Funny, moving, and poignant, A Bintel Brief takes us back decades and reflects on immigrant Jewish life. The Jewish Daily Forward, (or, the Forverts, in Yiddish), based in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, started in 1897 and by the late 1920’s, had a daily circulation of over 250,000. The newspaper’s progressive ideology focused on social justice,…
Author: Rich Volo
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Armstrong NOW! at Hudson HallAn Evening of Spoken Word & Music Featuring Daniel J. Watts Thursday, February 17th, 7pm, Hudson Hall. I was not expecting to learn the proper way to blow a kiss that night, but I did. Daniel J. Watts, and the jazz ensemble at Hudson Hall started out the evening blazing! Daniel…
Iron and Grass
You’ve passed it multiple times and wondered what’s that? Opened in August 2021, in the former Liberi School on Route 9, Iron and Grass is a new steak chophouse, right outside of Hudson. The name, Iron and Grass, is derived from the locally grass-fed meat cooked in a cast iron pan. Cooking in a pan…
Hudson Area Library Launches NEW History Room Website and Online Shop
Learn about the History of Hudson and Give the Gift of Hudson’s History! Locals, transplants, and visitors alike are all fascinated with the history of Hudson. With the planning of the city by a group of merchants and whalers from their homes in Rhode Island and Massachusetts; the seedy stories of Diamond Street brothels, Legs…
Sarah Schulman “Let the Record Show”, Hudson, NY
On Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the First Presbyterian Church in Hudson, NY, author Sarah Schulman talked about, and answered questions, from her book, Let The Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP, New York 1987-1993. Jay Blotcher, former ACT UP New York Media Committee Chair, moderated the question and answer period. The event…
City of Hudson Cemetery Tour
One of the BEST tours in Hudson, is the annual Cemetery Tour given by Spotty Dog’s Kelley Drahushuk and sponsored by the Hudson Area Library’s History Room. The tour is filled with historical facts, descriptions, and you learn, literally, where the bodies are buried! The tour was last Saturday, Oct 23rd. The City’s cemetery, born…
Margaret Morris for Hudson
Margaret Morris is a write-in candidate for Alder the 1st Ward of the City of Hudson’s Common Council. Write-in candidates require voters to physically WRITE the person’s name in the box marked “Write In”. For more information on Margaret Morris’ campaign, please visit her website, MorrisForHudson.com. Margaret Morris – Candidate for 1st Ward Alder Q:…
Amber Harris for Hudson
Amber Harris is a write-in candidate for Alder the 3rd Ward of the City of Hudson’s Common Council. Write-in candidates require voters to physically WRITE the person’s name in the box marked “Write In”. For more information on Amber Harris’ campaign, visit their website: HarrisForHudson.com Q: What made you decide to run? Amber Harris: I’ve…
Mid-September Saturday in Hudson
Meme me up, Scotty! Best Memes in Col County Goodies Opens in Catskill Jams in the Hamlet Saturday, 9/18- 9:30 – FREE – click here for more Match Game – This Wednesday! Open Studio Hudson 2021 Click here for more David McIntyre at D’Arcy Simpson Artworks – Oct 9 5-8pmOpening Reception
Hudson, NY – September 2021
Howdy, Hudson! I’m on ‘vacation’ this week, blogging from afar. You will see neither me nor my cookies at the Hudson Farmers’ Market this Saturday from 9am-1pm. However, it is TOMATO FEST at the Hudson Farmers’ Market! Eat a tomato instead of a cookie. The lycopene is good for you. There’s actually a ton of…