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A circular portrait of George Washington above the Hudson River at Dobbs Ferry, with text reading 'The march that won the Revolution started in Dobbs Ferry.'

The Corner in Dobbs Ferry Where George Washington Launched the March That Won the Revolution

Did you know George Washington planned the Yorktown campaign from Dobbs Ferry, NY? The march that won the Revolution started on a Westchester street corner in 1781.

A.J. Chiarella (“The 914 Guy”)

Aug 203 min read

The lit marquee of the Paramount Theater in downtown Peekskill at dusk

Peekskill's Paramount Theater Opened a Record Shop in Its Lobby

There's a record shop inside Peekskill's Paramount Theater, run entirely by volunteers, and every penny it makes goes straight back into the nonprofit that runs the venue.

A.J. Chiarella (“The 914 Guy”)

Aug 193 min read

Not Upstate Magazine Is Back, and We Have an Editor

I started it earlier this year and couldn't keep it going. This time I'm not doing it alone. Cristiana Caruso is our editor, and the first issue lands Tuesday.

A.J. Chiarella (“The 914 Guy”)

Aug 172 min read