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Culinary Travel Article Pitch to Editors
The seven must taste foods of Asturias, Spain Hello editor Chef Marcos, alongside his father chef Pedro Morán of Michelin starred Casa Gerardo restaurant in Prendas, Asturias (Spain), told me over a bowl of their famed fabada that there were … Continue reading
Summer Hiking in Minnewaska State Park Preserve
The Shawangunk Ridge runs roughly north and south from Stone Ridge to Ellenville on the west side of the Hudson River. It is most dramatically viewed from New Paltz, looking to the west at the tall rock cliffs rising up … Continue reading
Fields of Interest
The variety of subjects I pick to write about reflects my wide interests. Here are links to just the past month’s articles . . . Continue reading
SAVE THE RAILS
To the elected officials of Ulster County My name is Richard Frisbie. I’m a voting resident and business owner in Ulster County. I greatly resent the County’s attempt to remove an important historical element of our cultural heritage – the … Continue reading
Saugerties Pro Musica – Dr. Herman Ash Memorial Music Scholarship
Each year Saugerties Pro Musica awards a $500 scholarship in memory of Dr. Herman Ash, our founder and friend. This year’s scholarship will be awarded to a graduating Saugerties student pursuing an education in music or music-related field. Consideration will … Continue reading
From The Grand Canyon To The Great Wall: Travelers´ Best, Worst And Most Ridiculous Stories From The Road
A NEW collection of travel writing that includes 4 profiles I wrote of regular Frenchmen (and women) making a difference in this world on the 90th anniversary of WW I. From the outlandish and unimaginable to the routine and universal, … Continue reading
LYME Disease – round 2 – recovering
Enroute to a family reunion one Sunday in the Summer of 2008, I went to the ER in York, Maine, because of these compounding symptoms: Several days of increasingly severe headache and stiff neck, with a sudden aversion to bright … Continue reading
Hope Farm Press April 2012 NY Books Newsletter
Hope Farm Press April 2012 NY Books Newsletter 2012 April Vol XIV Issue IV New York State Books Newsletter from Richard Frisbie of Hope Farm Press ************************* FROM THE EDITOR Finally – I’m buckling down to focus on … Continue reading
An Escalator of Opportunity in Medellin, Colombia
NEWS STORY: Escalator opens up hillside slums In many urban areas of Latin America it is the poor that populate the hillsides. In Rio the ghettos, called favelas, are contained, almost barricaded, separate from the affluent city dwellers below. One, … Continue reading
The Last Page – Carnegie Library Preserved
For many years, years after I served on the Library Board shepherding the school/village/town supported library into its own entity with its own tax district, I promoted keeping the library in the village. Believe it now, or not, at that … Continue reading
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