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At Suburban Garden Center, a Garden Idea Becomes a Shopping List
The New City garden center’s practical side includes material estimates, planting help and a link to local gardening knowledge.
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Before You Replace It, Woodcraft & Willow Asks What Can Be Repaired
In Suffern, Chris Devinney’s furniture-repair business brings a family refinishing background to the everyday pieces people want to keep.
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Colin Holmes and the Pleasure of a Home Built Piece by Piece
At 87 Main Street in Nyack, a mix of old and new—and an offer to help find what is missing—leaves room for a personal approach to furnishing.
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At New City School of Music, Practice Gets a Smaller Target
Repetition goals, optional recitals and lessons for adults as well as children offer a practical view of learning music on South Main Street.
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Bunbury’s Coffee Shop Has a Publishing Story of Its Own
At the Piermont café, scratch baking and locally sourced coffee share an address with a place to develop a book idea.
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At Piermont Bicycle Connection, the Starting Point Is the Rider
A former jeweler’s second career and a rider-first Fit-Lab reveal the people-minded side of the Ash Street bike shop.
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Chocolatier Matisse Makes Room for Making Something Together
In Orangeburg, Danielle Hudak brings an event-planning background to a chocolate shop with a hands-on side.
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At The Sparkle Bookstore, There’s Room for Your Next Story
A Sparkill bookshop pairs its shelves with writing circles, workshops and an invitation to take part.
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At Vilma’s Bakery, a Family Recipe Leaves Room for Your Celebration
The Haverstraw bakery pairs a multigenerational Dominican baking tradition with choices that make a cake personal.
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At the Lafayette, an Organ With a Long Way Home
The Suffern theatre's Wurlitzer has lived in a movie house, a roller rink and a New York apartment. Its journey reveals the work behind keeping a local landmark alive.
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Abigail Rose & Lily Too: A Family Shop With a Musical Life
At 71 South Broadway in Nyack, a second-generation clothing shop connects a mother's textile background with the creative lives of Abigail and Lily Chapin.
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Red Barn Cidery, Rooted in Congers
Niles Davies on keeping a family farm going and giving the community a place to gather.
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Kellie Walsh and Rupert Rogers bring different photographic backgrounds to a shared practice with a Nyack connection.
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Michael Zaro Realty Brings Local Knowledge to Rockland Home Buyers
New City agent Michael Zaro built his real estate practice on neighborhood familiarity, personal relationships, and a team that covers everything from mortgage to title support.
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daNina Has Fed Lafayette Avenue for Years
At the corner where Suffern's downtown comes together, this Italian restaurant has quietly become one of southern Rockland's most reliable dinner addresses.
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Banchetto Feast Is Built for Groups Who Mean Business
A 4.6-rated Italian restaurant and event venue on Route 59 in Nanuet that earns its reputation on volume, variety, and flexibility.
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Where Giulio's Fits Into a Busy Rockland Week
A Queen Anne house on Tappan's Washington Street serves regional Italian and live weekend entertainment, open Tuesday through Sunday with hours that suit different schedules.
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The Westshore Plaza salon keeping Blauvelt loyal, one haircut at a time
Toria Hair Salon on Route 303 has built a steady following in Blauvelt with a full menu of services and a team that stays.
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Haverstraw's go-to plumbing shop covers all of Rockland
CV Plumbing Heating and Air on Fairmount Avenue handles the full range of residential work, from emergency service calls to boiler replacements, with a track record that shows.
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Hillburn's hilltop venue earns its name with Ramapo views
Perched above NY-17 in Hillburn, The Views at Mount Fuji has long been Rockland County's go-to address for weddings and milestone events with serious scenery.
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Upscale Kosher Dining Has a Quiet Home in Chestnut Ridge
Gi's Restaurant on Chestnut Ridge Road serves rotating meat, fish, and sushi menus in a small dining room that punches well above its size.
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Hillcrest Beverage Keeps the Craft-Beer Shelf Well Stocked
Tucked into a Spring Valley plaza on North Main Street, this neighborhood bottle shop quietly earns its reputation with a broad range of craft and everyday beer.
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Big Red Books brings independent bookselling back to Nyack's Main Street
A curated mix of new fiction, children's titles, and local-author picks has quietly taken root at 120 Main St in the heart of the village.
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Stony Point Pharmacy Has Been Filling Prescriptions Since Eisenhower
An independent pharmacy with nearly seven decades of roots on South Liberty Drive, Stony Point Pharmacy is the kind of neighborhood institution that's increasingly hard to find.
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