Community news and opinion for Nyack, NY
by Dave Zornow For anyone fascinated with signs that the end of the world is near, this week is filled with harbingers of ill things to come. On Tuesday there was an earthquake which sent serious rumbles through the news media and was felt in the far corners of the globe reached by anyone with … [Read more...]
New York State's new two percent tax cap is forcing Rockland County to look at cutting services, sell assets and find new sources of revenue. The County Executive is looking for creative input from all sources. Here are a few creative, if not particularly practical, suggestions. Illustrator Kipp … [Read more...]
It's been a tough summer for Hudson River enthusiasts, with July and August sewage spills and a Riverkeeper/Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory report last week that says the river was untouchable 25 percent of the time between 2006 and 2010. But if you think it's tough living near the river, just be … [Read more...]
Illustrator Kipp Jarden is a Nyack native with a BFA in animation from Savannah College of Art and Design who has a passion for creating visual art, especially in traditional forms such as hand-drawn animation and illustration. “It Takes a Village: Summertime 2011” #20110723 Copyright 2011, Kipp … [Read more...]
By Tina Traster When I was young, three friends and I backpacked through Europe one summer. I don’t know who started the dare but someone wondered aloud, “How long could we go without taking a shower?” We were on trains and in youth hostels and being grungy — it was part of the abandon … [Read more...]
Illustrator Kipp Jarden is a Nyack native with a BFA in animation from Savannah College of Art and Design who has a passion for creating visual art, especially in traditional forms such as hand-drawn animation and illustration. “It Takes a Village: Where's Weiner” #20110611 Copyright 2011, … [Read more...]
This Summer you can help four legged friends who howl at the moon by making two legged friends howl with laughter at Lower Hud’s Funniest Person contest, July 14-Aug 4 in Piermont, NY. A percent of the proceeds from this event will benefit the Hudson Valley Humane Society. Area residents are … [Read more...]
Nyack's "Year of Edward Hopper" celebration was recognized twice this week by the New York Times. On Wed, Francis X. Cline penned Shadowing the Reclusive Painter of Light followed by an Arts/Westchester article Celebrating Hopper, A Favorite Son on Friday. Nyack is proud to get the recognition … [Read more...]
Heightened security has made shopping the International Foods aisle at the supermarket more of a challenge. Illustrator Kipp Jarden is a Nyack native with a BFA in animation from Savannah College of Art and Design who has a passion for creating visual art, especially in traditional … [Read more...]
by Jocelyn Jane Cox Since moving to the Nyack area, I have lost far too many hours wandering around the parking lot of the ginormous Palisades Center trying to find where I left my car. This is not only upsetting from a memory standpoint, it is dangerous: carrying all those bags of superfluous … [Read more...]
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