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Feb. 15, 2010
**Update: Contrary to what the first story linked below says, no agreement has yet been reached on the Catskills signs, Peter Manning of the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development tells us. While the Adirondack signage has been resolved, plans... Read more
Feb. 14, 2010
The A-list food writer and former Gourmet editor was in town this weekend for the Woodstock Writers' Festival. From Twitter:
@ruthreichl Thinking about the tabouli last night at Joshua's in Woodstock. So fresh and bright, perfect winter salad. Why have I... Read more
Feb. 14, 2010
A singer performs on Friday, Feb. 12, at the Muddy Cup in Saugerties.
Photo by katstan. Posted in the Watershed Post photo pool on Flickr.
Feb. 14, 2010
ATP announces a partial lineup for this year's Labor Day Weekend musicfest at Kutsher's. This will be the third year in the Borscht Belt for the indie-rock fest.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd: IGGY & THE STOOGES performing Raw Power, SLEEP performing Holy... Read more
Feb. 14, 2010
Where else does a "Grrls On The Town" day involve raw milk and Methodist Cabin Fever?
Feb. 14, 2010
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle takes aim at Albany's spending habits today.
At issue: Taxes and fees originally intended for things like roads, education and emergency services tend to disappear into the black hole of the state's general fund.
You... Read more
Feb. 14, 2010
New York City doesn't have the only unfiltered water supply in the state. The city of Syracuse also drinks unfiltered water from Lake Skaneateles, making it one of just a handful of cities in the U.S. that are allowed by the EPA to drink unfiltered... Read more
Feb. 14, 2010
The AP has an incredible story about Saugerties business owners Emilio and Analia Maya, Argentine natives who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and who now face deportation.
According to the story, the brother and sister have been... Read more
Feb. 13, 2010
Friends of the Pleistocene tells a fascinating detective story about where New York City's road salt comes from--not from vast salt mines in upstate New York, but from much farther away.
This week New York City will become, as most cities will at some... Read more
Feb. 3, 2010
Never mind dancing hamsters. This is what the internet was made for.
Mt. Tremper writer Tony Fletcher, whose jazz-to-punk history of the New York music scene, All Hopped Up And Ready To Go, came out last year, has teamed up with 8tracks.com on an online... Read more
Feb. 3, 2010
SUNY New Paltz student Steve Deffabia reports that his study abroad program in Cardiff has gotten off to a rocky start:
We get to the baggage claim area where it is just me, Nina, and Christine waiting for our luggage. Christine grabs hers. Nina snatches... Read more
Feb. 3, 2010
Sad fact: Even in the world of organic, not all milk is created equal. Dairy farmer Dean Sparks breaks it down.
I live in Upstate NY, and I frequently check the dairy code numbers on products. Many organic products touting the “local” claim are actually... Read more
Feb. 3, 2010
The Catskill Kiwi meets her insectine match.
Feb. 3, 2010
From the Colbert Report last night:
Ben Bernanke--who oversaw the collapse of not only the United States, but pretty much the entire world’s financial system, and brought our economy to its knees--has been reappointed as head of the Fed. Does this give... Read more
Feb. 3, 2010
At the Kingston Progressive blog, Ulster County legislator Mike Madsen weighs in on Warren Redlich, a Tea Party/libertarian type who's looking to topple Rick Lazio in the Republican gubernatorial primary.
Question is, what are the chances of the New York... Read more
Feb. 2, 2010
The Watertown Daily Times reports.
Feb. 2, 2010
And he did: Gov. Paterson vetoed an ethics reform bill today, claiming it didn't go far enough.
"While there are positive aspects of this legislation, it does not go far enough in addressing the corrosive effects of outside influence and internal decay... Read more
Feb. 2, 2010
Un-Natural Gas reports that Calvin Tillman, mayor of DISH, Texas, is visiting Delaware County later this month to talk about the problems his town has had with natural gas drilling.
DISH hosts eleven massive natural gas compressors, four metering... Read more
Feb. 2, 2010
Ice climbers, take note: The guides at Mountain Skills say conditions are looking pretty sweet for this weekend.
Gunks climber Alex Deadpoint has some great photos from a recent trip to Sleepy Hollow.
Feb. 2, 2010
Times Herald-Record outdoor columnist David Dirks gets wistful over elk, last seen in New York State in the 1840s.