January 2020
The January 2020 issue includes features on ‘Food for Thought’, which explores the threat to a free school lunch program; ‘Petal Pushers’, on local floral designers; and ‘In Full Flight’.
Cover Story
On the Cover: Todd Koelmel | January 2020
Engineer turned artist Todd Koelmel, creates art in a procedural way.
The Trials of Nicole Addimando
Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual violence. Early on the morning of September 27, 2017, Poughkeepsie police officer Richard Sisilli pulled up behind a red Dodge Caliber. Stopped at a red light, a woman exited the car; Sisilli noticed that she wasn’t wearing shoes, and that two children were in car seats inside the…
Four New Kingston Restaurants Set to Open in Coming Months
In the ever-expanding ecosystem of Kingston restaurants, four new eateries are expected to open in the coming months.
Five Events in the Hudson Valley This Week
This week we look forward to classic comedy, live music, original theater, and innovative art as we get ready to celebrate Black History Month. FILM Groundhog Day in Kingston Here’s a timely movie showing for you, at UPAC in Kingston. Written and directed by Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray, Groundhog Day is a 1993…
Transformation-on-Hudson
Almost seven years ago, one of New York’s largest private developers, AVR Realty, announced that it had secured $1.2 million in state funding for a one-mile walkway paralleling the Hudson River in Kingston. The walkway, which was named the Hudson Landing Promenade, was pitched as a public good, but it doubled as a lifestyle amenity…
Essie’s Restaurant: Southern Fusion in Poughkeepsie’s Little Italy
Why Brandon Walker’s Poughkeepsie eatery has largely flown under the radar since it opened in 2016 is a mystery to us. Essie’s Restaurant, in the Queen City’s Little Italy neighborhood, is squarely in the farm-to-table, New American tradition, but with a nod to Walker’s Caribbean and Southern heritage.
This Week’s Hudson Valley Events
Welcome to this week’s flotilla of fabulous and fun Hudson Valley happenings, all of them selected just for you by Chronogram. ART Painting Class for Kids in Kingston Inspired by the art of Thomas Cole and the other painters of the Hudson River School, the Hudson River Maritime Museum’s Museum Mates series is offering a…
Trout is the New Salmon: Hudson-Based Fishery Champions Sustainable New York Steelhead
The market demand for trout and salmon has wreaked havoc on global aquatic ecosystems, but entrepreneur John Ng is aiming to stem the tide of damage and supply East Coast seafood markets with a sustainable, locally grown salmon alternative: New York Steelhead trout, raised humanely at a facility outside Hudson, NY.
Hudson Valley State Parklands May Soon Increase
On January 8, Governor Andrew Cuomo laid out his legislative priorities in his 2020 State of the State address. The Governor unveiled more than 30 concrete policy proposals, touching on health care, public safety, the environment, economic development, consumer protection, net neutrality, and the “scourge of robocalls,” among other areas, all organized under the slogan…
The Aging of the Mid-Hudson Valley
A look at recent national media coverage of the Mid-Hudson Valley reveals a common theme: youthfulness. The prevailing narrative—that young people are migrating north from Brooklyn and spurring a creative renaissance from Beacon to Hudson—may be partially true. But it also ignores the fact that this region is aging, rapidly and profoundly. A report published…
Things to Do in the Hudson Valley This Week
Book signings, jazz, art, film, and a visit from a Native American flutist and activist—welcome to another interesting week in the Hudson Valley. MUSIC Tiokasin Gosthorse in Beacon As part of its ongoing Tribal Harmony series celebrating indigenous culture, the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon presents activist and musician Tiokasin Ghosthorse on January 15 at…
Reclaiming Spanish
As first-generation Latinas growing up in the United States, triplet sisters Skyler, Sabrina, and Samantha Gomez switched easily between speaking English and Spanish. But at the age they should have been formulating sentences, they were mixing languages, only able to understand each other. Their Puerto Rican father, Samuel Gomez Jr., thought they weren’t speaking proper…
Five Events in the Hudson Valley This Week
The first month of 2020 brings us great art, readings, music, dance, and food. Don’t let the cold and snow keep you closed off: Dig out and dig into our weekly list of what’s good in the region. ART “Winter Nocturne” at Carrie Haddad Gallery Opening January 8 at Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson…
Why Is American Education Declining?
When the Common Core State Standards Initiative was rolled out with bipartisan support in 2010, more than 40 states signed on. The plan was one of the most ambitious education reform efforts in American history; it detailed not only what schoolchildren in grades K-12 would learn in English language arts and math, but how they…
Capitalizing on Climate Change
“Environmental despair is a poison every bit as destructive as the methylated mercury in the bottom of Onondaga Lake. […] Restoration is a powerful antidote to despair.”—Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass In August, an estimated 4.6 million acres of the Amazon rainforest burned in a government-condoned campaign to clear land for crops and cattle. Brazil…
Food for Thought: The Future of Free Lunch in Hudson Valley Schools
As planned cuts to the national social safety net threaten the USDA’s universal free cafeteria meal program, we look at how this might affect Hudson Valley school districts.
Get Your Tickets MEOW: New York Cat Film Festival Returns 1/4
Cats are always on trend, and never more than in the New York Cat Film Festival.
Pisces Horoscope | January 2020
It’s time to make mature decisions which means putting aside people, objects that do not fit your new adult self.
The Devil’s Advocate: A Local Outlet for Student-Created Content
The daughter of Alex Shiffer and Sharon Richman, creators of the Shawangunk Journal, brings student-created content to the classroom through a new app.
