By Christine Bates | christine@mainstreetmag.com
Dick, do you have a favorite section in your book stores?Definitely the kids’ section with toys and books. It’s more fun and less work. We bought the children’s store building on South […]
By CB Wismar | arts@mainstreetmag.com
The quote has been credited to two imaginative thinkers: “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” Was it H.L. Mencken or George Bernard Shaw who initiated the challenging, ironic, and […]
Kevin and Michael Bacon’s band, The Bacon Brothers, first made it onto my radar when I stumbled across a Youtube video from 2009. Though they had already been performing as a band for a […]
By Lindsey Clark | info@mainstreetmag.com
Before the thought of a fire department in Millerton, NY, even came to mind, a bucket brigade and the aid of the townspeople were the two main assets to putting […]
The tavern has been a part of everyday life in America since the country’s very outset.
Ironically, those supposed teetotallers, the Puritans, are reported to have established the first tavern, then called an “ordinary” in […]
By CB Wismar | arts@mainstreetmag.com
Some artists use elegant sable brushes to apply their paints. Some artists use high carbon chisels to carefully form stone into sculpture. “Leon” Li uses a razor-sharp, forged two steel, single […]
Once upon a time, on the tiny island country of Iceland, women across the land took a day off. From farms to factories, schools to shops, and homes to hospitals and hotels, women decided […]
By Allison Guertin Marchese | info@mainstreetmag.com
The true origins of polo appear to be as hotly contested as some modern day polo matches … but it’s always wise to start somewhere. Most agree that polo […]
By John Torsiello | info@mainstreetmag.com
The history of brave men and women in their magical flying machines are lovingly preserved at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum. But this is not your static, hands-off museum. No, […]
By Peter Greenough | info@mainstreetmag.com
Having visited every Spanish and Portuguese-speaking country in Latin America over the years, except for Cuba and Honduras, I was eager to see the jewel of the Caribbean under Castro-style […]