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The Hudson Valley

May 11, 2019 at 2:49 p.m.

A road trip through the Hudson Valley can be finished in two or so determined hours. But better to take four days. Or two weeks. Or six months. The 150...

Still life of the beer of the month -- Apex Predator, a farmhouse ale, from Off Color brewing.

Beer of the month: Off Color Apex Predator

June 17, 2018 at 11:10 a.m.

What it is: Off Color Brewing launched last year with two solid, well-made beers — Troublesome (a gose) and Scurry (a dark honey ale) before stumbling upon the beer that...

Tourism guru shares journey to creating a destination

May 11, 2019 at 2:47 p.m.

Roger Brooks travels 350 days per year and spends most of them trying to create a place where you want to be. Brooks, 61, a tourism consultant, has worked with...

Goose Island reveals Bourbon County Stout lineup

June 18, 2018 at 9:14 a.m.

Goose Island has finalized its roster of 2014 releases in its vaunted Bourbon County Stout series, all of which will be released, as usual, on Black Friday. This year that...

Instead of lingering in Edinburgh, relax in a Scottish fishing village such as Anstruther.

Nice alternatives to some well-trodden tourist spots

May 11, 2019 at 2:46 p.m.

For decades, visits to New York City have meant Broadway shows, Fifth Avenue shopping and slack-jawed stops at Times Square and the Statue of Liberty. Those experiences will always remain...

Pipeworks Brewing plans new brewery, distributing beer in cans

June 17, 2018 at 12:05 p.m.

Pipeworks Brewing, which has built a fervent following since its 2012 debut despite miniscule output, is planning to build a new brewery on the city's west side that will more...

Willie Nelson performs at The Backyard Live Oak Amphitheater in Austin, Texas, on Sunday April 28, 2013.

Don’t hate Texas (or any state) before you visit

May 11, 2019 at 2:43 p.m.

Quick: What's your least favorite U.S. state? I recently asked a couple dozen people that question, as curious about the states they'd mention as to whether they'd name a state...

A festival goer raises up a beer cup while watching Foxygen's performance during the 2013 Pitchfork Festival.

Goose Island to tap 13 beers for Pitchfork Music Festival

June 18, 2018 at 8:57 a.m.

Pitchfork Music Festival, which goes down this weekend in Union Park, announced its musical lineup months ago. Now, we present the weekend's second-most important lineup: the beer! Thirteen Goose Island...

Steve Kass, of Carol Steam, Ill., and his children Madeline (sitting) and Kyle at their camp site at Floyd Bennett Field, a campground in south Brooklyn.

Camping in Brooklyn

May 11, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

When telling people that I would be camping in Brooklyn — yes, that Brooklyn, the borough of New York — a swift, two-pronged response usually followed. "You can do that?"...

The slurry wall, left, was constructed to hold back water from the Hudson River in the construction of the World Trade Center, which began in 1966. At right, The "Last Column" in the museum's Foundation Hall.

Horror remembered at 9/11 museum

May 11, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

All of New York, it seems, has an opinion about the 9/11 memorial and museum. Don't want to see it. Not sure I'm ready yet. Too soon. Too overwhelming. Too...

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