Culture Booster: 8 Exhibits to Check Out in January 2020
A Hudson Valley gallery guide for January 2020.
A Composition Coalesces: The Photography of Randy Calderone
Poughkeepsie teacher and street photographer Randy Calderone shares a superhero-ic shot from his travels in France.
Leading By Example
Meet Cecil Stodghill, the newly appointed head of the Doane Stuart School in Rensselaer.
Kick Off 2020 with These 6 Live Music Shows
Six live shows in the Hudson Valley to pencil in for January 2020.
Album Review: Jamie Saft/Steve Swallow/Bobby Previte | You Don’t Know the Life and The Jamie Saft Quartet | Hidden Corners
Album reviews of You Don’t Know the Life by Jamie Saft/Steve Swallow/Bobby Previte and Hidden Corners.
Hudson Valley Cheap Eats: The 2020 List
For when you’re saving for that tropical vacation, we’ve rounded up 15 Hudson Valley restaurants where you can get a respectable dinner entree for under $15.
Chronogram Poetry | January 2020
A selection of poems by Chronogram readers included in the January 2020 issue and edited by Philip X Levine.
Album Review: Full Spectrum Alliance | Multiverse
Album review of Multiverse by Full Spectrum Alliance.
The Recess Bell: CBD-Infused Seltzer for Maximum Chill
This generation’s panacea-du-jour, CBD, now comes in its most effervescent form yet, thanks to this start-up.
January 2020 Astrological Forecast
Lorelai Kude scans the skies and plots our horoscopes for January.
Catbird Cottage: A Hudson Valley Farm-to-Table Airbnb Experience
Chef Melina Hammer and photographer Jim Lafferty have tapped into their talents to create a meal-centric, farm-to-table Airbnb experience.
Petal Pushers: 8 Hudson Valley Floral Designers Who Will Make Your Wedding Bloom
For couples tying the knot in 2020, early winter is peak period for seeking out vendors. We’ve rounded up Hudson Valley floral stylists that will make your wedding, er, bloom.
Aries Horoscope | January 2020
Your emotions may be running at a high this month, but don’t make rushed decisions.
3 Experts Offer Tips for Getting Unstuck from Old Patterns
New year, new you, right? Often easier said than done. To help you actually fulfill your healthy resolutions for 2020, health editor Wendy Kagan talked to experts in three fields for tips on how to get unstuck from old patterns.
New Paltz Bar Hop
Nine iconic New Paltz bars to hit up on your next boozy jaunt about town.
Taurus Horoscope | January 2020
You may question your feelings on many levels, but it’s good to step out of your comfort zone.
All Downhill From Here: Hudson Valley Ski Resort Updates for the 2020 Season
This winter already has several large snowfalls under its belt. Want to make the most of the powder? Here’s an update on what’s new slopeside at the region’s ski resorts.
5 Places to Dine and Drink in January 2020
Five spots where we’ll be dining and drinking.
Gemini Horoscope | January 2020
You’ll find yourself looking into the past, but the words once spoken will give you the fuel you need to recreate your image.
Mass Appeal: A Guide to Great Barrington
Beneath Great Barrington’s quaint Rockwellian facade, tectonic plates are shifting, as unprecedented forces of change roil in the sectors of development, racing, and legal marijuana
Tony Falco: A Legend in Full Flight
An avid appreciator of music—jazz above all else—Tony Falco had a near-prophetic vision when he founded The Falcon in Marlboro. In two decades, the music venue/restaurant/art gallery has become regular stomping grounds for some of the biggest names in the biz.
Cancer Horoscope | January 2020
Although your emotions are up and down this month, the decisions you make now will have lasting consequences.
Esteemed Reader | January 2020
Publisher Jason Stern discusses the isolation of people today versus the 70’s when people hitchhiked and connected.
Album Review: June Cleaver & the Steak Knives | A Place Where Nobody Goes
Album review of A Place Where Nobody Goes by June Cleaver & the Steak Knives.
Leo Horoscope | January 2020
This is the month to take your health seriously and create balance of mind and body.
Editor’s Note: Content Never Sleeps | January 2020
Chronogram’s editorial director Brian K Mahoney revisits his favorite articles published in 2019.
Album Review: Spirit Family Reunion | Ride Free
Album review of Ride Free by Spirit Family Reunion.
Virgo Horoscope | January 2020
This is the month to explore your creativity and consider turning it into an income stream.
Libra Horoscope | January 2020
Sever the ties that hold you back and make your family the support system you need.
6 Books for your January Reading
In his new memoir, The Art of Resistance, Holocaust survivor Justus Rosenburg chronicles the four years he spent in the French Resistance during World War II; plus short book reviews.
Aquarius Horoscope | January 2020
Loneliness can be a good friend to you this month if you use the time to do some cleaning of your past.
“Animalia” at Ann Street Gallery
“Animalia” at Ann Street Gallery celebrates the animal kingdom via contemporary art.
Scorpio Horoscope | January 2020
Don’t fight obstacles that frustrate you, instead stop and smell the roses.
Culture Calendar: 5 Events Worth Leaving the House for in January
An entertainment guide for January.
Sagittarius Horoscope | January 2020
Relationships will be reciprocal this month, more than ever, so it’s time to clean up and downsize.
ZviDance Takes On Climate Change at The Orpheum 1/18
ZviDance brings its new climate change-themed dance production to Orpheum.
Capricorn Horoscope | January 2020
This is the month to grow up and make some adult decisions.
