This Month’s Featured Articles…
The Artist with a Knife
By CB Wismar | info@mainstreetmag.com Some artists use elegant sable brushes to apply their paints. Some artists use high carbon chisels to carefully form stone into sculpture. “Leon” Li uses a razor-sharp, forged two steel, single ground “yanagi-ba” knife to deftly cut fresh tuna and yellowtail in creating the elegant sushi at The Woodland in Lakeville, CT. Without question, creating sushi and sashimi is an art. It is only when the chef has invested the time and keen focus to learn from a master chef exactly [...]
Women’s Day Off
Once upon a time, on the tiny island country of Iceland, women across the land took a day off. From farms to factories, schools to shops, and homes to hospitals and hotels, women decided to let their brethren know their worth. In this tale, no Prince Charming sallied forth on a noble steed to save the day and set things right. Rather, these women embraced action on their own behalf. Quietly but visibly they battled the forces of economic and political inequality. Their weapons were [...]
Men, Mounts, & Mountains
By Allison Guertin Marchese | info@mainstreetmag.com The true origins of polo appear to be as hotly contested as some modern day polo matches … but it’s always wise to start somewhere. Most agree that polo began as a kind of “folk game,” played by nomadic tribesman in central Asia. Many sources also argue that polo originated in Persia (modern-day Iran) at or around the sixth century BC. […]
The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum
By John Torsiello | info@mainstreetmag.com The history of brave men and women in their magical flying machines are lovingly preserved at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum. But this is not your static, hands-off museum. No, these winged machines, some dating back to the earliest days of flight, take to the air summer through fall in air shows that delight young and old alike. […]
A Cuba father and son trip
By Peter Greenough | info@mainstreetmag.com Having visited every Spanish and Portuguese-speaking country in Latin America over the years, except for Cuba and Honduras, I was eager to see the jewel of the Caribbean under Castro-style socialism – before it is overrun by American tourists or possibly closed again by the Trump administration. In early January, 2017, my son and I took the leap. The trip was so much easier and less bureaucratic than I’d ever have imagined for a country that mostly has been off limits [...]
