by Bill Batson The much beloved and indelible pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Willie L. Hairston, recently announced his retirement. A banquet in his honor, which also commemorates his 30th year in the […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Valentine’s Day Finds at the Farmer’s Market
Looking for something special for Valentine’s Day? Consider visiting the heart of the village, Nyack’s Farmer’s Market at the Nyack Center, this Thursday, from 8a-2p. Two women-owned small businesses and a local craft project […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Grandmother’s Chair
I live in a house on the land where my grandmother worked as a maid. Frances Lillian Avery Batson spent decades as a domestic for the Jewett family in Upper Nyack. Several years ago, my […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Exhibition Shows the Seeds of Modern Art Sowed in Rockland Soil
by Bill Batson A current exhibit on South Greenbush Road in West Nyack features the work of a group of Rockland residents who introduced America to radical new ideas in expression, including impressionism and cubism […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Manufactured Minstrel Mascots
by Bill Batson When the American economy could no longer benefit from African slavery, companies found a way to continue to use black bodies: manufactured minstrel mascots. From the 1880s through 1930s, derogatory images […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Watershed Moment for Provocative Suez Proposal
by Bill Batson A hearing to consider a provocative proposal from Suez Water, that includes a parking lot for its fleet next to Lake DeForest reservoir will be held on Wednesday, January 15 at 7:30p […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Cafe La Talaye
by Bill Batson Every week, Michelle Timothee puts on a virtual cooking clinic at the Nyack Farmer’s Market. With produce purchased just steps away from her booth, Chef Michelle creates fusion meals that combine the […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Congregation Sons of Israel
by Bill Batson During the last days of this decade, attacks and threats against the Jewish community in our region have escalated to levels not witnessed since World War II. This coincides with continued shootings […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Roaring Into 2020
by Bill Batson There is a word that describes a decade that began with a President Obama and ended with a President Trump: schizophrenic. Typically locally focused, on occasion, Nyack Sketch Log has documented national […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Thirsty for Local History?
by Bill Batson Are you thirsty for history? Have a person on your holiday gift list with an appetite for art and culture? Nyack Sketch Log has produced a second local history mug that celebrates […]
