If your soul aches for the expansive freedom of noshing on falafel and twirling barefoot under the stars on a grassy field at a Dead show, you’re not alone. And you might want to check out the schedule of performances for Hudson Valley’s longtime popular Grateful Dead cover band, The Deadbeats.
For fashion lovers who want to honor that human beings are behind the clothes we wear and wear clothes that deserve respect, Caroline Brevetti of New Paltz has opened up Conscious Co. Boutique on North Front Street in Kingston. Her goal — establish an ethical and sustainable marketplace for everyone.
Saturday, Oct. 5: The 200th anniversary of the birth of American poet, journalist, essayist and humanist Walt Whitman is this month, and a dear colleague of his (or the people now taking care of his old cabin) will be throwing his birthday party — John Burroughs.
This summer, families and kids in need of a summer meal will be able to text “food” to 877-877 to receive information on where a nearby summer feeding program is, thanks to the No Kid Hungry program.
Nanci Covello marvels when she realizes she’s been making raviolis for over 30 years. Covello started as a child in her grandmother’s kitchen, making pasta every week.
Jayne is a community organizer for the Hudson Valley chapter of Citizen Action of New York, which she describes as “grassroots organization that fights for racial, social, economic and environmental justice.”
Last October the Boy Scouts of America opened up registration to girls interested in being Cub and Boy Scouts. Last Monday, young Sydney — a kindergartner at Myer Elementary in Hurley — joined Pack 103’s Den 1 at St. James Methodist Church in Kingston.
Chef Graziano Tecchio hails from the Old World — Venice, Italy, to be precise — where he grew up learning how to fish, slaughter, butcher, garden, cook and prepare all foods from scratch from his father and other family elders.
Some thoughts on what the rest of the winter will hold for the Hudson Valley, plus what’s new with the popular local weather service.
125 get a good meal and great company.