Rip The Nut – the Hudson-Safe edition – promises another spectacular performance for Winter Walk this year! They are working on streaming the performance, so that everyone can watch safely at home, from Hudson Hall’s website. “Rip the Nut” designer, R.B. Schlather says, “RIP THE NUT started as a way to showcase community dance groups…
Author: Trixie Starr
It’s getting cold, Hudson…
If you live in upstate New York, thirty-something degrees is nothing. Why, in the middle of winter, thirty-five degrees is BALMY! But, the first day of thirty-degree weather still sends shivers. However, the weather did not deter Hudson senior fitness instructor Lynn Windhorst. She met me outside, by the waterfront and gave me the scoop…
Hudson Seniors
On a cold November morning, I met Lynn Windhorst, above, fitness trainer for Hudson’s Senior Center. She was ready to teach her class. Three days a week, Monday/Wednesday/Friday at 10am, for an hour, Lynn trains about a dozen seniors at the Hudson Waterfront. The oldest member of her class is ninety-four. Lynn has been teaching…
Santa’s Village Returns!
It’s just not the holidays in Hudson without Santa’s Village – nine tiny houses on 7th Street Park. The tradition started about twenty-five to thirty years ago, and will continue in 2020. Five or six years ago, designer Gia Albergo Delmar, who has a shop on Warren Street, Albergo Delmar, 325 Warren, (by Red Dot),…
Hudson in November
Welcome to Autumn in Hudson! Lawrence Park The Half Moon is the latest pizzeria to hit Hudson! All made from scratch, the cheesy thin crust is a must try! Read the story here. Winter Walk continues during the pandemic. No street closure, no mass gatherings, but still a lot of fun. Read more here. The…
Winter Walk 2020
How do you celebrate the holidays in the middle of a pandemic? Hudson Hall has a plan! This year, Hudson’s Winter Walk will start at the same time, the first Saturday of December – Saturday, December 5th at 5pm – with Sax O’Claus strolling down Warren Street playing his saxophone. At 8pm that evening, there…
Autumn Leaves
Who wants to leave the house? Lately, not me. Thankfully, Delivery.com will now deliver alcohol to my door! If you’re going to drink, this is the week. Delivery.com now offers alcohol from Wunderbar and Coyote Flaco. They have also just started delivering the menu from Red Dot and the Half Moon’s pizza! Get your food…
New services from Delivery.com!
Delivery.com, Hudson’s newest, locally-owned and operated delivery service, expands their options! Starting today, Friday, November 6th, you can order from Hudson’s own Red Dot and have your order delivered to your door! You can also now order alcohol from Wunderbar and Coyote Flaco via Delivery.com! AND – starting this Saturday, November 7th, order Half Moon’s…
Kinderhook is OK!
Kinderhook is actually better than just “OK”. Did you know that the derivation of the expression “OK” is from Columbia County? It’s a great party/bar/water cooler tidbit to throw out there to try to impress people. “Oh yeah, these amazing donuts I brought from Cosmic Donuts, I got them in Kinderhook, which is Dutch for…
Cosmic Donuts
UPDATE: As of December, 2021 – CLOSED Kinderhook, NY – Hudson, you’re so vain. I bet you think you’re the coolest and hippest place in Columbia County, don’t you? Don’t you? Welcome to COSMIC DONUTS in Kinderhook! Like me, you’ll make the trip up Route 9 to pick up donuts for your friends and coworkers….