by Bill Batson Families around the world will celebrate Jewish New Year on Wednesday, September 24. In accordance with the Hebrew calendar, synagogues will welcome the year 5775. As congregations ponder the passage of time […]
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Nyack Sketch Log: Grandmother Inspired Goodies, Now Gluten-Free
by Bill Batson A woman standing in front of a motorcycle with a tray of cookies is the logo for Mostly Myrtle’s, the purveyor of gluten-free baked goods at the Nyack Famers’ Market. The image […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Nyack Yoga Center’s link to America’s First Yogi
by Bill Batson Nyack Yoga Center has a direct link to the man who popularized Yoga in America. Paula Heitzner studied with Blanche DeVries, the wife and business partner of Pierre Bernard, America’s first Yogi […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Best Western, a Culinary and Cultural Landmark
by Bill Batson It’s a three-peat for the cheesecake at Nyack’s Best Western, West Gate Restaurant. This August, Lisa Parseghian Dosch has brought home a 1st place ribbon from the New Jersey State Fair for the third consecutive year. West […]
Nyack Sketch Log: A House Haunted by Art
by Bill Batson When printmaker Sylvia Roth moved into her home in South Nyack in 1977, she had no idea it was the birthplace of a major figure in American art, Joseph Cornell. This house on […]
Nyack Sketch Log: The Towt House
by Bill Batson Imagine the stories that would be told if houses wrote autobiographies. This stately structure on South Highland Avenue could tell us if slaves were hidden here during the abolition movement. We would […]
Nyack Sketch Log: D.S.Z. Barbers
by Bill Batson Through marriage, barbers Diane and Steve Zuccato combine two families with over 170 years of hair cutting history. For three months, a sign announcing the opening of D.S.Z. Barbers and brown paper […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Maria Luisa
by Bill Batson Maria Luisa Whittingham is a civic seamstress. She weaves business, social responsibility and family into a garment of retail longevity. From the durable and colorful threads of a matriarchal tradition and her […]
Nyack Sketch Log: The Bees and Trees of Hummingbird Ranch
by Bill Batson Twelve million bees and 1,500 trees keep Richard and Debbie Focht busy 365 days a year. Business at Hummingbird Ranch is sweet, but it can also sting. And when you add tapping […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Farmers’ Market Doubles Down
The Orchards of Concklin Since Nicholas Concklin sought to have the land that he farmed named Pomona after the Roman goddess of fruitful abundance, 11 generations of Concklins have tilled the soil in Rockland County. The Orchards of […]