By contributing writer: Susie Linn In a food desert off Broadway, in and amongst factories, artists’ studios, arts businesses and government office buildings, lies a mobile oasis….A haven that serves lavender-infused lemonade with free refills. That, my friends, is what I call an oasis, the Twisted Fork food truck. Apparently, the Texas chuck wagon […]
Each week we feature people from the community that are opening a new business or doing something a little unique but it is especially rewarding to be able to highlight someone that is directly impacting the lives of people in the community, especially kids. Meet this week’s Doer and Dreamer, Michael Olivieri, who is using […]
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I’ve always said that the Kingston area is full of niches waiting to be filled from a business perspective and if you execute well you’ll be very sucessful. It looks like this week’s Doer and Dreamer has found her niche in Uptown Kingston and is on her way to building a unique enterprise making sure the […]
Our community is so fortunate right now to be attractive to people that may have had the option to live many other places in the world, but decide to settle here in the Hudson Valley. The influx of new business owners and professionals are not only helping to bolster the local economy, but are becoming […]
Most business would agree that ‘adaptability’ is one most important characteristics of a successful business along with having a passion and talent for what your chosen endeavor. Meet this week’s Doer and Dreamer, Alexandra Weishaupt, whose practical but elegant fashion sense is driving an effective online shopping experience, supplemented by a low-cost ‘pop-up’ approach that enables […]
By contributing writer: Susie Linn When I think of Czech restaurants, I think of lush oil paintings with gilded frames, tuxedoed waiters scurrying about in hushed tones, ornate silver flatware, white cloth-covered tables and white glove service. Old World and old school. Think again. Two Ravens Tavern is probably the antithesis of that notion, but […]
Local artist, Courtney Starrett, has married two almost diametrically opposing elements, data and visual art, to create an intriguing exhibit that may remind some of us older folks of the backdrop of ‘The Dating Game’, but is really a visualization of real business data in a very unique form. Starrett is a well-traveled artist and […]
Anyone that can drive across this country with four kids and return with the same four kids can obviously handle a jacked up wedding party, overly energetic juveniles, or a Nervous Nellie as photography subjects. Say ‘hello’ to this week’s Doer and Dreamer, Jessica Baloy, who is one of our local photographers that has the […]
By contributing writer: Susie Linn I’m always a little leery of restaurants in strip malls, but La Florentina is one of those proverbial gems, a first-rate Italian restaurant and pizzeria in an unremarkable setting. Here in a series of strip malls that house the likes of a Chinese takeout, a nail salon and a fitness […]
You have to admire small business owners that take on Herculean tasks and sometimes equally large risk, to develop a business that focuses primarily on family entertainment. This week’s Doers and Dreamers, A.J. and Cathy Uhl, own and operate a sprawling facility that includes a go-kart track, miniature golf, batting cages, and ice cream stand. […]
I sometimes hear people in our community lament the decline of traditional business and manufacturing jobs in this area while discounting the recognition and prestige that Kingston is garnering as an ‘artist friendly’ town. The arts are infused into almost everything we do, and there is a ‘business’ of art that goes beyond creating paintings […]
The KingstonHappenings.Org calendar is filled with fundraisers and benefits each month that have been organized and promoted by an amazing collection of non-profit and service organizations that benefit individuals and our entire community. Usually at the helm or forming the backbone of those organizations are area business people that take time from their businesses and […]
By contributing writer: Susie Linn Finding a quick, no-frills lunch where the food is freshly made can be more of a quest than it sounds. But in a non-descript, single-story, white-sided building on an unassuming street in midtown Kingston, sits a beacon, a place much like your grandmother’s kitchen. It’s nothing fancy, but redolent of […]
Each year for the past 28 years, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Fr. Con Colbert Woulfe Division 1 Ulster County and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 5 of Ulster County, with support from with the City of Kingston, NY, create the centerpiece of a city-wide celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. With a 2.1 mile ‘fun […]