“An ordinary sunny day with no plans and the ease that comes with maturity.” That’s how Hudson-based Pilates instructor Nicole Meadors Keegan defines happiness. But she also finds joy and delight through her Pilates practice and teaching classes at her stunning studio which she says has attracted celebrities, artists, doctors, stone masons, parents, carpenters and kids since it opened in 2003. “Exercise is essential for my own well-being,” says Keegan. “As for my older generation Pilates clients, they have joie de vivre. For them, exercise is a tonic for vitality and longevity—a mood boost.” Keegan teaches Classical Pilates, which was…
Attention stressed out fellow mountaineers! If you’re feeling anxious, panicked or just agitated by something, don’t try to fix it (that’s not a mistake or typo, keep reading). To ultimately…
When the editor in chief sent over the theme for this issue, I almost leapt in the air and clicked my heels, like I was a lovesick fool in a…
As someone who’s been fortunate in my life to travel extensively—both within the US and abroad, for work as well as pleasure—it was becoming sort-of an annoying joke that for…
I don’t remember much from October 8, 2021, the day I buried both of my beloved parents (they died suddenly within 48 hours of each other, otherwise healthy and in…
In 1983, I donned a starched white apron as one of Café Luxembourg’s first cadre of waiters when it opened on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Since it was the second…
Just as we’re starting to embrace the bright colors of spring, there’s a hint of excitement in the air for a historic occasion that has grown to be a beloved…
The famous comedian and former host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, will be performing at the Bardavon, 25 Market St., Poughkeepsie, on March 1-2 at 7:30 p.m.…
Read This: Project Boob Tube From Carrie Bradshaw to Mrs. Maisel: Let’s talk about the dress. When I first heard the title of Hal Rubenstein’s latest can’t-put-down-style-meets-culture-knowing-smart-zeitgeisty-delicious book, Dressing The…












