This Just In: Seven21 Open House

From our friends at Seven21 Media Center:

Seven21 Media Center welcomes you to an Open House and Media Extravaganza
This Tuesday July 21st from 3PM to 9PM

7/21 marks the three year anniversary of Seven21 as the region’s premiere media production center at 721 Broadway in Kingston, NY. Come join us for a meet and greet of the movers and shakers in the audio, video, film, and multi-media industries.
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The King is Dead, Long Live the King

Content is king, and as this article points out, news organizations will be charging for the royalty in the next few years — perhaps on an article-by-article basis. For those of us in Kingston and the Hudson Valley who are editors, writers and reporters, that means there’s an opportunity to step-up efforts to peddle [...]

Where Wall Street Meets Main Street: Kingston

Here’s a terrific clip on some of Kingston’s unique history that appeared on CNN annd includes information about the Burning of Kingston by the British in 1777 and other tidbits.

Green Light

Did you know that Kingston and the surrounding area is an incubator for a growing green technology industry? From Tech City to cutting edge certification programs at SUNY Ulster, the area is tops on the green tech front. Check out these stories from New York House magazine for more details:

Green Jobs

Tech City

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Water on the Brain

This past Saturday, environmental educator Steve Noble gave an enlightening workshop on the benefits of rain barrels and water conservation. Did you know that a leaky faucet can waste up to 54 gallons of water a month? Check out the full story here.

Busy as Bees

Leveraging a growing, national trend that centers on the independent, contract-based entrepreneur, Beahive in Beacon is a collaborative workspace that launched this past spring. “Opened in May 2009 our coworking space is injecting some energy into Beacon’s (literal) Main St. by corralling talented folks out of their homes and into one place to create [...]

All Along the River

Leaving regularly from the marina at Kingston’s Rondout area is the Rip Van Winkle — a tour boat that cruises along the Hudson. The scenic vistas are breathtaking and include views of historic mansions and lighthouses as well as farms and vineyards. Eats and drinks are served on board as the boat cruises past [...]

Can You Keep a Secret?

There’s a meeting of the digerati — another geek roundup — on Saturday, July 25, from 4 to 7 pm at Keegan Ales in Kingston (of course). Tell only your closest friends, allies, technopreneurs, geekettes, you know the Kool Kids. SSSSHHHHHH!!!!