Julia Reischel
Articles
Jun. 8, 2010
The Dancing Cat Distillery and Saloon, a new distillery-and-art-venue combo near Bethel Woods in Sullivan County, looks like it's going to be opening soon, according to David Knudsen, who has been eyeing its orange and "burnt raspberry" color scheme all... Read more
Jun. 8, 2010
The Catskill Kiwi harvested her first french breakfast radishes yesterday, and she's got the photos to prove it.
Jun. 7, 2010
This one happened in West Virginia today and created a 70-foot tower of flame.
It's the second Marcellus shale blow-out in a week.
Update: The AP is also reporting a massive explosion at a natural gas pipeline in rural Texas that has left 10 people... Read more
Jun. 7, 2010
Vera Farmiga is in Kingston today, filming her directorial debut, "Higher Ground." (She's been scouting for talent for the movie a while now.) As the Times Herald-Record reports, the production crew is closing down a few streets entirely. That plan... Read more
Jun. 7, 2010
... is that those reservoirs can get bought and sold, which is what's happening right now in Sullivan County, according to the Times Herald-Record. Four reservoirs currently owned by Alliance Energy are being sold to a privately equity group with Goldman... Read more
Jun. 6, 2010
The UK-based company that makes Glenfiddich whisky, The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch whisky, and Stolichnaya vodka has bought the Hudson Valley line of spirits made by Tuthilltown Spirits. The company, William Grant & Sons, now owns a suite of... Read more
Jun. 5, 2010
Photographer Joe Damone, an Andes resident, snapped a photo of the doggy scene around town last week. (Check out more of Joe's work on his Watershed Post directory page or on his website.)
If you're a photographer working in the Catskills, we'd love to... Read more
Jun. 4, 2010
First Kingston was overpaying for welfare services by $40,000. Then that figure became $64,000. Now, according to an audit, it's more like $105,000, according to the Daily Freeman.
Jun. 4, 2010
A sunny moment at Mountain Jam.
This weekend in the Catskills, you can ogle a tractor, quaff a locally-brewed beer, prance in a Pride parade, and mob the stage with the masses at the Mountain Jam music festival.
Mountain Jam Festival - Friday, June 4... Read more
Jun. 3, 2010
New York City has apologized for the leaks from the Delaware Aqueduct that have flooded the town of Wawarsing, but Wawarsing town Supervisor Leonard Distel would really prefer cash. A $4 million bailout bill, to be exact, according to the Daily Freeman.
Jun. 3, 2010
Be the coolest kid at next week's Meredith Dairy Fest: buy a vintage Meridale Fire Department patch on eBay right now for five bucks.
Jun. 3, 2010
Embattled Oorah, Inc., a Jewish organization that runs a summer camp for girls in Gilboa, won a court battle against the town of Jefferson yesterday. The ruling will allow Oorah to go forward with building a matching summer camp for boys on the grounds... Read more
Jun. 3, 2010
But if you're a business in Plattekill or Wallkill, you don't have the option of canceling your service, because Verizon is the only provider in town.
From the Times Herald-Record:
K&J's owner, Joshua Filangeri, had already been hit hard by the... Read more
Jun. 2, 2010
American Rivers, a conservation group, put the Upper Delaware on the top of its annual "Endangered Rivers" report today because of pending gas drilling in the watershed. Ramsay Adams, the director of the Catskill Mountainkeeper, responded to the news at... Read more
Jun. 2, 2010
On Sunday, the Daily Freeman delivered a probing look at Lyme disease, prompted by the story of Saugerties resident Eric Rutulante, who blogs at LymeBites about his 20-year tussle with the illness's various nasty manifestations. One of the revelations in... Read more
Jun. 2, 2010
The bear that wandered around Kingston yesterday morning had encounters with several passersby and a "small dog" that chased it into a tree, according to the Daily Freeman. But it didn't help itself to a cup of coffee.
The Freeman story says that one... Read more
Jun. 1, 2010
Quick, how do you repair the 65 years' worth of decay in the longest tunnel in the world while keeping the billion gallons of water per day it delivers to 9 million thirsty New Yorkers flowing?
Answer: With a fancy computer program and a giant plug.... Read more
May. 29, 2010
Summer may not officially be here until June 21, but Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the season in the Catskills. In the town of Andes, on Route 28 in Delaware County, three new business ventures are debuting this weekend. We stopped in at... Read more