Despite still being a neophyte to the community food and arts scene, Ten Mile Table, created in partnership with Hudson Valley favorites The Lantern Inn and the venerated Wassaic Project, both located in the town of Wassaic, NY, has already made an indelible impression by celebrating hospitality up and down the Tenmile River as its […]
Like so many of our national institutions that have become pastime in America, summer camps across the area are facing the looming uncertainty about whether they’ll be open come June. Even if they escape the fate of so many businesses that have been temporarily shuddered because of COVID-19 mandates, organizers and camp leaders must still […]
-As told by Clare Caramanica of the Oakhurst Diner in Millerton, NY.
I had just gotten back from a 17-day vacation in Brazil. Passed through JFK, pooled with people in a long line at customs coming in from various countries . Some with masks – a sight to behold. It was the beginning of COVID-19 in […]
-from the folks at Salisbury Bank
With the extended closures of many area businesses, financial hardship has effected nearly all of our lives – from loss of income, to cabin fever, or both. Now more than ever it’s important to reach out and support our local businesses. Major retailers have the resources to withstand a shutdown, […]
To commemorate its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Ancram Opera House in Ancram, NY, will present, free of charge, five new productions designed for remote audience viewing and listening. According to the historic local opera house, the Fifth Anniversary Season will focus on staying connected and creative during the coronavirus crisis. Starting in May and running […]
Despite swaths of area residents finding themselves perpetually indoors these days, May has arrived and the collective desire to step out into the great outdoors beckons. One of the most historic destinations in the Hudson Valley is encouraging residents and travelers to recreate locally by exploring Olana – even if it’s from the comforts of […]
The spread of COVID-19 across the globe has forever changed the meaning of the term ‘isolation’ for much of society -especially for those most vulnerable to the deadly virus. For families and seniors in our area who would otherwise be eagerly awaiting the arrival of warmer weather, morning strolls in the local park, graduations and […]
To coincide with the coming Spring, each April we celebrate National Poetry Month here in the United States. Starting in 1996, and organized by the Academy of American Poets, National Poetry Month was introduced as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. The Academy of American Poets’ website, poets.org, […]
Bored yet?- so are we. Though we can all agree that maintaining our distance from the general population -especially those most vulnerable- is the safest way to ‘flatten the curve’, the prolonged sojourn can have the unwelcome side-effect of making us all feel like Phil Connors as one day slowly creeps into the next. The […]
On the afternoon of Friday March 20, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro gave area residents and small business owners a few updates on the new mandates regarding business closures in New York State. Seemingly on the ‘non-essential’ chopping block were golf courses and salons of nearly every kind, yet there remained one valuable outdoor haven […]