Rural Intelligence
Isola Wine Bar 's New Chef, Mikayla Summers, Cooks by the Season
Food

Isola Wine Bar 's New Chef, Mikayla Summers, Cooks by the Season

Mikayla Summers brings a seasonally driven menu to the coastal European wine bar in Kinderhook.
By Chronogram Media Admin •
Chef Rich Reeve Launches Mediterranean Sunday Supper Series at Gigi Trattoria
Food

Chef Rich Reeve Launches Mediterranean Sunday Supper Series at Gigi Trattoria

After four decades in the kitchen and the closing of Bia, Chef Rich Reeve returns with a new Sunday supper series at Gigi Trattoria—intimate, regionally inspired dinners that travel the Mediterranean one table at a time.
By Brian K. Mahoney •
Merkin Hudson Opens With April Fools’ Double-Fake-Out
Food

Merkin Hudson Opens With April Fools’ Double-Fake-Out

Merkin Hudson, a new project from the Cafe Mutton team, offers a concise menu and casual, all-day service.
By Chronogram Media Admin •
Irish-Inspired Farmhouse in Falls Village
Real Estate

Irish-Inspired Farmhouse in Falls Village

Renovated by a nationally recognized editor, with gardens by an acclaimed designer and views straight to Falls Mountain.
By Jamie Larson •
After Catastrophic Fire Wunderbar Reopens in Rhinebeck This Month
Food

After Catastrophic Fire Wunderbar Reopens in Rhinebeck This Month

The large-yet-approachable menu carries over intact, offering burgers, wings, their signature schnitzel, salads, steaks, tacos, pasta and more.
By Jamie Larson •
Summer at Hudson Hall: Beauty, Introspection, Fun
Arts

Summer at Hudson Hall: Beauty, Introspection, Fun

The historic Hudson Opera House announces a Summer 2026 season that moves from the performance hall to the Hudson River — and from Pride Month premieres to a 250th birthday reckoning with the nation's origins.
By Jamie Larson •
End of an Era: Hammertown Is Closing, But It's Not Over Yet
Style

End of an Era: Hammertown Is Closing, But It's Not Over Yet

Joan Osofsky, the former New Jersey schoolteacher turned regional design matriarch who founded the store in a Pine Plains barn in 1985, announced the closure last week.
By Jamie Larson •
Leslie Mendelson Plays the Stissing Center's Grace Note
Arts

Leslie Mendelson Plays the Stissing Center's Grace Note

Mendelson has been making thoughtful, piano-driven folk-pop for two decades, evoking 1970s singer-songwriters like Carole King
By Jamie Larson •
The Unstable Origins of Color Photography at The Clark
Arts

The Unstable Origins of Color Photography at The Clark

"Technical Difficulties: Early Color Photography and Conditioned Viewing" with art historian Rachel Lee Hutcheson.
By Jamie Larson •
Intro to Opera With the Berkshire Opera Festival
Arts

Intro to Opera With the Berkshire Opera Festival

A free, one-hour family concert designed to bring opera to audiences who may never have sat through one.
By Jamie Larson •
1850s Getaway by a Swimming Hole and the Racetrack in Lakeville
Real Estate

1850s Getaway by a Swimming Hole and the Racetrack in Lakeville

An 1850 farmhouse by the Limerock racetrack, with its own private swimming hole.
By Jamie Larson •
Doves Diner Opens in Ancram, Preserves Historic Parkway Pitstop
Food

Doves Diner Opens in Ancram, Preserves Historic Parkway Pitstop

Doves Diner reopened in the former West Taghkanic Diner in Ancram on March 6, with a classic menu "elevated" through local farm sourced ingredients and run by skilled kitchen pros.
By Jamie Larson •

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