Food Chatham's Trinity Mouzon Wofford on Cooking as a Wellness Practice Chatham resident Trinity Mouzon Wofford discusses her new book “Eating at Home” and why cooking can be less chore, more ritual. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Wellness Some Expert Help Planting Your Edible Garden This Spring Raised beds, smart placement, and realistic expectations: Kristen Svorka of Sproutwell shares how to build an edible garden that actually produces—and fits your life. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Community Eclectic April: 10 Singular Spring Events ten ways to spend April experiencing something that can’t quite be streamed, duplicated, or simulated. By Jamie Larson •
Community No Kings Rallies Sweep Region This Weekend, Amid Rising Tensions A growing national protest movement returns March 28 with rallies across the Hudson Valley, pushing back against Trump-era authoritarianism at home and abroad. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Community Nasty Northeast Ticks Carry Multiple Disease-Causing Pathogens, New Study Shows Nearly 11 percent of ticks tested carried pathogens for BOTH Lyme disease and babesiosis. By Jamie Larson •
Food Chickpea Diplomacy: 7 Local Falafel Spots from 5 Different Cultures Israeli, Palestinian, Lebanese, Turkish, and Greek—however they mix it and fry it, falafel is a binder. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Chekhov’s Short Stories Take to Local Stages in “Chekhovek” This Month Director Melania Levitsky adapts nine short stories by Anton Chekhov into a five-actor theatrical collage that highlights the Russian writer’s humor, compassion, and absurdity of everyday life. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Food Better at Home: Colu Henry and the Art of Entertaining on Your Own Terms Living between Hudson and Nova Scotia, the cookbook author makes a case for simple, confident cooking—and hosting without the stress. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Chef Ueng and team members plating at a recent pop-up at Pagu in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Food Pretend Restaurant Pop-Up brings Taiwanese Railway Bento to C. Cassis Chef Jocelyn Ueng brings a wintertime Taiwanese bian dang to C. Cassis for a two-day pop-up this weekend that previews the culinary philosophy behind her forthcoming Hudson Valley restaurant, Chin Lan. By Brian K. Mahoney •
A protester at a rally against the proposed ICE detention center location in Chester New York. Photo by Tony Ramirez, CCSM Multimedia Organizer. Community Local Immigrant Aid Organizations Prepare for Escalating ICE Enforcement New Chester New York detention center plans alarm regional advocates. By Jamie Larson •
Arts 6 Films to Catch in February at Local Indie Theaters From Jarmusch and Waits’ long-awaited reunion to quiet literary adaptation and urgent global cinema, February picks at local indie cinemas. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Style 10 Treasure Troves for Bric-à-Brac Retail therapy really can do wonders. Here are 10 places to find objects that don’t just decorate a room, they tell your story. By Jamie Larson •
