February 2012

Best Dining Deals in Ulster County This Week: Valentine’s Day Wine and Liquor Sale at Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery in Gardiner, NY

This week’s best shopping deal (Feb. 2-8): 10% off $50 and free T-shirt for $100 purchase at Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery in Gardiner, NY

By Jessica Friedlander

Best Shopping Deals in Ulster County This Week: Goodbye Winter Sale at Next Boutique in Kingston, NY

This week’s best shopping deal (Feb. 23-29): 75% off and $3 jewelry Goodbye Winter Sale at Next Boutique in Kingston, NY

By Jessica Friedlander

Best Shopping Deals in Ulster County This Week: Semi-Annual Sale at Xclusive Boutique in Woodstock, NY

This week’s best shopping deal (Feb. 16-22): 80%-90% off Semi-Annual Sale at Xclusive Boutique in Woodstock, NY

By Jessica Friedlander

Best Shopping Deals in Dutchess County This Week: Valentine’s Day Sale at Cesaré + Lili Boutique in Rhinebeck, NY

This week’s best shopping deal (Feb. 9-15): 10% off Valentine’s Day Sale at Cesaré + Lili in Rhinebeck, NY

By Jessica Friedlander

The Ultimate Hudson Valley Health Guide 2012

Hudson Valley’s ultimate health guide

By Barbara Ballinger, Jennifer Leba, David Levine, and Polly Sparling

Hudson Valley Parents Guide 2012

Got kids? here’s the lowdown on disciplining your toddler, dealing with teenage cyber-bullies — and keeping all ages busy at the Valley’s many kid-friendly attractions

By Shannon Gallagher

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Your Health and Your Kids in 2012 (Editor’s Letter)

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

By Olivia J. Abel

Letters to the Editor in February 2012

Read our letters to the editor for February 2012

Chatter

Students zip up, and suggestions for playing Cupid PLUS: Where in the Hudson Valley Contest and On the Town

Black History Month in the Hudson Valley: A History of Sojourner Truth, Slave-Turned-Activist in Ulster County, Upstate NY

Seeking Truth: Few remember that Sojourner Truth, former slave turned abolitionist and women’s rights activist, started her journey in Ulster County

By David Levine

Events: Out & About in February 2012

Singer/songwriters headline shows in Albany and Suffern; while artists tell stories in Hudson

Events: Polly’s Picks in February 2012

Senior Editor Polly Sparling lists her top event picks for February 2012

By Polly Sparling

Events: Kid’s Korner in February 2012

Favorite TV shows — for little and big kids — come to local stages, animals dig in for winter, and an illusionist makes magic before your eyes

By Ariel Puccio

Catherine’s Restaurant, Goshen, NY: American Food in Orange County (Restaurant Review)

Heaping platefuls of hearty American cooking keep them coming to Catherine’s in Goshen

By Lynn Hazlewood

Hudson Valley Farmers Markets Open in Winter

Forget hibernation: The Hudson Valley’s farmers markets offer produce all winter long

By Sara Greenberg

Hudson Valley Restaurants, Food, and Dining News in February 2012

Notable food and dining news from around the region

By Polly Sparling

Oriole 9 Restaurant, Woodstock, NY: European Food in Upstate, NY (Restaurant Recommendation)

European dining at Oriole 9 Restaurant in Ulster County, NY

Boitson’s Bistro Restaurant, Kingston, NY: American Food in Upstate, NY

American dining at Boitson’s Bistro Restaurant in Ulster County, NY

DA|BA Restaurant, Hudson, NY: Scandinavian Food in Upstate, NY (Restaurant Recommendation)

Scandinavian dining at DA|BA Restaurant in Columbia County, NY

Wardrobe Malfunction: Dressing for Winter in Upstate New York Means Freezing in the Name of Fashion

Cold-weather comfort takes a back seat to style for one Valley resident

By Martha Frankel