The preppers are coming to town
The New York Times alerts us to a new trend: millennials buying property in the Catskills because it’s “filled with natural resources.” The piece makes for a satisfying rage-read.
Voices
Kids’ Almanac (12/6-13)
Into the Light at Kaatsbaan; Holiday Cookie Decorating for Kids; Frozendale; Snowflake Festival
Comet over the Hudson Valley and other cool stuff for December
Comet Wirtanen will soon pay Earth its closest-ever visit. It should be large and blobby-looking, appearing as a fuzzy glob the size of the full Moon.
Where’s SUNY?
When it comes to public higher education, New Yorkers deserve better. We are a state with considerable wealth, a highly educated citizenship, and we pay our fair share of taxes. We don’t deserve to see the next list of the best colleges and universities put out by some national media source only to find SUNY either non-existent or hidden near the bottom.
Sometimes, chess is a speedy game
While many were enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with their families and good friends, two young, brilliant men were in the last rounds of an intense bout for the title of world chess champion.
Norwegian redux
To survive and succeed, upstart discount carrier Norwegian Air needs more stories like it’s carving out at New York Stewart International Airport.
Belleayre’s long shadow
It’s the end of an era. Dean Gitter, the Don Quixote of the Catskills, the singular force of nature behind the decades-long effort to build the Belleayre Resort atop Highmount, has died.
Kids’ Almanac: Local holiday happenings
Ralph Breaks the Internet; Sinterklaas comes to Rhinebeck; Winter Walk in Hudson; Celebration of Lights in Poughkeepsie; A Christmas Carol ballet in Kingston; WoodstockLand.
Kingston After Dark: An interview with Hackedepicciotto
The group’s latest effort, Menetekel, is a remarkable and unusually colorful journey that follows the duo’s creative north star through soundscapes ranging from ominous to elevating. I was thrilled to touch base for an interview with the philosophical group prior to their upcoming gig at The Beverly Lounge on Friday, Dec. 7.
City money, country business
Another resort hotel for Ulster County is on its way, and this one has deep pockets and entrepreneurial leadership.