2019: how the New York Times reports the Hudson Valley

How Fareed Zakaria, CNN Host, Spends His Sundays

“After I put Sofia on a train back to her mother in Rhinebeck, I do something very boring: work on my book.”

Could Papier-Mâché Be the Perfect Medium for Our Times?

“Elisa Lendvay, 43, who lives and works in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., combines the material with steel, bamboo, rubber and wire mesh to create objects that range from spindly to blobby.”

New York City Transplants and a River Town’s Natives Fight for Its Soul

“While discussing the attraction of Beacon in a local coffee shop, he gestured to the full house of patrons chatting among themselves and said, ‘People just want to live in a culture where — this!’”

Afropunk, Huichica and More: 8 Music Festivals to Hit This Year

“Attendees are encouraged to take the train (book early) and leave room for exploring Hudson.”

Real Estate for the Afterlife

“Mr. Crawford is leaning toward a green burial at the Town Cemetery in Rhinebeck, N.Y., where a natural burial ground opened in 2014 on land that was once part of an estate.”

Is the Hudson Valley Turning Into the Hamptons?

“Destinations on the eastern shore of the Hudson, like Rhinebeck in Dutchess County and Hudson in Columbia County, have long been in the cross hairs of New Yorkers on the hunt for second homes. But now lesser-known areas on the west side of the river, including the Rondout Valley in Ulster County, are entering the fray.”

‘For Colored Girls’ and ‘Soft Power’ Will Be Part of Public Theater Season

“In October, the Public will open the latest of a series of plays written and directed by Richard Nelson exploring life in Rhinebeck, N.Y.”

The Day the Music Burned

“Warner Music Group stores hundreds of thousands of master recordings in Iron Mountain’s Southern California facilities, and nearly all of Sony Music Entertainment’s United States masters holdings — more than a million recordings — are reportedly kept in Iron Mountain warehouses in Rosendale, N.Y.”

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: A Postindustrial City Ready for Its Revival

“Still, a rough-edged downtown shouldn’t be a stigma, residents insist.”

New York, No Car Needed

“Once you’ve exhausted Rondout’s many diversions — including a lot of live music — walk uptown to the Stockade, another centuries-old district. Vintage and vape shops, book, record, guitar and lifestyle stores abound.”

An Upstate Culture Crawl, Thanks to a $2 Trolley That Drops You Door to Door

“Its craft beer list, though, is refreshingly Hudson Valley, and the long, slender bar with a dozen-plus tap options will satisfy even jaded beer nerds.”

$600,000 Homes in New York, Washington and Connecticut

“Originally called Glenbrook, it is in the hamlet of Balmville, two miles north of the restaurants, galleries and spas of Newburgh’s renovated waterfront district and across the road from the Powelton Club, a country club established in 1882.”

But Does it Tell You When a Melon Is Ripe?

“It represents nine years of cultivating, studying, tasting and having Victor Schrager on hand to photograph 125 kinds of melons at her farm in Rhinebeck in the Hudson Valley.”

New York Democrats Balance Impeachment Issue With Local Concerns

“‘Antonio, I can’t quite say you represent me,’ declared Mr. Plavchan, who wore a red ‘Make America Great Again’ hat and an American flag earring, from the front row of Mr. Delgado’s town hall-style meeting.”

More Than 1 in 5 U.S. Papers Has Closed. This Is the Result.

“I was the editor and publisher of The Millbrook Independent, which closed its print operation after an eight-year run.”

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