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We’re book people,” says writer and shopkeeper Mark Trecka of Binnacle Books, a tiny treasure of a new and used bookstore in Beacon, NY. “We’re curation-forward’,” he jokes. “There’s no filler here.” While its shelf space may be on the smaller size, Binnacle’s reach in the area is mighty: It sponsors a standalone community fridge, a mini food pantry and, most influentially, a thriving initiative called The Beacon Prison Books Project which connects thousands of incarcerated folks, both locally and across the Empire State, with books.   The project, premised on honoring the dignity of prisoners, was an organic outgrowth…

After a cozy winter in the mountains, spring in NYC beckons with an eclectic array of possibilities. From snagging reservations at buzzy new restaurants and luxe bars to attending the…

Had dinner at Kozel’s Restaurant in Ghent the other night. As old school Columbia County as you can get (est. 1936). Ordered the David’s “special” burger—a patty melt with American…