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ON THE SCENE: American arts funding made harder

Federal funding for the arts, humanities, and museums is at risk. If proposed cuts and guidelines are approved, they will reflect significant funding and policy changes, according to Juan Souki, executive director, Mid Atlantic Arts. Souki spoke Saturday morning, Aug. 9, to a small but ...

MARTHA SEZ: ‘Once August hits, the rest of the summer goes fast’

When my mother was the age I am now she would occasionally say “Excuse me, I’m having a senior moment.” Some words old people use: whats-his-name, who-zy-whatsit, wha-cha-ma-callit, whatsit, wha-cha-ma-jigger. The reason they sound so out of date and fusty is because you only ever ...

WORLD FOCUS: Saving the ‘Charters of Freedom’

Patriotism has always been at the core of Lake Plaid’s identity. This community has always embraced and celebrated Americans’ achievements in sports and other fields of human endeavor. Saving the “Charters of Freedom” is one of them. It was more than 200 years ago that the most ...

ON THE SCENE: Adirondack Innovation Initiative celebrates first milestone

A year ago, the Adirondack Community Foundation launched the Adirondack Innovation Initiative (A2I) to help build and grow a tech-focused ecosystem within the Adirondacks, a program led by Svetlana Filipson. On Thursday evening, July 31, the Foundation celebrated its first anniversary at a ...

MARTHA SEZ: ‘I didn’t have pinkeye; it was probably the smoke’

Waking up to hazy skies in Keene Valley as the sun comes up over Spread Eagle Mountain, I smile groggily. The early morning mist is so beautiful here in the Adirondacks. Then I remember that the mist is, at least in part, wildfire smoke, and it loses its bucolic appeal. I no longer find it ...

ON THE SCENE: Learning French baking

Ever wonder what it takes to make a baguette or croissant, or why the ones made in Montreal are just so much better than pretty much any baked around here or beyond? It’s in the technique and the materials; that’s what two Paul Smith’s College culinary arts students are finding out this ...