Beacon Bank Builds on Berkshire Bank’s Legacy in the Mohawk Valley
As proof that a bank’s presence in a community is shaped as much by its people as by its name, you need look no further than the longtime local bankers leading Beacon Bank in the Mohawk Valley. Together, they bring decades of combined experience in business banking, commercial lending and commercial real estate, as well […]
Caramelized Leek Galette
By Nat Levin If you’re looking for a reason to stand over the stove, stewing leeks is a pretty good one. You’ll be rewarded with a heavenly smell as they cook down in a bath of butter, cream, and wine, seasoned with thyme and mustard. Lest that sound overly rich, each of those ingredients is […]
Building Strength in September
Why getting stronger matters more than you might think September always feels like a reset. The kids are back in school, summer schedules start settling down, and we begin getting back into more of a routine. It is also a really good time to think about strength. And I do not just mean how much […]
MV Thrift: The Village Basement
70 Genesee Street (parking & entrance in back) New Hartford Kaila Champoux If you’re looking for a welcoming shopping destination filled with personality and the perfect amount of sassy style, look no further than The Village Basement. After years of shopping at the original store, longtime friends Kate Hoover and Amanda Hanna made the shop […]
30 Years at the Boulevard
For over three decades, Rich Grimaldi and his family have grown Boulevard Diner into a place generations of Mohawk Valley families have come to know as their own. I first met Rich Grimaldi years ago, so sitting down with him recently to talk about 30 years at Boulevard Diner felt less like an interview and […]
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 […]