May 2009

Summer Getaways

The month of May brings Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer. With vacation budgets shrinking, many folks are opting to use their free time for day trips or long weekend jaunts. They’re...

By: Shannon Gallagher, Jennifer Leba, Rita Ross, and Greg Ryan

Live at 5

It’s been 40 years since the Woodstock Festival shook up the world with its message of peace, love, and rock and roll. And while there hasn’t been anything quite like it since, the homegrown...

By: Greg Olear

Living Well For Less

We’ve been hearing it for months: The economy is a mess. Unemployment up, home prices down — and you need a strong constitution to even glance at your 401K these days. There’s no doubt about...

By: Laura Facchin, Jessica Friedlander, Greg Ryan, and Polly Sparling

The Amazing Escape

By: Olivia J. Abel

Mailbox

No bones about it, it’s pretty hard to miss Nipper, the four-ton, 25-foot-high puppy...

Playing the Trump Card

From a teenage caddie to the top of the Trump organization, Dan Scavino tells us how he became a swinging success in the golf world

By: Olivia J. Abel

Compliments of the Chef

One upscale restaurant nourishes body and soul by feeding cash-strapped customers — for free

By: Greg Ryan

Equine Arts

Carousel horses strut their stuff in Saugerties

By: Greg Ryan

Affordable Heart Health at St. Luke's

Cornwall hospital cuts cost of coronary disease test

By: Polly Sparling

Free Wheeling

An Orange County couple fixes broken bikes, then gives them away to local children

By: Jessica Friedlander

By The Numbers

By: Greg Ryan

Organic Offering

By: Jessica Friedlander

May 2009 On the Town

Native Land

The agrarian way of life of the Lenape Indians was forever changed when Hudson’s Half Moon sailed into the Valley

By: Mary Forsell

This Diet Does Work

A local expert’s “Low Carbon Diet” can help you cut your CO2 output — and save money in the process

By: David Levine

Thought Process

Largely misunderstood, hypnosis can be a valuable tool for treating anxiety, nicotine addiction, and other common problems

By: Shannon Gallagher

Polly's Picks

By: Polly Sparling

Kid's Korner

Circuses and musicals fill the kiddie calendar this month

By: Greg Ryan

Diamond in the Rough

Nina’s eclectic fare and bistro feel bring sophistication to the downtown section of Middletown

By: Lynn Hazlewood

A Season for Spears

The Valley’s top chefs use the all-purpose asparagus stalk in soups, salads, and even as a substitute for pasta

By: Laura Facchin

Molto Italiano

Gigi Moves In

Eating Out

Eat out at Cucina in Woodstock this month

Silly Silverware

Where in the Hudson Valley...?

By: Jackson Reeves