Food
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 14, 2012 - 1:17 pm
Top: A milkshake made from local ice cream at the re-designed Phoenicia Diner, which opens today. Above: A slideshow of photos of the re-opened diner, starting with owner Michael Cioffi in front of the facade. Photos by Julia Reischel.
The Phoenicia... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 7, 2012 - 11:19 am
There's only two things money can't buy: True love and home-grown tomatoes. Above, photographer Mark Zilberman proves that you can grow gorgeous tomatoes in the high-altitude Catskills town of Andes. Shared in the Watershed Post Flickr group.
It's... Read more
By J.N. Urbanski on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 - 10:59 am
Above: A young hop bine at the Braunius hop farm in Mt. Vision, where farmers and brewers got a chance to tour a working hop farm and taste local micro-brewed beer over the weekend. Photo by J.N. Urbanski.
This year, New York State passed the so-called "... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012 - 9:53 am
The Daily Star reports that on Sunday night, fire tore through a barn on a dairy farm in Franklin, killing over 20 milk cows and calves and putting an end to a century of dairy farming by the Boning family.
Some of the cows were able to be rescued from... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2012 - 12:02 pm
Above: H.P. and Wellington, a couple of the Watershed Post's resident (legal) backyard chickens. Photo by Lissa Harris.
In today's Walton Reporter: The village of Walton, where no chicken may legally roost, is debating whether to allow backyard poultry.... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Jul. 12, 2012 - 11:47 am
Photo: Victoria Charkut and Peter Mullin's new restaurant Buttercup will be serving Thursday through Sunday in Andes. Photo by Mellisa Misner.
Victoria Charkut and Peter Mullin have wandered and lived all over Europe for decades, and settled in Delaware... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 3, 2012 - 12:26 pm
Above: Video from the scene of the fire that destroyed the Rainbow Diner on Route 209 in Kerhonkson yesterday, from the Daily Freeman.
A local landmark went up in flames Monday afternoon: The Rainbow Diner, a seedy but beloved greasy spoon on Route 209... Read more
By J.N. Urbanski on Thursday, Jun. 28, 2012 - 12:43 pm
Above and bottom: Tony and Elizabeth Ruiz and their children, Zed and Evie. Photos by Mellisa Misner.
As we work on relaunching our Catskills-wide business directory, we're beefing up our coverage of local businesses. This is the first installment of a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 18, 2012 - 3:22 pm
Above: A chest freezer donated to the Matthew 25 Food Pantry by the Shoprite in Hudson, after the pantry at 298 Main Street was damaged by fire. Photo from the Matthew 25 Food Pantry's website.
The Matthew 25 Food Pantry in Catskill, which was shut down... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 14, 2012 - 4:11 pm
Yet another local Walmart is facing the wrath of regulators -- this time, for workplace safety violations.
A Walmart store in Cobleskill is facing over $50,000 in fines from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for repeatedly... Read more
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