FOOD & DRINK
‘I, Dummy Light': Icon Reflects on a Changing Beacon
This is satire. Unless you want to believe in a talking pseudo-traffic light, in which case, you do you. Paul Newman once leaned into my northern orange blinker and whispered the meaning of life. I shook, fair Beaconites, and not the kind of shaking I do when a guy visiting from Yonkers plows his tricked out Subaru into me. I shook deep in my core with the atom-splitting knowledge of the infinite universe, a knowledge I would only bestow on the anointed few.
Trendy Burger Joint Taking Over Shuttered Poughkeepsie Restaurant
Another trendy burger shop is headed to Poughkeepsie to take over a popular spot in the Arlington district. It appears that burger places are popping up all over Poughkeepsie. Last month marked the grand opening of 21 Burgers and Wings' second location at the former J. Dominick's Trattoria on Route 44. The popular Wappingers burger joint took over the former restaurant after it announced it was closing in April of 2023. The building's white and green exterior has been painted dark grey and transformed into a burger paradise.
Coming to a Bird Feeder Near You: Hummingbirds at Central New York's Doorstep
UTICA, NY -- It's that time of year when hummingbirds are beginning their annual spring migration north. They haven't reached Central New York yet. However, they are right at our doorstep. Reported sightings of hummingbirds are as far north as Detroit, Michigan. They're also being spotted in Worcester, Massachusetts. Locally,...
Mid-Hudson Valley hosts play about real military families
HIGHLAND FALLS- The Veteran’s Spouse Project (VSP), a nonprofit organization that gives voice to the military experience through expressive arts, performs their latest theater production in*Between Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 6 p.m. at James I. O’Neill High School Auditorium located at 21 Morgan Road, Highland Falls, NY. The staged script reading features real-life experiences from members of the VSP Heart to Script Writing Group, an ongoing virtual workshop for active duty and veteran military spouses to tell their unique and often unheard stories through monologue writing.
Leikeli47 brings attitude and inspiration to Spring Concert
Girl blunts were blazing last Saturday on Main Drive when New York rapper Leikeli47 took center stage as the headliner for the Vassar College Entertainment (ViCE) Spring Concert, celebrating 50 years of hip-hop at Vassar. The performance was the conclusion of a full evening of events, including a student art fair and two openers.
Elysium Furnace Works Continues 2024 Season with Chourmo in May
Elysium Furnace Works is proud to present Chourmo – a trio of leaders consisting of guitarist David Torn, alto saxophonist Tim Berne, and drummer Tom Rainey – at the VBI Theatre of Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, located at 12 Vassar St. in Poughkeepsie on Friday, May 17. Elysium Furnace...
Deece explains massive “Coffee” sign indicating coffee-free area
This Wednesday, Vassar’s largest dining center released a statement explaining why they installed a permanent 15-foot coffee sign over an area that does not serve coffee. In order to match the “Gordon Commons” sign, they stated, the Deece has rebranded all of their stations with names no one calls them.
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