Massive Cioni bid: ‘We were all flabbergasted’
The bid on the Cioni Building, which is owned by the school district, comes as real estate prices in the city’s historic Stockade District have gone into an upward spiral.
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A chat with Ponckhockie native and Uptown superstar Dina Washington
Dina Washington is a literal postal professional, and then some. Walk into the Uptown post office and you’re greeted by her luminous smile and positive vibes. She is upright and energetic, yet collected and positive.
Developer outlines vision for Hudson Valley Mall
There is much work to do to create and then implement the right vision for the future of the Hudson Valley Mall and the surrounding Route 9W retail corridor. For example, we know that the community wants a luxury theater offering, more and better restaurant and food-purveyor offerings, and an updated and pleasing atmosphere for convenient retail shopping.
Kingston Times letters (7/13-20)
Topics include: Gentrification’s not inevitable; city’s ‘rabbit pellet policy.’
Hugh Reynolds: One ring, eight hats
As new candidates enter the already crowded field for the Democratic congressional nomination next year, the odds for bottom-feeders can only improve.
Tax deal begins Hudson Valley Mall’s second life
Will drastically reduced assessment enhance the town’s commercial property values?
Stockade FC’s first-ever playoff match in Kingston is this Saturday
Kingston will be at full strength to open the playoffs against Hartford City FC at Dietz Stadium.
RUPCO looking at “all options” after zoning change for Alms House denied
The decision puts plans to convert the old Alms House into 66 units of senior housing on hold.
Columbia Beauty returns to Uptown Kingston
Columbia Wig and Beauty Supply shuttered its magical doors in late December after four decades of operation, leaving local wannabe pirates and princesses in the dust. Enter young Felicita Chipak of Port Ewen.
My birthday ridesharing adventure
For upstate residents, Thursday, June 29 marked the first day of operations for popular ridesharing services Lyft and Uber. For this particular (transplanted) upstate resident, it also marked a birthday and an opportunity to test my theory that the ridesharing services might usher in a new era of car-optional country living. (Spoiler alert — it won’t, at least not yet).