a bit serendipitous. Mia was aware of the shop (formerly Scruples – owned by Gail Cassle), and she worked for Gail’s husband at his hair salon part-time as a teenager, so when he reached out to her to […]
Photo above by Avida Love Photography
“Having an outlet to express yourself in a way that is creative and meaningful to you, and to connect with other people is important,” said Veronica Bone, the community and in-school program manager for Berkshire Pulse. “Everyone should have access to that if it’s something they’re interested in.” […]
Photo above by Vata Creative
For Anna Hall, the first inkling that she had an interest in food as a career came to her while she was working as a magazine writer. She was interviewing a chef and found that she could “talk to him all day about food.”
The real turning point […]
This Valentine’s Day, get your loved ones something truly sweet! Nonprofit organization In Flight, Inc., based in Red Hook, NY, is launching their Sweetheart Silent Auction and Give A Carnation initiative next week, and you won’t want to miss these events!
All about In Flight, Inc.
In 1993, what initially began as a […]
If you’re anything like me, your social media feeds have been inundated with videos about fitness, stress, and what to do to promote your physical and mental health. And if you’re anything like me, your mind has been filled with important-sounding concepts and a laundry list of tasks to complete if you want […]
The idea of mindfulness has become incredibly mainstream in recent years, meaning that more and more people have had access to this vital concept. But with more discussion about what it means to practice mindfulness and “be mindful,” it’s important to clarify the intention behind mindfulness and highlight how it can benefit your […]
If you’re at all like me, then at the start of each new year, you get the grandiose idea that you’re going to take up running. Now up to this point – for me – this resolution has never lasted. I consider myself to be a pretty active person; I work out between […]
On Saturday, January 18, the Stissing Center in Pine Plains, NY, kicked off their 2025 season with an evening of Fire & Ice, which they dubbed a “cool party for a hot new season.” The show, in effect, was an evening’s glimpse into what one can expect from Stissing Center in 2025 – and what […]
When Alanna Medlock was thinking about business ideas that would also create a community-based, hybrid arts space, one of the things that kept coming to her mind was that the mid-Hudson Valley didn’t have a dedicated magazine shop.
Alanna was always interested in magazines, but when she got a subscription to […]
When nutritionist and dietitian Michelle Sisk RD-N, CD-N, LD-N began her career, it wasn’t directly related to food at all. After attaining a BA in English from Williams College, she taught English for a few years at a boarding school while coaching cross country running and leading a fitness class.
Soon, though, […]