By Kate Hill For the past several years, retired teacher Shea Palmer has been using her knowledge and experience to help other educators address their students’ needs through her New Woodstock-based business, Shea's Classroom. Palmer creates and shares elementary school...
Food
A new holiday recipe: Adding to this season’s culinary supporting cast
By Jennifer Wing Holidays are about getting together with family and friends, celebrating the season and each other. They also are a time of remembering loved ones we’ve lost and honoring their memories through traditions and talk of seasons past....
Inspire
Coming full-circle: Ophelia’s Place founder to retire
By Ashley M. Casey Associate Editor MaryEllen Clausen first announced her retirement from Ophelia’s Place more than 10 years ago — on the cover of the first-anniversary issue of Syracuse Woman Magazine, no less — but she found herself unable...
Out & About
Art Mart: Local holiday shopping for 67 years
By Alyssa Dearborn There are many reasons why holiday shoppers should consider shopping local. For the shopper, it can mean finding unique gifts and experiencing what one’s community has to offer. But from a small business’s or artisan's perspective, a...
Cover Story
Cover story – Cha McCoy: Finding Communion over Wine
By Norah Machia Have you ever looked over an extensive wine list and felt like you were desperately trying to understand a foreign language? The experience of selecting and tasting wines should be a pleasurable one, and Cha McCoy...
