Jun 23 Watch Heated Standoff Grips New York State Politics After weeks of political strife and power struggles between the New York State Senate's Republicans and Democrats, Gov. David Paterson Tuesday called an emergency session in an effort to end the stalemate that has left major legislation hanging in the… Continue watching
Jun 18 Guggenheim Celebrates 50th With a Look Back This summer, the Guggenheim Museum in New York is going back to its roots. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of its landmark building on Fifth Avenue the museum is displaying a selection of works from its inaugural… Continue reading
Jun 11 An Overview of St. Lawrence County, N.Y. By Dale Hobson, North Country Public Radio In Patchwork Nation, St. Lawrence County represents Service Worker Centers, the community type made up of small to midsize towns that are especially sensitive to economic troubles. Continue reading
Jun 08 Conversation: Terry Teachout Recaps the Tony Awards By Arts Desk It was a big night for "Billy Elliot" as the theater world celebrated Broadway at the Tony Awards. In a first, the three teenage boys who rotate in the role of Billy Elliot shared the Tony for best performance by… Continue reading
Jun 05 How Publishers Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the E-Book To "e-read," or not to e-read? That was the question on the minds of publishers, authors and librarians gathered in New York City this weekend for the industry's massive annual trade show, BookExpo America. Continue reading
May 26 Sotomayor Followed Unlikely Path to the Door of the Supreme Court By Admin, PBS News Hour In nominating Sonia Sotomayer, a federal appeals judge in New York, to replace retiring Justice David Souter, President Barack Obama called her an inspiring woman with an extraordinary life journey. Continue reading
May 22 Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings By Arts Desk Soul music began in the late-1950s and never really died, but in recent years there seems to be something of a revival underway. One center of that movement is Daptone Records and its most prominent voice, Sharon Jones and the… Continue reading
May 21 Four N.Y. Men Charged in Terror Plot Against Synagogue, Military Aircraft By PBS News Hour Four men were arrested Wednesday night in connection with an alleged plot to bomb two synagogues in the Bronx and shoot down U.S. military planes at an Air National Guard base approximately 60 miles north of New York City. Continue reading
May 19 Elevator Repair Service Works On the Experimental Level Witness the weird magic of the Elevator Repair Service. The group has set out to confront "the problem of performance" through its trademark swirl of imaginative choreography and dense soundscapes. Continue reading
May 18 Curtain Call for the Amato Opera For 61 seasons, singers have taken to the tiny stage at the Amato Opera Company in Lower Manhattan, delighting audiences with a surprisingly big sound and an even bigger passion for music. But all of that is about to come… Continue reading