The Nine: We Have The Tea

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Must-try spot: TAY TEA in Delhi, NY, is an incredible find founded by Nini Ordoubadi, a fascinating Persian artist, in 2023. Ordoubadi, who’s based in the Catskills, hand makes and hand blends her own teas and jams.

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The logo alone is reason enough to go to No Comply Foods on Stockbridge Road in Great Barrington, MA. 

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Chesterwood, the Stockbridge, MA-based 122-acre summer residence, studio and gardens of sculptor Daniel Chester French, reopened after a massive four-year renovation with a vibrant 2025 season. Next summer stands to be even better.

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Richard Bodin and Greg Feller, co-owners of Hudson Home, celebrated the store’s 20th anniversary this summer. The Warren Street interior design showroom is reportedly the only one in the Hudson Valley, ideal for sourcing for top designers.

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Luxury retailer J.McLaughlin opened store on Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck, NY, selling to both men and women.

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In Coxsackie, NY, the new $15 million James Newbury Hudson Valley hotel and The Wire event center opened to much fanfare. 

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End Cut, everyone’s favorite steak chalet conveniently located in West Park, NY, down the road from the Culinary Institute of America, opened a back patio this summer. We’re sure the food was better than ever and Chef Jordan Schor was even more charming if that’s even possible.

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Hark! Mid-Hudson Fiber makes news. The region’s cable/fiber scene is finally changing with more towns and better service.

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Mirbeau Inn & Spa, the legendary wellness destination in Rhinebeck, NY, since its opening in 2019, celebrated a quarter-century of success with its parent company, Mirbeau Companies.