Insights, interviews, and updates from the Hudson Valley creative community

Built from the Ground Up: The New ConnectHV Website

The new ConnectHV website is the online directory for Hudson Valley creators and businesses, along with a repository of free drone footage and much more.

Ways to fight food insecurity in the Hudson Valley in November 2025

An interview with Hudson Valley filmmaker Frank Theodore

Hudson Valley filmmaker Frank Theodore shares his vision for a thriving local film scene, discusses his upcoming short I Must, and explains why true independent filmmaking depends on community.

Interview with Kendra McKinley

How does music made in the Hudson Valley sound different from music made in California?

Interview with Joanne Louis-Paul

A conversation about the Hudson Valley, sustainability, and HV Sustainable Fashion Week.

Interview with music producer David Baron

Boiceville-based producer David Baron works with an eclectic range of musicians, from The Lumineers and Lana Del Rey to Shawn Mendes and Shania Twain.

Interview with Kingston-based musician Ginger Winn

A conversation about her upcoming album, how music can be a channel for processing grief, and her life in the Hudson Valley.

Interview with actor and activist Thomas Sadoski

A conversation about his acting, humanitarian work, life in the Hudson Valley, and upcoming film “Lilly.”

Small software

In praise of the humble indie app.

Royalty-free Hudson Valley drone video for everyone

The ConnectHV library of 4K drone videos of the Hudson Valley is now public-domain.

Al Olender

Kingston-based singer/songwriter Al Olender is taking her lyrical, Hudson Valley-infused music on the road.

My attempt to build software with a sense of place

How my Hudson Valley projects have gotten me thinking about how to imbue software with local flavor.

Digital terroir and media ecology

The field of media ecology can inform how we think about using software to reinforce a sense of place.

What do I mean by “software with a sense of place?”

Can software feel rooted in the place where it was made?

Digital Terroir at CatskillsConf

The original conference talk I gave about Digital Terroir introduced many of the ideas I'm still thinking about, from software & place to the dangers of monoculture.

Thinking about Digital Terroir

Is it possible to build software that respects and reinforces a “sense of place,” rather than regressing to some placeless, generic style?

Sloop Clearwater

For over 50 years, the Sloop Clearwater has sailed the Hudson River, building awareness and advocating for the region's precious environment.

Dana Jones, Founder of Accessadoor

Recent Marist graduate Dana Jones founded a company that makes doors more accessible using a mobile app.