I just wanted to share my experiences of a glorious day in the Mid-Hudson Valley and my inaugural trip to the Walkway over the Hudson, although I know you are giving the Walkway lots of press. On this crisp, sunny October Sunday, October 11, 2009, my wife, two boys and I set off to DuBois [...]
Volume II No. 6
A Little Night Music
Every Thursday evening for the past 20 years, ‘Poughkeepsie Live’ has provided a prime television showcase for regional musicians
Steve Hopkins • November 1st, 2009
You may have spied the dynamic duo of Kristine Conte and Raj Sirohi driving around downtown Po’town or Kingston in their Time Warner Cable 6 news-mobile, chasing the next breaking story. Or you may have seen them dutifully interviewing someone at an event such as the massive Walkway Over the Hudson opening a few weeks [...]
The Return of The Appollo Project
A long-missing thorn reappears in Rhinebeck’s side, book in hand
Steve Hopkins • November 1st, 2009
Rhinecliff, the Hudson-hugging hamlet that eastbound tourists commonly fail to find upon traversing the geographically misnamed Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, is enjoying a languid renaissance. It has metamorphosed at an almost imperceptible rate over the years, shifting away from its early status as a thriving track-side bedroom community for the servile class that once toiled for the [...]
No Room at the Inn
Kingston mayor cries foul as hotel chain denies lodging to local residents
Steve Hopkins • November 1st, 2009
Greater Kingston’s newest hotel, the Hampton Inn, is situated at the rear of a crowded business complex off Ulster Avenue in the Town of Ulster, squatting like an out-of-place Egyptian temple behind a CVS and a Dunkin’ Donuts. Printed on the back of the business card of Denise Laneuville, the inn’s general manager, is the [...]
