Growing Community Through Gardens and Food
By Regina Clarkin The days are lengthening, melting snow turns the ground soft and gardeners envision what fruits and vegetablesContinue Reading
Category: Food
Community farm that yields food for residents proposed for part of Lepore Park
Jason Angell and his wife Jocelyn Apicello have had their sights on Peekskill for a few years. Through the PeekskillContinue Reading
Journeyman Bakery opens to in-store retail this Saturday
Journeyman Bakery, which launched amid the pandemic with online ordering and curbside pickup, begins in-store retail operations Saturday at theirContinue Reading
Quiet Man Public House shuts its doors after lease not extended
A pioneer restaurant in Peekskill’s dining scene closed its doors last week. Cathal ‘Chuck’ McGreal, owner of The Quiet ManContinue Reading
Artisan pasta company combines old world craft with high tech machinery
Mario Parente’s friends who worked in the restaurant business had no success in dissuading him from leaving his money managingContinue Reading
Peekskill residents get 50% off indoor & outdoor composters & rain barrels
Today is the deadline for Peekskill residents to place an order for an indoor or outdoor food scrap composter andContinue Reading
Community responds to feed the hungry
When Peekskill left behind its village status in 1940 and became incorporated as a city it never lost its smallContinue Reading
Free masks and meals at Bean Runner
A relative’s request for a homemade mask and the awareness that people would be hungry during the pandemic prompted aContinue Reading
Bagels and doughnuts, comfort food of quarantine, share owners’common vision
A new type of cottage industry around food is emerging in Peekskill where the product is crafted by hand, soldContinue Reading
Piece of art speaks about black history
A song recorded by Billie Holiday some 80 years ago caught the ear of Peekskill resident and business owner RobContinue Reading
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Lincoln lovers in stovepipe hats crawl through downtown next weekend
Michael and Megan Macedonia bought a house and moved to Peekskill eight years ago. Then they began thinking about aContinue Reading
Center Diner closed while owner recovers
The diner in the center of Bank Street, an iconic landmark in Peekskill, has a cleverly worded sign on itsContinue Reading