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“Cupcakes make people happy!” – Beth Ibbetson Thousands trekked out to the orchard fields of Wright’s Apple Farm for the 5th annual Gardiner Cupcake Festival. Crowds stood as much as 5 to 6 people...
What’s the perfect accent for a classic vintage dress, handbag or shoes? A car! Preferably a supped up vintage Hot Rod. Just like any good vintage shopping trip, you need to see several different...
Contemporary becomes Controversial at the Grand Opening of the Kingston Museum of Controversial Art. The mimi museum took a bold step into the titillating and button-pushing world of avant-garde...
Environmentalism is like religion in the Hudson Valley so it’s fitting that the Earth Day celebration in New Paltz is held at the Reformed Church. New Paltz’s Earth Day Celebration is in its 10th...
Reaching a cross roads in your career can jump-start a job search or trigger epic freak out, but for Karl Winum and Heather Barnum it pushed them to answer their true calling; opening a Vintage and...
Everybody needs somebody sometimes… especially when that someone can lay hands on you in a therapeutic healing manner, but what if you forget to schedule an appointment? Walking into a relaxing...
The Hudson Valley has so much to offer culturally, historically and aesthetically that trying to take it all in can leave a person feeling exhausted. Luckily this scenic region is the energy...
One of the biggest perks of working as a journalist is you get to meet a unique and rare cross section of humanity. While working on a story about another topic I got the rare opportunity to be...
Now that iconic Rock n’ Roll clubs like CBGB’s are closed, where’s an up and coming indie alternative band going to kick off their self funded tour? Kingston, NY! Smack in the middle of the city’s...
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Let’s Go Hugies! That was one of the most inane cheers of our New Paltz High School Cheerleaders. Our school mascot wasn’t named for a black bear or a hawk or any of the predatory wildlife that...
What makes a wine bar? More importantly, what makes a good wine bar? Take a short walk down Main Street in New Paltz, NY and stop when you see the Yellow Chicken banner. You’re at Il Gallo Giallo,...
The day after a major nor’easter buried the north east under a thick blanket of snow, Westchester Park Rangers plowed out the hiking trails along the peninsula of Croton Point Park in...
A sunny and unseasonably warm Valentine’s Day afternoon women, women-to-be and anyone who supports them gathered in front of the New Paltz Starbucks to shake a tail feather to demand an end to...
Walk into just about any Hudson Valley restaurant, wine shop or wine festival and ask for one of their best bottles of local wine. Chances are you’ll end up with a Whitecliff Wine. Whitecliff, is...
I first met Master Beekeeper, Todd Widmark at the Taste of New Paltz. He was kind enough to extol the virtues of his 100% pure local honey. As someone who suffers severely from… ahh, ahh, AHH-CHOO!...
“There’s something real here.” Sevan Melikyan Nothing’s more beautiful than a leap of faith that works out for the believer. Especially if that leap comes together against the odds and at the last...
One Sunday in November every year, Rosendale, NY celebrates the culinary delights of preserved cucumbers with the International Pickle Festival. Half food festival, half holiday gift fair, the...
What do you call a wine company with no physical winery to visit? A traveling one-man show! Wine maker David Pazdar doesn’t have a traditional winery or tasting room, so he takes his unique artisan...
An expression with a figurative meaning is just begging for artistic expression. The latest group show at Unison Mini Art Gallery at Water Street Market. Tweet
What does a town like New Paltz taste like? Just ask one of 100 local businesses that took part in the annual festival to kick off autumn, Taste of New Paltz. Actually it’s more like a taste of...
There’s furniture now at Judy Go Vintage, courtesy of a consignment dealer. They’re all mid-century mod style pieces to match the funky vintage clothes in addition to more classic kitchenware and...
The Mid-Hudson Misfits Roller Derby team decided to through their weight (and $ support) behind the USPCA at a dance you ass off fundraiser in Kingston. It was a good turn out for the BSP Lounge...
“Any time someone comes in front of me, I want them to come away with a better understanding of wine.” – Kevin Young Robibero Winery is a new addition to the Hudson Valley Wineries, well...
‘I was walking down Main Street When I heard footsteps behind me And there was a little old man ‘ “Hello” Unison Art Gallery is hosting the latest show by Eileen Hedley, gnome.sweet.gnome. It’s a...
New Paltz Chalk Festival at the Water Street Market Thirteen professional chalk artists and 12 local artists chalk artists turned the upper parking lot of the Water Street Market into an art...
Packing to go upstate can be a serious challenge. A weekend in the city is a delicate thing, defined by what you’re doing, who you’re wth and you must dress with the expectation that you’ll be...
Déjà vu Thrifts got a ‘Blackened’ makeover as Crazy Dan’s Secondhand Hardcore and More. I stumbled across it on Church Street and based on my peek through the window, the Fleetwood Mac pseudo 70’s...
What has wine tasting, hot air balloon launching and picnic style family fun? The Hudson Valley Balloon Launch at Greig Farm in Red Hook. Millbrook Winery, Hudson Chatham Winery, Tousey Winery and...
I don’t know how Madonna does it. Reinventing yourself is exhausting work. In hindsight moving back to the Hudson Valley was no more difficult than rebooting a computer, it took a little bit of...
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