Catskills
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 - 11:07 am
The site of the former Concord Hotel, above, was once a thriving resort in Kiamesha Lake, in Sullivan County. Developers want to build a new resort casino here, and are anxiously waiting for permits for up to two Catskills casinos to be issued by New York... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Dec. 1, 2014 - 9:06 pm
Above: Ramona Sunderwith watches the first patients arriving at the Lunsar Ebola Treatment Center in Sierra Leone on Monday, Dec. 1. Photo by Sam Ryder, via Twitter, and International Medical Corps.
Ramona Sunderwirth is an emergency pediatric physician... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014 - 1:20 pm
It's holiday shopping season in earnest, now that Thanksgiving is over. You can spend all your gift-giving dollars this year with Catskills merchants and businesses, and maybe see a few Christmas trees and even Santa himself while you're at it. To help... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 - 2:27 pm
Above: Hudson Valley Weather's analysis of the impact of a nor'easter on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Via the Hudson Valley Weather Facebook page.
The forecast for the next 48 hours is looking decidedly weird.
Today's temperatures are breaking records for... Read more
By Janel Bladow on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 - 9:33 am
For Tara Jamieson, it took moving back home to Walton to follow her dream. With the help of family and friends, her restaurant, Feather & Stone, opened in early September in the Delaware County town of Walton.
The culinary school graduate was manager... Read more
By Doug McLaurine on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 - 11:56 am
American Express has a great promotion going on for Small Business Saturday, November 29. You can get credits on your statement for up to $30. It works like this:
Register your Amex card on their site at https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 - 3:10 pm
Above: The Hudson Valley Hullabaloo features indie crafters and makers selling their wares in Kingston. One of the many vendors that will be there this weekend is Wishbone Letterpress, which is run by the Hullabaloo's founder and co-organizer Danielle... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 - 5:21 pm
In a curt decision issued on Tuesday, Nov. 18, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that the Maetreum of Cybele, a monastic branch of Paganism with a headquarters in the Catskills, is entitled to a religious property tax exemption from the Greene... Read more
By Jenna Scherer on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 - 10:21 am
David Becker released "To Be Forever Wild," a documentary film about the Catskills, in the summer of 2014. The project has been four years in the making—we interviewed Becker back in 2012 about his plans for the film, which was shot and edited... Read more
By Alecia Lynn Eberhardt on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 - 2:58 pm
Hudson Valley Cider Week begins on Friday, Nov. 14 and runs through Saturday, Nov. 23, 2014.
Hard cider is the fastest-growing beverage in the alcohol industry—and it’s right at home in upstate New York, a region that’s home to dozens of orchards. A new... Read more
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