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July 2, 2023

Chatham: Cidiot Weekender Itineraries

Cidiot partners with local businesses to help visitors and locals with visitors get the most out of their visit. Each post is a 72-hour weekend guide with where to go for meals, shopping, culture and beauty. Welcome to Chatham, NY. The Village of C…

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May 17, 2023

Pride In the Hudson Valley: 2023 Calendar

Pride is here in 2023. Last year, in Episode 67, Cidiot did a special interview with OutHudson Executive Director Osun Zotique. Here’s what I have know so far. Will be updating more over the next two weeks. Send in any additions via the Cont…

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March 13, 2023

Tannersville: Cidiot Guide - 5 Places Nearby

Excited to keep sharing places to go around the Catskills and Hudson Valley. This advice comes via Ryan Penny, who opened Camp Catskill in Tannersville, NY. Tune into our conversation and his advice about experiencing "inside the blue line" on Cidio…

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Dec. 11, 2022

7 Innovators In The Hudson Valley

We’ve all seen or known folks leaving corporate to start small businesses. It’s exciting, full of promise and potential plus if you’re the owner, the power to work for yourself. The challenges though are just as big, including acce…

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Nov. 28, 2022

Insurance Q&A for Cidiots

Insurance coverage can be confusing, and it gets worse when something bad happens. So I asked our new sponsor Scot Hastie of Pardee's Agency (A World Company) in Kingston for some help decoding and demystifying some of the thorniest questions listen…

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Nov. 21, 2022

Cidiots, Build Your Winter Pantry

There are several reasons to stock a winter pantry. For me, as an unabashed prepper, it’s good to have what I need on hand in case of a huge snowfall or simple laziness discourages me from going shopping. A second, more noble reason is from my…

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Nov. 8, 2022

10 Holiday Dishes to Serve for Vegan Friends and Guests

The holidays are coming. It’s important and easier than you think to have vegan options on the table – for guests, for the animals, for the world we live in. As you probably know, Brian is the cook in our family and was vegetarian for a…

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Sept. 21, 2022

Shop Locally with These 9 Hudson Valley Brands

I love focusing on local brands. And I want to not only know not only where my food comes from, but that it comes within a day’s drive. So I asked our new sponsor Sunflower Market for ideas on who to spotlight locally. Since 1978, family-owne…

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Sept. 6, 2022

Coworking Spaces Across The Hudson Valley and Berkshires

Whether you are up here in the Hudson Valley for a visit, or tired of working from home and need a place to get some work done, there’s a growing number of smart, fun, energetic, well-designed co-working spaces open to anyone. The Daily Yonder…

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Aug. 6, 2022

Hudson Valley Festivals: 2022 Cidiot Fall & Winter Guide

Hudson Valley and the Catskills are famous for its festivals especially in the Fall, with its harvest and foliage and then cap-stoned by Winter. Here is a growing calendar and list of some you may know and others you should. What a great excuse to c…

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