A local non-profit serving over 75 inner city youth comes together in downtown Poughkeepsie to provide safe night of singing, dancing, sports, and activities. Continue reading Youth Night Provides a Safe Space for Poughkeepsie Kids
Football aired on the television, pie was served at the table, and this traditional Thanksgiving dinner acted as the catalyst for Arlene Dyer’s future. Continue reading Tutor Volunteers to Inspire Poughkeepsie Youth
Of the 6,100 streets in Paris, the Rue de Martyrs is the only one that matters. Continue reading Book Review: “The Only Street in Paris”
During the fall of 2014 the leaves in New York City were changing, and so was Taylor Swift. Continue reading Music Review: 1989, One Year Later
Located on Via Ricasoli across from the fancy, modern art store that my roommate purchases her painting supplies from and the bus station where we caught the bus to the Fiorentina vs. Milan soccer game lays the Galleria dell’Accademia. Continue reading Visual Arts Review: The David
Julia Braverman (Erika Christensen) is the best friend that you share an imported bottle of Chianti Classico wine with while simultaneously sipping with jealously over her seemingly perfect life. Continue reading TV Review: Parenthood
As the clock turns to 3 o’clock, Mariel Porfido, Brian Apfel, and Amanda Greco all look down at their inconspicuously placed Fitbits to gauge their daily progress towards 10,000 steps. Continue reading The Fitbit Phenomenon
Marist students, alum, and Poughkeepsie locals crowd around the entryway. They attentively wait and listen for an older woman with a New Jersey accent from behind the counter to call out their order number. Continue reading Restaurant Review: Rossi’s
After a few moments, names such as Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, and Hilary Clinton were being verbally tossed about in the makeshift meeting room, which seemed to be better fit for a group of digital media students. Continue reading The Marist Political Bubble
From the moment the IED exploded, my expectations fled the scene alongside the bomb’s metal and concrete shrapnel. Continue reading Movie Review: The Hurt Locker (2008)
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