American Dance Institute to Move to Catskill, N.Y.<\/a><\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n $950,000 Homes in New York, Arizona and Hawaii<\/a><\/p>\n “HUDSON, N.Y. WHAT: A brick house with five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms. HOW MUCH: $950,000.”<\/p>\n $895,000 Homes in New York State, Texas and Salt Lake City<\/a><\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n After Etsy, Scratching an Itch<\/a><\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n The Handmade Life<\/a><\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n $750,000 Homes in New York, Oregon and South Carolina<\/a><\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n Once and Always a New Yorker<\/a><\/p>\n “‘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.'”<\/p>\n Rocking Out in the Mosh Pit, With Baby in Tow<\/a><\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n Hudson, N.Y.: An Elegant Transformation<\/a><\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n Military Base Near Newburgh Is Made a Superfund Site Over Tainted Water<\/a><\/p>\n “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\u2019s actions.”<\/p>\n In Poughkeepsie, a Convergence of Jazz Greats<\/a><\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n Katie Couric on Why House Hunting Is Like Dating<\/a><\/p>\n “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.'”<\/p>\n A Vibrant Upstate New York Town, Set Against a Quaint Backdrop<\/a><\/p>\n “Despite giving roots to one of America\u2019s most powerful and well-known families \u2014 the Rockefellers \u2014 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).”<\/p>\n How Dylan Thuras, a Founder of Atlas Obscura, Spends His Sundays<\/a><\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n A New Shop for Simple, Handmade Housewares<\/a><\/p>\n “And now, not far from Vogel\u2019s workshop near the Hudson River, in the historic city of Kingston, N.Y., they will be for sale in Blackreek Mercantile & Trading Co.\u2019s first brick-and-mortar shop \u2014 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.”<\/p>\n In the Hudson Valley, a New Mecca for Artisans<\/a><\/p>\n “Jeff Friedman, president of the local Chamber of Commerce and a Greene County resident since the mid-1980s, can\u2019t recall a time when so much was afoot in Catskill.”<\/p>\n