Phoenicia News

One of the subtle secrets of the local art scene is that its best markets aren't necessarily local.

In a renewed signal that the nation's capital can't have too many steak restaurants, on July 8 chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten will open J&G Steakhouse on the ground level of the new W Washington DC hotel, which opens the same day, steps from the White House, in the former Hotel Washington.

Chef de Cuisine Jacques Qualin at J&G Steakhouse. In a world teeming with celebrity chefs, Jacques Qualin isn't particularly well-known. The J in J&G Steakhouse -- the newish, top-of-the-bill restaurant at The Phoenician -- stands not for Jacques, but for Jean-George, as in J&G's creator, namesake, head chef and owner - Jean-Georges Vongerichten .

A big gambling meeting was held last week at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, and everybody who wants to build an Indian casino in Sullivan County was there.

Artist Laura Levine was recently picking through 15,000 LPs she purchased for her Phoenicia, New York antique shop The Mystery Spot .

Lebanon's signature festival goes by the Greek name of the Mediterranean city Jbeil, lest visitors forget that the former Phoenician port was once a gateway for trade between Greece and other points in the Middle East.

Believe it or not, one of the highlights of any trip to our Trip Pick of the Week, Phoenicia , is a trip down the Esopus Creek in a tube.

Given our culture's obsession with the finer points of mixology--cosmopolitans as well as chromosomes--it's not surprising that the discrete combinatory of language would inspire different mixological theories as well.

Painting a grim picture of the future, Onteora Central School District Superintendent Leslie Ford alerted the Onteora District School Board of Education to begin thinking about next year's budget now.

Lebanon lies in the eastern Mediterranean and covers about 4,030 square miles - smaller than the U.S. state of Connecticut.

"Instead of following sports, I follow religion. Every day, I read the paper to see who's winning: the Christians or the Muslims." - Samuel P. Huntington Did you see the cloud shaped like a Mahjong coin over Pine Hill last Tuesday? A Letter Dear Monsignor Sparrow: I try to drink as little soda as possible, to leave a small carbonated footprint.

SHANDAKEN - Town of Shandaken police have arrested a 31-year-old homeless man for allegedly stealing from American Legion Post 950 in Phoenicia, police said.

WHY? This is one of the finest little villages in the Catskill Mountains. Anyone up for tubing the Esopus? MUST DO Did we mention inner-tubing on the Esopus River? Yes? In case you thought you we were joking, you should know that from Memorial Day through Labor Day, it's Phoenicia's dominant industry -- particularly so when the temperature soars or ...

Three for three Two incumbents and one community education activist are facing election to the three available seats Onteora Central School District board of education in the Tuesday, May 19 voting that will also see residents cast a yea or nay on the proposed 2009-2010 budget .

For today's sermon, let us return to the always popular subject, Your Dollars and Mine at Work and Play.

Steak in the heart: The prime rib eye at J&G Steakhouse is easy to love. Where: J&G Steakhouse Details: Sweet corn ravioli: $9 10-ounce N.Y. steak: $28 Short ribs: $24 Tarte Tatin: $9 480-214-8000 jgsteakhousescottsdale.com Hours: Sunday through Wednesday, 5 to 10 p.m.; Thursday through Saturday, 5 to 11 p.m.; bar opens daily at 4 p.m. J&G ...

After hitting Phoenix's trails, hikers can now reward themselves with two very different kinds of meals: a juicy T-bone at Jean-Georges Vongerichten 's J&G Steakhouse , at the Phoenician, or a healthy dinner at True Food Kitchen .

When: Dinner, 5 to 10 p.m. Sundays through Wednesdays and 5 to 11 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays.

Land ho! Each of the six villas at Dhoni Mighili, a two-and-a-half acre resort island in the Maldives' North Ari Atoll, comes with a 65-foot sailboat modeled on the wooden dhonis used by the ancient Phoenicians.

In September 2008, Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County's Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program signed a new contract with DEP which expanded the number of staff and created a new partnership with Ulster County Soil and Water District.