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Nina Shengold profiles Newbery Honor winner and The Baby-Sitters Club series author Ann M. Martin about her life in prolific publishing.
“My mission in life is to get seeds back into the hands of farmers and gardeners.” Jennifer May talks with Amy Goldman about her extensive tomato garden in Rhinebeck, her advocacy for heirloom fruits and vegetables, as well as the several books she has published related to gardening.
Brian K. Mahoney talks with wine importer Neal Rosenthal, author of
Reflections of a Wine Merchant, about terroir at his home in the Shekomeko Valley.
Scrapping prepared remarks, I tell them 90 percent of my career has been failure. “I’ve been dead broke six times and if I don’t sell something soon it’ll be seven.”
Benjamin Cheever goes the distance in both writing and running.
One diet isn’t right for everyone, nutritionist Joshua Rosenthal’s Institute of Integrative Nutrition is helping students make their own healthy choices to fit their lifestyles.
The light touch of the Trager Approach can cure both physical and emotional ailments.
Clearing your mind through ritualized dance.
Origins January 25, 2008
Poet Barbara Louise Ungar discusses her latest book, winning the Gival Press Poetry Award and being a mother.
As a humorous, passionate, gorgeous woman who has beaten the odds, it’s no wonder so many people want a piece of Kris Carr’s magic.
Imagine: A studio drummer who’s never written anything but letters decides to write the definitive book about the Beatles, subject of some 500 previous books.
The new menu at Marché is a mind-meld of European fresh-market cuisine and American standbys reinterpreted for the modern, food-smart diner.
Francis Cruz and William Doiron round up the best local gifts.
Sukey Pett gets her goat at Lynnhaven Farm and Triple H Ranch.
In 2004, a small group of upper Hudson Valley farmers and New York City chefs launched a unique kind of service that is repairing the chasm that separates their businesses.
Jennifer May takes aim at Hudson Valley writers.
Amy Giezentanner profiles Gary Allen, author of The Herbalist in the Kitchen.
As it turns out, hard cider, a traditional beverage passed on from centuries’ worth of English ancestors, was taken with every meal, including breakfast, in the earliest days of the colonies.
Naton Leslie has been called “the poet of a forgotten America,” and a “poet of the working class.”
Nina Shengold gets Charley Rosen to talk candidly about his upbringing, coaching meltdowns, and how he handles enraged bloggers.
Bywater Bistro has joined the growing number of Hudson Valley restaurants. Does it have what it takes to keep patrons salivating?
There are few laudatory adjectives that critics haven’t applied to John Ashbery’s 26 books of poetry; “dazzling,” “sublime,” and the like become shopworn.
While the coming of fall heralds changes in schedules and climates, it also provides a wonderful opportunity to experience locally grown melons.
The Blue Plate Restaurant is one of those rarities that possess a definitive but indescribable essence—what’s known in Latin as genius loci, or “spirit of place.”
The beauty and distinctiveness of Serevan lies in its historical charm and architectural finesse—living, breathing entities that have been gently cultivated by an Armenian from Tehran, chef and proprietor Serge Madikians.
“Organic clothing is not just about Birkenstocks and long skirts anymore,” says Joanna Black of Hip-E-Living in Woodstock.
Like something on the Rue Saint Marc in Paris, Brix is decked out in dark woods, a handcrafted zinc bar, Old World-style paintings on the walls, and cozy tables with burgundy linens.
Daniel Pinkwater’s voice—instantly recognizable to NPR listeners—resonates down the stairwell as he appears, a Hitchcockian silhouette dressed in top-to-toe black with a dusting of pet hair.
Paetro told a friend she’s reached the point where her name will be linked to James Patterson’s in her obituary.
Local 111’s chef, David Wurth, uses the bistro’s close proximity to regional farmland to create new, rustic American cuisine that emphasizes local organic and grass-fed ingredients.
“I bought a big generator. I hung up Christmas lights, and had a 500-watt halogen light bulb shining on the side of the Ryder truck: _ Mike’s Fish Fry—One Bite and You’re Hooked _. You could see it from a mile away.”
Since 1979, the Bardavon has been operated as a performance venue by the nonprofit corporation Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Inc. “We’re very proud of what we do here,” says Silva. “It’s hard, though. Ninety percent [of it] boils down to fundraising.”
What do gardening, murder, women’s erotica, and Christmas past have in common? A most uncommon edito: Woodstocker Michele Slung.
In the past three years, Muddy Cup coffeehouses have opened in Hudson, Albany, Beacon, Catskill, and Kingston. By summer, there will be locations in Poughkeepsie, Schenectady, and New Paltz.
The Artist’s Palate is transforming the taste of downtown Poughkeepsie.
A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them.
Nina Shengold profiles essayist, novelist, poet, and writer of children’s books Nancy Willard.
Steve Morris’s hand-welded creations add functional beauty to public and private spaces.
Bell’s Cafe brings the flavors of the Mediterranean to Catskill.
Author Mat Johnson does the write thing.
Ann Braybrooks gets a taste of Oliver Kita Fine Confections.
James Lasdun packs a prodigious literary pedigree. The London-born author has published two acclaimed novels and three collections apiece of short stories and poems.
While recent transplants from Gotham might bemoan the perceived lack of amenities at local bars, one thing is certain: There is no shortage of places to get a drink in the Hudson Valley.
Nina Shengold visits the multi-dimensional world of pop-up book creators Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart.
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