BILLYPALOOZA Rocks Out For Three Good Causes
For three Sunday nights in February, musicians will raise money for three charitable organizations at Piermont’s Rivertown Taphouse by particpating in BILLYPALOOZA: Jamming For A Cause.
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Category: Living
Rockland County Living, Arts & Entertainment, Food & Drink, Tourism
Clock Is Ticking On The Time Hotel’s Fate
The Time Hotel, which positioned itself as a boutique property for urban tourists and business travelers, has been filling its rooms since it opened in May 2016 in Nyack. It remains a draw, despite the fact that the 133-room hotel has been in bankruptcy since July 2018.
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Airmont Eats Morphs Into Sloatsburg’s Happy Belly Kitchen
The team of entrepreneurs who built the well-known Airmont Eats in Airmont have opened a fast-casual restaurant in Sloatsburg, and they intend to transform their original enterprise to reflect updated trends and demographics.
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Rockland County Hands Out More Than $200,000 In Grants To Support Tourism
Citing the success of using tourism to drive Rockland County’s economic engine at an afternoon ceremony today at the Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, the county today gifted 22 nonprofits with $211,000 in tourism grants. Partially funded by the state, I Love New York, an affiliate of New York’s Empire State Development, kicked in $62,650.
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RCC Center Opens; Houlihan Lawrence To Lease Upper Floors
After a long $3.5 million renovation, Rockland Community College on Tuesday will open its Hospitality and Culinary Arts Center on the main and lower floors at 70 Main in Nyack.
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Should Rockland’s Airbnbs Be Taxed and Regulated?
A recent New York City law intended to crack down on Airbnb and other home-sharing sites is gaining attention beyond the city as New York State and its counties debate how to handle the legalities and revenue collection of a growing industry popular with tourists.
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Nyack’s Travis Koester of The Local Taphouse To Open A Brewery In May At Former Bourbon Street Location
Exploding nationally, local beer breweries are hipster cool, Instagramable, and bottom-line good for communities. The idea of reclaiming an age-old product that’s been corporately manufactured for nearly a century, and giving it an artisanal shine, taps into the surging desire for locally-made food and beverages.
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More Airbnb Listings In Rockland County Are Boon For Tourism
Those in local government and Chambers of Commerce working behind the scenes to make Rockland County an overnight tourist destination rather than a spot for day-tripping should take heart in a recent spike in Airbnb listings and revenue generated last summer. But are they legal?
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Hipster Vibe Transforming Garner Historic District
The Garnerville Arts and Industrial Center, recently rebranded as Garner Historic District, is ready for its next act.
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Nyack Artist Putting Designs On Textiles and Fashion Items
But recently Goodman has been moving from the page to products. This Friday, a collection of designs on textile and fashion items will debut at Maria Luisa Boutique’s annual holiday party between 4 pm and 8 pm.
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