2016: how the New York Times reports the Hudson Valley

American Dance Institute to Move to Catskill, N.Y.

“The institute said that it planned to break ground on the four-building complex in May, with the help of a $500,000 Empire State Development grant from New York State.”

$950,000 Homes in New York, Arizona and Hawaii

“HUDSON, N.Y. WHAT: A brick house with five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms. HOW MUCH: $950,000.”

$895,000 Homes in New York State, Texas and Salt Lake City

“SETTING: Catskill is a town about 120 miles north of New York City, on the Hudson River. The area is rural with a long history as a retreat for city dwellers.”

After Etsy, Scratching an Itch

“In a former mill and furniture factory in two 19th-century buildings that stretch from Main Street to the Catskill Creek behind it, he has assembled a small community of artisans engaged in the same challenge.”

The Handmade Life

“Mr. Jackson moved to Catskill with his family from Memphis, taking with him a collection of World War II-era electron tubes and other audio arcana.”

$750,000 Homes in New York, Oregon and South Carolina

“WOODSTOCK, N.Y. WHAT: A converted barn with a shop, four bedrooms, two full and two half bathrooms, and a one-bedroom, one-bath apartment.”

Once and Always a New Yorker

“‘I have a house in Woodstock, and I love it,’ he said, ‘but even after a couple of days, I just want to come back.'”

Rocking Out in the Mosh Pit, With Baby in Tow

“In April, Basilica hosted a drone festival featuring 24 hours of low-frequency sound with attendees fanned out on sleeping bags inside a cavernous main room. Despite the event’s length, River was hardly the only child on the floor; dozens more from across the Northeast joined her daughter, Ms. Auf der Maur said.”

Hudson, N.Y.: An Elegant Transformation

“My husband and I made a quick visit last summer with our then 10-month-old and immediately fell for the mix of Federal, Victorian and Queen Anne architecture; the vibrant urban transplants we chatted with; and the amazing food, from cheese shops to taco trucks to James Beard-award-nominated restaurants.”

Military Base Near Newburgh Is Made a Superfund Site Over Tainted Water

“In Newburgh, a once-grand Hudson Valley refuge that has more recently been associated with poverty and gang activity, the city manager, Michael G. Ciaravino, said he welcomed the state’s actions.”

In Poughkeepsie, a Convergence of Jazz Greats

“Ms. Smith pointed to the social and psychological benefits to the community, including the residents of the Rip Van Winkle housing project, which is perched on a hill above Waryas Park.”

Katie Couric on Why House Hunting Is Like Dating

“She and her first husband, Jay Monahan, had had another place, an 1860s Greek Revival house in Millbrook, N.Y., that they had bought in the mid-1990s. ‘We’d both gone to college in Virginia, and Millbrook reminded us of it.'”

A Vibrant Upstate New York Town, Set Against a Quaint Backdrop

“Despite giving roots to one of America’s most powerful and well-known families — the Rockefellers — the quaint Columbia County town, home to a population of just 2,000, has remained relatively undiscovered compared to other buzzier Hudson Valley destinations such as Kingston and Hudson (though it benefits from its proximity to both).”

How Dylan Thuras, a Founder of Atlas Obscura, Spends His Sundays

“If it’s a more advanced Sunday, we’ll go upstate. We’ve been thinking about moving upstate. We’re looking at a place in Rosendale.”

A New Shop for Simple, Handmade Housewares

“And now, not far from Vogel’s workshop near the Hudson River, in the historic city of Kingston, N.Y., they will be for sale in Blackreek Mercantile & Trading Co.’s first brick-and-mortar shop — alongside the work of a number of like-minded artist friends. The 1,000-square-foot space, much like the beautifully crafted goods on display, is almost monastic in its simplicity.”

In the Hudson Valley, a New Mecca for Artisans

“Jeff Friedman, president of the local Chamber of Commerce and a Greene County resident since the mid-1980s, can’t recall a time when so much was afoot in Catskill.”

A Trove of Hamptons Glamour Finds a New, Humbler Home

“The clothes had journeyed from the seaside to the mountains. Today, her shop, Out of the Closet Vintage, sits in Tannersville — elevation about 2,000 feet, year-round population under 1,000.”

Stephen Petronio Company Buys a New Home in the Catskills

“Called Crows Nest, the $1.3 million property, near Cairo, N.Y., includes about 9,000 square feet of residential and studio space.”