by Michael Brewster The explosive popularity of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway smash Hamilton has catapulted the Philip Schuyler family from the dusty pages of history into the spotlight. Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy have their roles in Alexander Hamilton’s life dramatized in the musical, and when my teenage daughter became a fan, I took the opportunity to […]
by Chris Clemens The newest coffee beans to have been put through each of my brewing implements comes from Washington County. Lucy Jo’s Coffee Roastery is a small, family run operation based in Hebron, New York, but their fan base is growing quickly. Their Business Alan and Shelley Monder started the business in 2012 after […]
The town of Bath in Steuben County has plenty of reasons you should add this little Southern Tier town to your list of day trips. by Chris Clemens In the lower-west portion of the Finger Lakes, in a section sometimes called the Southern Tier, lies Bath, New York. It is the county seat of Steuben […]
by Chris Clemens During the weekend of March 25th and 26th, the popular photography-sharing-turned-social-community mobile app, Instagram, celebrated a worldwide event. Across the globe, local communities of Instagram users met up with one another at predetermined locations to meet new people, hang-out with old friends, and to share photos of it all. Many communities have […]
by Chris Clemens You may have seen last month that I recently I discovered the Empire Crate. As a monthly subscription box, the Empire Crate ships a box of culinary items curated from around New York. Much like myself, the folks behind the business are constantly searching within the state to find the coolest, most […]