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Patricia Clarkson, Rising

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Focus: Snow Patrol

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January 15, 2024 Exploring

Let’s Go!: Doesn’t A Trip To Miami Sound Great Right Now?

When you’re defrosting the driveway and pulling out the puffers (or whatever it is those of you who don’t live in Miami have to do every winter), it’s time to…

January 15, 2024 Life + Style

Drive: The (Luxe) Helicopter Commute

The beauty of living in the tri-state region is also its curse. Ask the lifers, or the middle management warriors shaken violently by a grating alarm who commute bleary eyed…

January 15, 2024 Home + Design

Real Estate: What To Look For In 2024

I keep thinking it’s been a decidedly sluggish real estate market so far this year. Indeed, the number of year-to-date closings in my home county of Ulster is down 23…

January 15, 2024 Fashion

Watches: Iconic Elegance

Rolex Explorer 40 Whatever your outdoor sport may be, it’s time to step up your game with the latest iteration of a true classic. Forever known as the watch that…

January 15, 2024 Exploring

The City: NYC Traditions Get A Twist

Every year, the allure of New York City during the holidays is nothing short of sublime. It’s a picture-perfect fairy tale you never want to end. The towering tree at…

January 15, 2024 Food + Drink

Champagne: Can We Talk?

Whenever I’m asked how I got into writing about wine, spirits and cocktails professionally, I answer truthfully: I took my first sip in utero! I even have proof (no pun…

January 15, 2024 Essentials

How To Spend $100: Tractor Supply Co.

Shifting into gear for the holidays? I stopped into Tractor Supply Co., where their motto is: “Everything you need for Life Out Here…everything except tractors.” Celebrating their 85th anniversary this…

January 15, 2024 Life + Style

Then. Now. Next.: Selecting One’s Family Is Everything

Quite young I learned that blood isn’t thicker than water. I found lots of loving role models as a kid when my own parents fell very short. When I moved…

January 15, 2024 Essentials

Punchlist: Ultimate Seasonal Guide

Bakeries Nine Cakes 748 Warren Street Hudson, NY 12534 518.660.1106 NineCakes.com Hudson Valley Dessert Company 264 Main Street Saugerties, NY 12477 845.246.1545 HudsonValleyDessertCompany.com The Pastry Garden 2600 South Road #5…

January 15, 2024 Life + Style

Chris Salgardo: Pretty Gorgeous In The Catskills

Whether you’re incessantly following skincare trends (who isn’t?), flipping through men’s fashion magazines (they still exist, yes?) or scrolling through your socials full of movers and shakers, I know you’ve…

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    • Yes! It’s finally Spring in the mountains. And how do we celebrate? With our first ever Food Issue. Jam packed with irresistible content and photography lead by our indefatigable EIC, Richard Pérez-Feria! From the smashing cover by photographer extraordinaire,Mike Ruiz to the delicious culinary crawl by our resident food and restaurnt expert, Hal Rubenstein,  this issue is destined to be a real keeper. With the debut of our new healthcare column and interview with the CEO of Columbia Memorial Health - Hudson, NY, Dorothy Urschel to the new traditions at Liberty Farms from gentleman farmer, Mark Cheffo. Read the whole issue and learn about one of the six elevated restaurants at Windham Mountain Club, how to rethink wine pairings with our master wine storyteller, Anthony Giglio .
And learn about Progressive Hedonism from the food-obsessed tastemaker, Amenia’s own, Dana Cowin.
The Mountains truly come alive on every page and on screens with the innovative design of Kathleen Gates.
All this would not be possible without the ongoing support of our loyal advertising partners like: ROLEX / Frank Adams Jewelers Inc, Williams Lumber and Home Centers , Little Greene ,Klocke Estate Distillery , Windham Mountain Club , Columbia Memorial Health - Hudson, NY, California Closets,TimberTech, Antigua & Barbuda , Resorts World Catskills , Mohonk Mountain House ,Compass ,Herrington’s , Wittus - Fire by Design ,Hammertown Barn ,Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association, Greylock Federal Credit Union ,NBT Bank Budget Blinds , Buy In Greene | Invest In Greene and thankfully so many others! Enjoy!! ‘Cause summer is right around the mountaintop…
    • It's C. Cassis weather. 

(Although, if we're being honest, it's always a good time to sip the vermouth-y blackcurrant aperitif—especially at their tasting room in Rhinebeck.)

Co-founder Rachael Petach's Kir Americano is a great way to drink it: "There's so much to be had. There's this beautiful musty, herbaceous, fruity/not fruity flavor that really appeals to me," she told Anthony Giglio (@anthonygiglio) in our Spring 2024 issue. "It's typically layered with so much sugar to make it more palatable, but I love it for the opposite reasons: more herbaceous and more savory."

Read our full feature from the archives at the link in our bio.

Photo by chelsielcraig for @currantcassis
    • According to science, it's always great time to treat yourself to a shopping spree. Or, at least, to wear some clothes that make you feel good.

In our Spring 2024 issue, Contributing Editor Todd Plummer (@eatgaylove) takes you on a dopamine-centric buying trip that includes @la_grotta_ny in Holmes, @rattybooks and @sullivansundries in Jeffersonville, @northbranchcidermill in North Branch, and @blackwalnutcatskills in Callicoon. 

Check out his trip in our Spring 2024 issue—in the archives at the link in our bio.
    • With winter's chill fading and spring very much in the air, it's OK to crave a moment to reconnect with yourself and indulge in some rejuvenation. From immersive meditation studios to the focused art of Pilates, our region has everything you need.

Looking back into the Punch List from last year's Spring issue, here are some of the best spots to recharge, reset, and step into the season feeling renewed.

🧘 Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health, Stockbridge, MA @kripalucenter
😌 Won Dharma Center, Claverack, NY @wondharmacenter
🧘 Ananda Ashram Yoga, Monroe, NY @anandaashram
🧘 Greenhouse Yoga Berkshires, Great Barrington, MA @greenhouseyogaberkshires
🤸 Breathe Studio: Barre & Pilates, Rhinebeck, NY @breathe_rhinebeck
🤸 Pilates Hudson, Hudson, NY @pilateshudson
🧘 Radiance Yoga, Pittsfield, MA @radiance_yoga
🧘 Charym Yoga Studio, Litchfield, CT @charymyoga
😌 The Compassion Center, Catskill, NY
😌 The Source NY, Poughkeepsie, NY
    • Does anybody know if Alan Cumming ever found his Emmy Awards??

As we get closer to the premiere of our Spring 2025 issue, we're looking back at a few of our cover stars from the archives, including our profile on the award-winning king of the traitors' castle.

"When my brother came to visit the first time he said, ‘You bought your childhood,'" @alancummingreally told @kevsessums for our Winter 2023 cover story. "I think he’s right. When you grow up you don’t really appreciate your surroundings and you certainly don’t appreciate how bucolic things are ’til you go away, and you realize it. […] I do love the western Catskills because it doesn’t feel as if I’m going to bump into people and it feels more removed. You walk down the street in Hudson, and you run into someone you might know, and they go, 'Oh, Alan, hi, I was going to send you a script.' The western Catskills feel a little more sleepy. Not sleepy. Gentle. That’s the word: gentle." 

You can find the full issue—all our past issues—at the link in our bio.
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