Feb 14, 2014
I Knew I Loved New York When...
There are plenty of reasons NOT to like New York (taxes, for example), and yet, improbably, it remains oh-so-lovable. Maybe all New Yorkers are masochists,...
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Feb 10, 2014
The Best Cooking Classes in the Hudson Valley
Vacations shouldn’t have to require hideous waits, grim-faced attendants and abysmal cuisine before you get to the good stuff. Score the treat you travel for...
Feb 05, 2014
Romantic Hudson Valley Getaways For Any Relationship Status
Determined to think outside of the candy box this Valentine’s Day but want to avoid the landmines peppering the landscape of the most high-pressure romantic...
Feb 04, 2014
A Chocolate Tour of the Hudson Valley
Ah, winter. Filled with long, frigid nights that lead into short, windy days. Barring a one-way, all-expenses-paid jaunt to Aruba, we’re stuck here for the...
Feb 03, 2014
The February Issue: Cozying Up to New York
I'm rarely happier than when I wake up on a cold, grey winter weekend morning and realize that I can fall back asleep to the...
Jan 30, 2014
Hudson Valley's Grandest Estates and Their Lavish Owners
When explorer Henry Hudson sailed up the Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in 1609, he became the first of many of the world’s cultural, political and intellectual leaders to...
Jan 29, 2014
The Best New York Museums Outside of NYC
President Emerita of the Museum of Modern Art Agnes Gund once told us, “The most important thing for people today in museums, and going to...
Jan 17, 2014
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service: Monday, Jan. 20
"Everybody can be great because anybody can serve." - Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. *** Next Monday, Jan. 20 marks the national observance of the...
Jan 08, 2014
A Revolution in the School Cafeteria
Imagine waking up at 2:30 a.m. and working 14-hours each weekday, only to lose $30,000 a year. Picture schoolchildren throwing away cartons of protein- and...
Jan 01, 2014
Bloody Hangover? Bloody Mary.
Rumored to have originated at one of New York City's most classic establishments — The 21 Club — the Bloody Mary has long reigned supreme as the...
Dec 30, 2013
Counting Down to 2014 in All 12 Regions
How are you bidding 2013 adieu and welcoming 2014? There's no shortage of diverse options in New York State. Here are a few of our...
Dec 04, 2013
Let There Be ... Lights!
Decorated storefronts, candlelight tours, fireworks shows: throughout New York State the holiday season is being celebrated with more than just tree lightings. Here's a look...
Nov 13, 2013
Mightier than the Sword: Accessories with Meaning
“They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn...
Nov 07, 2013
Outliers Together: Ellsworth Kelly and Agnes Gund
The relationship between artist and collector is sometimes reduced to the basest symbiosis: the artist produces, the collector purchases. It would be a gross understatement...
Nov 04, 2013
The November Issue: Drawing Outside the lines
Start your engines: The holiday season is upon us. It’s already November. Clocks have been turned back, and Christmas cards have been on store shelves...
Oct 30, 2013
H5: The Only Scare You’ll Need this HalloWeekend
Consistently ranked as one the top 13 scariest haunts in America*, the Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses (better known as the “H5”) is a...
Oct 25, 2013
Sleepy Hollow’s Spirits: For Haunting and Savoring
“From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen...
Oct 22, 2013
Putnam County Retreats for Health Nuts (Reluctant or Hardcore)
If buzz words like “detoxify,” “slimming” and “energizing” leave you short of breath and queasy, with the sinking fear that someone in a white coat...
Oct 22, 2013
Ulster County Redux: Get Your Chill On
Ready, set, relax. It’s easier said than done, right? Finding the time to unwind is a challenge, and the task of determining where and how...
Oct 22, 2013
Spa Like You Mean It in Westchester
Outside of Bath, there are few finer places to “take the waters” than Westchester County. Just north of New York City, and practically built for ladies...
Oct 10, 2013
The Great Pumpkins of Val-Kill
What would the month of October be like without the presence of pumpkins? We cannot imagine an autumn in New York without these orange icons...
Oct 03, 2013
Art Imitating Life to Preserve It: The Hudson River School
We teeter on a delicate line between what we perceive as necessities in our tech-infused lives and what we recognize as degradations of the land...
Oct 03, 2013
Dutchess County’s Om-azing Retreats
Finding your inner “om” can quickly turn into a Goldilocks-esque quest because one person’s “om” may feel like another person’s “ohmigod, get me out of...
Sep 19, 2013
Inside NY’s Other City on the Hudson
Meet Kevin, an ambassador of his native Newburgh. Step inside his Newburgh, New York state of mind. — The best resources for learning about Newburgh...