A well-chaperoned Grand Tour of Europe offered wealthy Victorian women a way to safely admire …
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When Mongol Queens Ruled the Silk Road
As a girl, Alaqai Beki mastered horseback riding and archery, the skills expected of a Mongol woman …
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Here’s How To Use Stone In A Garden
Landscape designer and author Jan Johnsen describes the Hudson Valley as a stone-lover’s dream. “We …
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This Super Cool Miniature Art Reimagines Your Favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy Scenes
When artist Matthew Pleva staged a one-day show at Kingston’s Arcane Video store, it took time for …
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Eat for Free — or Make a Donation — at People’s Place Café in Kingston
The restaurant, which opened on October 2, is a community café, housed in the same building as the …
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A New Janis Joplin Biography Offers an Intimate Look Into the Singer’s Life and Music
Hudson Valley author Holly George-Warren chronicles another musical legend. There’s a quote in …
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Wild Earth Helps Hudson Valley Children Connect With the Natural World
The nonprofit organization introduces local youths to outdoor wonders through after-school programs …
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How the Dutch Influence Persisted Across the Hudson Valley
Many local communities continued to speak Dutch for 200 years after New Netherland was surrendered …
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The Max’s Kansas City Project Offers Help to Artists in Need
Kingston resident Yvonne Sewall works to make sure artists are treated with respect. In the 1960s …
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Author Lisa See Gathers Jeju Women’s Tales For New Book, The Island of Sea Women
Author Lisa See had wanted to write about the haenyeo for a decade when she realized that time was …
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Read the Rescue-to-Royalty Story of Meghan Markle’s Adorable Puppy
A Hurley resident tells the tale of Markle’s formerly homeless beagle, now happily “at home” in …
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How polishing my father’s silver became my most meaningful holiday ritual
As soon as the leaves begin to flutter and fall, I start my holiday ritual. I fan out forks, knives, …