The Gossips of Rivertown
Tuesday, August 23, 2016

What's Next for 400 State Street?

›
Last week, a new sign appeared on 400 State Street, replacing the one that identified it as the Hudson Area Library.  Although it seemed...

Passive Fundraiser for Animalkind

›
Paintings by beloved local artist Dan Rupe are now being exhibited in the dining room at the Red Dot Restaurant & Bar, 321 Warren Street...
2 comments:

Time to Get Ready for Bed (Races)

›
The fondly remembered Hudson Bed Races are scheduled to return on Saturday, September 24. In the meantime, to get folks ready for the bed ra...

As Long as They Spell My Name Right

›
Over the years, this quote has been attributed to P. T. Barnum, Mae West, George M. Cohan, Will Rogers, and W. C. Fields: "I don't ...
5 comments:
Monday, August 22, 2016

A Bad Idea That Didn't Happen

›
Whenever there is talk about improvements to the city, Seventh Street Park, originally known as the Public Square, is typically mentioned. T...
Sunday, August 21, 2016

Profound Loss

›
Sedat Pakay, the brilliant photographer who studied with Walker Evans, photographed such American icons as James Baldwin and Abbie Hoffman, ...
3 comments:

Git 'Er Dunn

›
At the July meeting of the Common Council Economic Development Committee, Alderman Rick Rector (First Ward), who chairs the committee, prop...
12 comments:
Friday, August 19, 2016

Congressional Candidates to Debate

›
Matthew Hamilton reported yesterday in the Albany Times Union that debates are planned for 19th Congressional District candidates Zephyr Tea...
1 comment:
Thursday, August 18, 2016

It Wasn't Hudson

›
Governor Andrew Cuomo has been awarding $10 million to cities in the ten regions of the state in his Downtown Revitalization Initiative si...

Recommended Reading

›
Yesterday, there was an article in the Register-Star about Zephyr Teachout's challenge to super PAC donors Paul Singer and Robert Mercer...

A Common Council Meeting Short and Sweet

›
The regular Common Council meeting for the month of August lasted only a little more than half an hour and involved no dissension or raised ...
4 comments:
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Gardens in the Height of Summer

›
The Garden Conservancy is having another Open Day  featuring gardens in Columbia County this Saturday, August 20. Four gardens will be ope...

National Politics Closer to Home

›
John Mason reports in today's Register-Star that Zephyr Teachout, Democratic candidate for New York's 19th Congressional District,...
1 comment:
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

You Are Invited for Afternoon Tea

›
On Saturday, August 20, there will be a tea tasting from 5 to 7 p.m. at Verdigris Hudson, 135 Warren Street. You can sample hot teas, ic...
Monday, August 15, 2016

"They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot"

›
There is no paving involved, but the outcome is similar. Yesterday, Gossips provided the link to a videotape of a public forum that t...
6 comments:

Another Chance to Discuss What's Proposed

›
A proposition to end Hudson's existing weighted vote system and redraw the ward boundaries to create five wards of equal population wi...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

Just Downriver from Us

›
The U.S. Coast is considering adopting regulations that would establish new anchorage grounds for commercial vessels along the Hudson River-...
4 comments:

Long Durational HPC Meeting

›
The Historic Preservation Commission meeting went on for close to three hours on Friday--a brutal initiation for the HPC's two new membe...
1 comment:
Friday, August 12, 2016

Everything Must Go!

›
The ultimate tag sale began just a few hours ago at 41 Cross Street. Stageworks is selling its huge collection of stuff--vintage and contemp...
Thursday, August 11, 2016

A Bit of Figurative Sunshine on Saturday

›
The weather forecast for the weekend is dismal--an 80 to 90 percent chance of thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday. The predictions were men...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About The Gossips of Rivertown

My photo
Carole Osterink
This blog takes its name from the 1848 novel by Hudson author Alice B. Neal. The original Gossips of Rivertown cast a gimlet eye on Hudson society in the mid-19th century. Two centuries later, the new Gossips carries on the spirit of the original, but in a different genre and with a different focus.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.