Roxbury
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 - 4:37 pm
How do you fill a row of empty storefronts in a small town? You could offer economic incentives or be generous with your zoning laws. Or, if you're the town of Roxbury, in Delaware County, you could invite teams of designers to give the stores makeovers... Read more
By Simona David on Wednesday, Jul. 28, 2010 - 2:32 pm
Bob Ackershoek, the owner of Cassie's Cafe in Roxbury, in his role as the co-host of a '70s rock show on WIOX.
Right before Labor Day, a corner of Delaware County will be getting its very own radio station.
WIOX, which will be heard on 91.3 FM, will... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Jul. 11, 2010 - 11:47 am
Roxbury's Stone Tavern Farm, which boasts "the darkest skies within 300 miles of New York City," hosted the Amateur Observers' Society of New York's annual Starfest this weekend. In attendance: The Westport Astronomical Society's 25" Obsession telescope,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jul. 6, 2010 - 3:39 pm
Zero gravity ride in Margaretville. Photo by Alison Cherry.
Across the watershed, rides were ridden, swims were swum, and fireworks were detonated. Here's the proof: photos of the Fourth of July, taken by our readers:
Nature's 4th Display in Stony... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 25, 2010 - 12:32 pm
If it rains this weekend, the town of Roxbury could have another Woodstock on its hands.
“That's the joke,” said John Burrows, the owner of Stone Tavern Farm, which is hosting the Desiderata festival, an annual celebration of arts and electronic music,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 24, 2010 - 6:59 pm
Since their tiny Roxbury BBQ joint was destroyed by fire last month, Cha Cha Hut owners Cherie and Frank Davis have been scouting nearby hills and valleys for a new location. (They're parting ways with their former landlords, Bridge Street Roxbury LLC... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 11, 2010 - 5:26 pm
Tomorrow afternoon from noon to 4pm, Roxbury celebrates its native son, the naturalist John Burroughs, with music and storytelling on the porch of his former home, Woodchuck Lodge.
A June shindig at Woodchuck Lodge is an annual tradition, but this year,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 26, 2010 - 11:06 am
Word has reached us that there was a fire at the Cha Cha Hut, a new BBQ joint in Roxbury we profiled recently. We're headed there now to find out more.
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 7, 2010 - 12:05 pm
While hunting deer in a suit made with activated charcoal to mask his scent, Frank Bibbo, who lives on Denver Vega Road in Roxbury, realized that the stuff had more marketable applications, according to the Examiner:
While wearing the activated charcoal... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2010 - 9:54 pm
At last: Honest-to-God local radio in Roxbury.
As all of the final touches are getting done, the radio station plans on starting its testing in May with the hopes of filling a full schedule of programming but Labor Day.
The station's looking for... Read more
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