Utica University Celebrates 80 Years
Eight decades of learning, opportunity and an enduring connection to the Mohawk Valley. Utica University has been part of the Mohawk Valley for 80 years, but its connection to this community goes all the way back to the beginning. In September 1946, local leaders and hundreds of residents gathered at Hotel Utica to celebrate the […]
Following the Waterway
The Canal Cities Classic invites paddlers to experience the Mohawk Valley from a whole new perspective. By Lauryn Johns Long before highways and interstates linked our communities, the Erie Canal carried people, goods and ideas through the heart of our region. Nearly 200 years later, that same waterway continues to bring people together for recreation, […]
A Back-to-School Reset
By Heather Loveland-Button, owner of Home Sweet Home Cleaning & Gardening LLC September has a way of changing the rhythm at home. After a fun, busy summer filled with loose schedules and later bedtimes, school brings structure back into our lives—and into our homes. Instead of waiting until New Year’s Day to set goals and […]
Every Label Tells a Story
Turning personal experience into purposeful action. By Lauryn Johns For most of us, grabbing a snack or sitting down for dinner is something we rarely think twice about. For Devin Sailer, an Oneonta native who has lived with 31 life-threatening anaphylactic allergies since infancy, every ingredient has to be checked, every meal carefully planned, and […]
Mohawk Valley’s Best, Chosen By You
By Lauryn Johns There’s something especially meaningful about being named one of the best when the recognition comes from the people who know you best: the people who live, work, shop, dine and raise their families right here in the Mohawk Valley. At Mohawk Valley Living, we spend every month sharing the stories of the […]
Birdies Fore Babies
Inspiring Hope, One Grant at a Time Some of the most meaningful ways we give back begin with a chapter we never would have chosen for ourselves. For Stephanie and Steve Lowe, that chapter was a seven-year journey through infertility. It was filled with hope, heartbreak, difficult decisions, and the emotional and financial challenges that […]
A Look Back: The Longest Shortest Days
As I write this, back-to-school season has not quite reached the fever pitch that it will. I’m now on the periphery looking in, merely listening to the hustle and bustle associated with it all. September never passes without my reflection on the age-old quandary of time’s fleeting nature. “I can’t believe my baby is going […]
Captain Starr Wooden Makes History
I first met Starr Wooden nine years ago, not long after I moved to the Mohawk Valley, through my cousin, who also serves with the Utica Police Department. Last November, while we were putting together our issue honoring first responders, I reached out and asked if she would join us for the cover shoot. She […]
A Mediterranean Food Tour with RoAnn Destito
By Carrie Bryne Putelo Every other month, RoAnn Destito and I set out on an MV Eats food tour, and while we always have a plan, there is usually a detour or two along the way. That is part of the fun. This month, we decided on a Mediterranean food tour, which gave us plenty […]
Fall Arts Preview
By Carrie Bryne Putelo Museums, Music, Theater and Creativity Across the Mohawk Valley There is something about fall that makes us want to wander. Cooler air, changing leaves and shorter days invite us to slow down and spend an afternoon exploring. While summer belongs to outdoor festivals and concerts on the lawn, autumn draws us […]