September 2019

Sep 1-30, 2019 / Vol. 22 / No. 29
Some stories covered in the September issue are food and drink, home and garden, health and wellness, outdoors, community pages, education, horoscopes, and arts. This month’s issue features are ‘This Land Is Our Land’, ‘One Impulse From a Vernal Wood’, and ‘Branching Roots’.

Cover Story

Kingston Design Connection Showhouse: Simone Eisold

The transition between a baby and a toddler is a crucial one — the space between ages one and two where the child grows their own feelings, personality and interests. Interior designer Simone Eisold is keenly aware of this; she hopes her children’s bedroom of the 2019 Kingston Design Connection Showhouse can provide a fun,…

Kingston Design Connection Showhouse: Jon Sherman

Jon Sherman had been designing bedrooms since 1983, but he was ready to take the next step in his interior design career—by starting a boutique hotel. He decided on a building in New Orleans with an eye on renovating its interior, and eventually got to the point where a date to sign the lease was…

The Hudson Valley Space Race

As the Hudson Valley’s backwoods-vogue lifestyle is adoringly chronicled everywhere from national publications to the pages of this magazine, there looms a hundred-million-dollar question: How do we create thriving, equitable, and culturally rich cities in the 21st century? Walkable neighborhoods, economic opportunity, green spaces, public transit—these are all hallmarks of a thoughtfully developed city. But…

What 2.9 Billion Birds Can Tell Us About Climate Change

The United Nations’ Climate Action Summit commenced this week in New York City, bringing together leaders in government, business, and civil society from across the world. They were there to discuss solutions for the climate crisis and boost ambition to meet an ever-worsening problem. (President Trump spent only 14 minutes at the summit, after which…

Kingston Design Connection Showhouse: Brooke Nelson

Brooke Nelson’s design is defined by fearless leaps, seized chances and bold combinations, all without losing sight of creating an inviting, comfortable living space. She calls her style “whimsical steampunk,” combining antiques with offbeat art, colors, and decor, and in the kitchenette (or, small dining area) of the Kingston Design Connection Showhouse, she balances those…

Water Infrastructure: A Quietly Ticking Time Bomb

The little hamlet of Kerhonkson, in the rural Ulster County town of Wawarsing, recently received a federal grant of $1.5 million to tear out and replace a few miles’ worth of aging water pipes made of cast iron and asbestos cement. With just a few hundred households in the water district, the 2019 grant, from the…

4 Rental-by-Owner Properties to Obsess Over Before Your Next Vacation

While there’s a wealth of sites to choose from when starting your hunt, the folks at New York Rental by Owner Vacation Rentals are advocates for the model that lets you rent a space—as their name implies—directly from the owner, ensuring fair pricing (no traveler fees), strong communication between property owners, and transparency from the…

The Pace of Disaster Is Accelerating. Are We Ready?

This week, Hurricane Dorian battered the North Carolina coast, knocking out power across wide swaths of the Southeast and spawning dozens of smaller tornadoes in its ragged skirts. The storm saved most of its damage for the Bahamas, where Prime Minister Hubert Minnis is calling the wreckage caused by Dorian a “generational devastation.” But although…

One Impulse from a Vernal Wood

All the works in “One Impulse from a Vernal Wood,” a sculpture installation at Chesterwood in Stockbridge, MA, make up a confounding man-made forest, encouraging viewers to slow down and really consider their surroundings.


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