Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Hudson Market on Main Feeds the Community by Bill Batson You could eat your heart out at the Culinary Institute of America. But why leave Nyack? We now have our own... Bill BatsonSeptember 29, 2020
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Paulette Ross Retires from Retail by Bill Batson After 15 years of merging fashion, culture, and civics, Paulette Ross is retiring from retail. This Friday, September 25, the owner... Bill BatsonSeptember 22, 2020
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Sam Waymon, Shining Star by Bill Batson Each year, Sam Waymon’s star in the galaxy of American Black culture shines brighter. Waymon arrived in Rockland County in the... Bill BatsonSeptember 1, 2020
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Ten Things You Need to Know to Save the Post Office and Our Democracy by Bill Batson The unofficial motto of the United States Postal Service promises to swiftly deliver the mail, despite “snow nor rain nor heat... Bill BatsonAugust 25, 2020
News 9 Years of Nyack Sketch Log: A Column That Speaks to the Moment by Bill Batson Since launching Nyack Sketch Log 9 years ago (on August 23, 2011), never more than now have I been so aware... Bill BatsonAugust 18, 2020
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: The Futilities of Above-Ground Utilities by Bill Batson Rockland County’s fragile power grid failed last week for the third time in the last nine years. Do we have the... Bill BatsonAugust 11, 2020
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: John Lewis 1940 – 2020 Resting in Peace and Power by Bill Batson The light of a life lived to its fullest is never extinguished. From February 21, 1940 until July 17, 2020, Congressman... Bill BatsonJuly 21, 2020
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Douglass Statue Casualty in Cold Civil War? by Bill Batson On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who would become one of the most powerful public figures in 19th... Bill BatsonJuly 14, 2020
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Indomitable Empire Hook & Ladder Company Number 1 by Bill Batson Throughout a pandemic that shuttered the American economy and transformed the world, our first responders have continued to answer our calls.... Bill BatsonJuly 7, 2020
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: New Memoir Brings Historic Jazz Club Back to Life by Bill Batson For a brief beat, one of the brightest spots in the jazz universe was a nightclub in Nyack. The Office was... Bill BatsonJune 30, 2020