August 2011

Hurricane Irene: New York and Hudson Valley Survival Guide (What to Do When the Power is Out)

A Hudson Valley foodie’s guide to surviving Hurricane Irene

By Jessica Friedlander

Best Dining Deals in Dutchess County This Week: Kids Eat Free at Gigi Market in Red Hook, NY

This week’s best dining deal (Aug. 4-10): Kids under 6 eat free at Gigi Market in Red Hook, N.Y.

By Jessica Friedlander

Best Shopping Deals in Dutchess County This Week: Summer Sale at Women’s Work in Poughkeepsie, NY

This week’s best shopping deal (Aug. 11-17): 25%-50% off summer clothes at Women’s Work in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

By Jessica Friedlander

Best Shopping Deals in Dutchess County This Week: EB Anniversary Sale and Facebook Haiku Contest at Elizabeth Boutique in Poughkeepsie, NY

This week’s best shopping deal (Aug. 18-24): 20% off one $50 item at Elizabeth Boutique in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and HV Mag Facebook haiku contest for $50 gift certificate

By Jessica Friedlander

Best Shopping Deals in Ulster County This Week: Back to School Sale at Uptown Attic in Gardiner, NY

This week’s best shopping deal (Aug. 25-31): 30% off entire store when you bring in your new or gently used school supplies to Uptown Attic in Gardiner, NY

By Jessica Friedlander

Hudson Valley Colleges on Princeton Review’s Best 376 Colleges List in 2012

Six Hudson Valley colleges named best northeastern schools in Princeton Review’s “Best 376 Colleges” list

By Jessica Friedlander

Hudson Valley’s Best Burgers Review 2011

How do you like your burger? Well-done or medium rare? Topped with cheese and avocado, or onions and eggs? Served alongside French fries or zucchini blossoms? Prepared in an upscale restaurant or a...

By Melissa Esposito, Sara Greenberg, Jennifer Leba, and Polly Sparling

Interview with Leon Botstein: 35 Years (and Counting) as President of Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

After 35 years at Bard College, Leon Botstein reflects on his life as a public intellectual

By Olivia J. Abel

Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, NY, Displays Photographer Brandt Bolding’s Photos of Farms in Dutchess, Columbia, and Montgomery Counties and the Berkshires, MA

One local photographer captures the beauty of a rapidly disappearing way of life

On the Valley’s Best Burgers and Bard’s Leon Botstein (Editor’s Letter)

A word from Hudson Valley Editor in Chief, Olivia J. Abel

By Olivia J. Abel

Letters to the Editor in August 2011

Read our letters to the editor for August 2011

By Olivia J. Abel

Chatter

A unique WWII exhibit, radio goes live in Sugar Loaf, and a collector’s gold mine in Kingston

Legs Diamond: A History of Kingston, NY’s Most Notorious Gangster

Eighty years ago, a raid on a Kingston bootlegging operation helped bring down notorious gangster Legs Diamond

By David Levine

Journey Arts in Woodstock, NY, Uses Sound Therapy to Heal, Relax

A form of healing that uses sound vibrations is gaining a following in the Valley

By Melissa Esposito

Events: Out & About in August 2011

The Dutchess County Fair rolls into town; feeling blue in the Catskills; and beautiful voices in Ulster County

By Polly Sparling

Events: Polly’s Picks in August 2011

Senior Editor Polly Sparling lists her top event picks for August 2011

By Polly Sparling

Events: Kid’s Korner in August 2011

Back-to-school season is just around the corner. Fill your final days of summer with all the fun you can handle — and that means live music, kids’ theater, and museum activities

By Melissa Esposito

Restaurant Review in Dutchess County: Il Barilotto, Fishkill, NY

Traditional Italian cuisine gets a modern-day twist at Fishkill’s Il Barilotto

By Wyatt Olson

Small Bites

Two popular food fêtes — the Black Dirt Feast and RibFest — return, and a new café opens at a renowned local winery

Restaurant Recommendation in Orange County: Chateau Hathorn, Warwick, NY

Eat out at Chateau Hathorn in Warwick, Orange County, this month

Turning 50: One Writer Reflects on Mom, Friends, and Her Relationships with Both

Ten women forge friendships on the run; one reflects on turning 50 and bonds with mom

By Polly Sparling