Catskills
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 2, 2013 - 11:32 am
Above: Vintage t-shirts -- catnip for hipsters -- at The Mystery Spot Antiques in Phoenicia. Photo via the Mystery Spot Facebook Page.
Yes, the Catskills have been called "Brooklyn North" before. Often.
But this year, Phoenicia is taking a real run at... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 - 5:02 pm
Above: Bitteto (left) and Gaebel representing Natural Contents at a holiday bazaar at Villa Roma. Photo from Natural Contents' Facebook page.
When Danielle Gaebel and Jennifer Bitetto first took the leap into eating healthy in the wake of a painful gall... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 - 3:23 pm
Local author Shannon Hayes has just published her fourth book on the topic of sustainable eating, Long Way on a Little. Hayes, who holds a Ph.D. in sustainable agriculture and community development from Cornell University, works with her family raising... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 - 11:20 am
Photo by Flickr user Jim Lugach. Used under a Creative Commons license.
We're smack-dab in the middle of Hanukkah, Christmas is two weeks away, and so it's time for you to send us photos of your holiday lights. Whether you go subtle and ring your abode... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 - 10:39 am
Above: The original 1960s mechanical pin-setter machines and surface ball-returns of Margaretville Bowl. All photos by Julia Reischel.
Walking into Margaretville Bowl is walking onto the set of "Mad Men."The eight-lane alley opened in 1960 with brand-new... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 - 4:36 pm
Photo: Signs along Route 17 blown down by superstorm Sandy. Photo by Catskills Photography in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
It's that strange week right before Thanksgiving when no one's celebrating or doing much of anything, preserving energy for the... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 - 4:34 pm
Sullivan County released updated information this afternoon, listing current road closures, dry ice distribution locations, storm resources, shelters and more.
Note: The information on the county site erroneously lists the Lumberland town hall as a... Read more
By Jeff Senterman on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 - 12:50 pm
Photo by Diana Misner Watters, one of the entries in the 2012 Central Catskills Great Outdoor Experience photo contest.
The many hiking trails of the Catskill Mountains and the Catskill Park Forest Preserve are accessible to all, even those who do no... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012 - 11:30 am
Above: Stephanie Carter, in front of a longtime Delhi staple, Stewart's. Photo by Mellisa Misner.
A town with a practical and well-appointed dry goods store is a fortunate place, and for 129 years, Delhi has had a gem. During those long decades, the... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 - 1:14 pm
A lot of things were still new in 1969. Rock festivals and consumer video, to name two. At the storied Woodstock Music and Art Festival in Bethel, New York, a few young souls were combining the two, using their new-fangled cameras to record what even then... Read more
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