Photo by Alen Fetahi Is it a panacea and elixir of life? Or is it a nasty-tasting, over-carbed, overpriced drink?...

Photo by Flickr user convergingphoto /used under Creative Commons license “I believe that every human has a finite number of...

Boating on the Hudson, near the Saugerties Lighthouse. (photo by Dion Ogust) Is there anything not to love about this...

Shani and Denee Francese-Smith of Sissy’s Café. (photo by Julie O’Connor) Sissy’s Café on Wall Street in Kingston is all...

Juliette Binoche in Chocolat, to be shown at the Millerton Food Film Festival (which is in turn part of Hudson...

A Mammography Technologist assists a patient preparing for an exam. Treating breast cancer is never a simple fix. There are...

Now that summer is over, it’s difficult to find a place to swim locally. And oh, how relaxing it is...

YumYum on Wheels in action, one of six trucks participating in the Food Truck Festival There seems to be an...

Il Gallo Giallo’s lounge area. New Paltz’s new Italian wine bar offers an artful mix of the classic and the...

(Photo by Beth Blis} What cures asp bites and wasp stings? What item – in 15-pound assortments – was once...

Even the most casual reader of local news in the Hudson Valley can’t miss the increasing emphasis on farm-to-table eating,...

Scenic Hudson’s Farmland Cycling Tour (photo by Seth Martel) I’m not on my bike as often as I’d like. Mostly...

The Village Tea Room’s Toussaint Cheese, Eden, Fromage Blanc, Local Organic Strawberries, Organic Baguette, Rhubarb Chutney and Quince paste The...

Chef Chad Greer on Millstone Farm. At Henry’s at the Farm, the setting soothes you well before the comestibles please...

(Photo by Meg Lessard) Zucchini – the wee baby ones – are my favorite summer vegetable. Forget the big bland...

Blueberry picking at Kelder’s Farm in Kerhonkson (photo by Julie O’Connor) Blueberries bring out the kid in us. Unsexy, a...

(Photo by Dion Ogust) FarmieMarket is state-of-the-art access to natural food, improving the interface between consumers and farmers, via the...

HITS' Asia Manning. (photo by Sharyn Flanagan) To the uninitiated like myself, the show grounds for HITS, Inc. are as...

Joe Mama’s Milk is not your mother’s milk, but an oatmeal stout flavored with intense coffee extract (whence “Joe”) and...

Bring up the subject of historic Hudson Valley estates, and the cast of characters consists for the most part of...