Hudson Valley Magazine August 2009
Hudson Valley Magazine's August 2009 issue.
See who’s out on the town in August 2009
August has always been the perfect month to celebrate the lazy days of summer. The weather is often at its balmiest, camp and assorted activities are all wrapped up, and nothing seems more fitting than ...
Eat out at Marché at 74 State in Albany this month
The recreational spending habits of local residents are changing in today’s economy. And dining out is one luxury on which people are spending fewer of their precious greenbacks. The recently released 2009/2010 Zagat survey of ...
Beechwood House’s sauces aim for a home-cooked Catskills flavor
A New Paltz staple reemerges with more recession-friendly prices and fare — but with the same homegrown hospitality
Revel in end-of-summer fun that features everything from butterflies to boomerangs
Love to travel (and who doesn’t)? If the economy is forcing you to stick closer to home than you would like this summer, you can still escape at Far Away Places, the current exhibit at ...
Girls have fun, cyclists hit the road, and all’s fair in Rhinebeck
A new breed of acupuncturists aims to make the age-old treatment available to more patients
Like most people, Catskill residents Bill and Lisa Fitzmaurice wanted to cut their fuel costs this winter, and they wanted to do it in an environmentally friendly way. But — again, like most people — ...
Tom Dieck cannot hide his excitement. “This is totally revolutionary, there’s nothing like it out there. I believe it will be the wave of the future.” He’s not talking about electric cars or solar-powered computers. ...
A beauty products company goes green and saves money by leasing a solar power system
Scoffed at by skeptics who didn’t believe it could work, Robert Fulton’s steamboat revolutionized travel on the Hudson — and beyond
This year’s Quadricentennial hoopla has spawned a load of books on the Valley’s history and culture. Here’s a peek at some of them.