Giving it a shot: Demystifying the coffee-making process by training to become a barista myself

This article is kicking off a very special series. Stay tuned!

Whenever I order a coffee, I like to watch intently as the barista works their magic. It’s always amazed me how my iced vanilla lattes come together with such ease and effortlessness, typically as the barista juggles a number of other orders as […]

By |2025-04-30T14:12:24-04:00May 2nd, 2025|Business, Food, Main Street News|

Exploring a selection of local farms and farmers markets as they blossom this spring

Above photo by iStock user kasto80.

With the region in full vernal bloom, it couldn’t be a more perfect time to start exploring the area’s abundant and dynamic farms and farmers markets! 

Indeed, we’re fortunate to live in a place enriched by so many agricultural hotspots and their unique products and services. Some of […]

By |2025-04-28T13:50:31-04:00May 1st, 2025|Food, Main Street News|

Wrigs has a mission

He’s a dog on a mission, wandering around the room with his leash trailing behind, sniffing, stopping now and then beside a chair, and looking questioningly at the occupant.

No, he’s not begging for treats, but a pat here and there might be part of his quest.

Wrigs is working the room at a debriefing held […]

By |2025-04-28T14:04:05-04:00May 1st, 2025|Animal Tips, Main Street News|

A recipe-free approach to cooking & living: Makenna Held’s extraordinary culinary journey

Makenna Held cooking in the kitchen at La Peetch. Photo by Leslie Choucard.

“I was always told not to go into the food world,” says RecipeKick CEO, Courageous Cooking® Method visionary, and Mostly French: Recipes from a Kitchen in Provence author Makenna Held.

Growing up in a family that was deeply connected to the corporate […]

The Treasures of Thailand

Thanks to anticipation of Season 3 of The White Lotus (HBO Max), Thailand has soared to the top of many people’s bucket lists. The show, which is set in Thailand, debuted on February 16.

Regarded as the “White Lotus effect,” the term refers to the way that major TV shows have influenced […]

By |2025-04-22T11:42:53-04:00April 28th, 2025|Main Street News, Travel|

Shakespeare meets HBO’s Succession meets dystopian warzone: Jonathan Bailey stuns in Bridge Theatre production of Richard II

I’ll start off by saying what’s on everyone’s mind when they walk out of a performance of Richard II at Bridge Theatre: if Jonathan Bailey is an incredible actor on-screen, he is truly a force to behold in-person. 

But let’s back up a little bit. When I saw […]

By |2025-04-22T14:57:22-04:00April 24th, 2025|Backstage, Main Street News, Out and About, The Arts, Travel|

Operation Mei Mei: A family seeks justice for the abuse their daughter endured at a military daycare center

Content warning: The contents of this article deal with child abuse and may be difficult to read. 

When Kate Kuykendall, a Pine Plains, NY native, picked her youngest daughter, Bella, up from her first day at the Ford Island Child Development Center near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, she assumed Bella […]

By |2025-05-29T09:49:22-04:00April 23rd, 2025|Main Street News|
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