It’s not farm-to-table. It’s not organic. The animals were probably not humanely raised on quiet grassy bucolic pastoral pastures, the kind that inspire landscape painters. Even though its walls are decorated with images of local little leagues and police cars, it’s not locally-owned. Sqab is not on the menu. No one is trying to win…
Author: Trixie Starr
The Hereafter in Hudson, New York
When you step into The Hereafter cocktail bar at 721 Columbia Street, nestled between the St. Charles Hotel, the CITCO station, and Vasilow’s Confectionery, you’ll think you’re entering a speakeasy that’s about a hundred years old, and not the former Golden Grain Pizzeria. For a newly-opened bar, that only has a small sign to let…
Penny Arcade Performs in the Hudson Valley at the Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, NY
Hudson Valley! You may remember Penny Arcade from the show, Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore!, premiering in 1990 at Performance Space 122 in the East Village then moving at the Village Gate. As a protest performance art piece, the show was a reaction to former Senator Jesse Helms and the political attacks on the National Endowment…
March Madness in Hudson, New York
Hello Hudson – This little website had multiple server issues this week. They took up too much time and I was not able to create more content. Quel dommage. But, hopefully, the website is quicker now. I always update the event listings, first. The goal is to push out the newsletter Friday afternoon. Most events…
Real Estate Market Update: Hudson NY
Trixie’s List asked two of our real estate advertisers, Anthony D’Argenzio from This Old Hudson Team at Houlihan Lawrence and Kylah Campeta from Nicole Vidor Real Estate, their opinions on the Hudson real estate market. Anthony D’Argenzio:This Old Hudson Team at Houlihan Lawrence Kylah Campeta: Nicole Vidor Real Estate How have Hudson real estate sales…
Tales from the Front Lines – Rope-dropping at Disney World
I know what you’re thinking. Trixie, we haven’t seen you at the Farmers’ Market, where are you? Before the season is in full swing, I like to take a break and go on vacation and start the busy time of year with a fresh perspective. I enjoy Florida and Disney World in Orlando. I save…
My Favorite Pizza?
One day, without any warning, someone turned to me and asked: “Trixie, what is YOUR favorite pizza??” I was caught off-guard! I knew that I could not NOT answer the question, but I also knew that answering your favorite pizza question is “fighting words”. Like a Hudson Community facebook post about an apartment listing, or…
All My Sons Review – A Gen-Xer Reflects on the “Silent Generation”
As a proud Gen X-er, I regularly tell my Millennial and Gen-Z counterparts, “You can’t have everything you want in life – the perfect job, a great home and family. Who told you that you could?” Gen X-ers would never tell you you could have it all, at least not the ones that I know….
Valentine’s Weekend in Hudson, New York
The Maker’s Lover Café Trixie’s List writer Adreanna Limbach visits the Maker’s Lover Café Plans for Valentine’s Day?Here are a few ideas! Artist Caitlin MacBride at the exhibit, “Palm to Poplar: Caitlin MacBride Exhibition at Shaker Museum Pop-Up in Kinderhook” now on view in Kinderhook at the Shaker Museum Pop-Up (above the Aviary) in Kinderhook….
Plans for Valentine’s Week in Hudson, New York
Any plans for Valentine’s? Here are a few ideas. On Warren Street, between 7th and 8th, you’ll find Nine Cakes Bakery, now in its fifth year in Hudson. The bakery is open Tuesday – Sunday 9am – 8pm and offers cakes, macrons, cookies, and a delectable array of sweets. Indoor and outdoor seating in their…