Plattekill Mountain, a family-owned ski resort in Roxbury, N.Y., has 38 runs and two rustic chair lifts. Nicknamed Platty by locals, the mountain has a three-level utilitarian lodge with a wraparound porch and wood-burning stoves from the 1970s. Little about the building has changed, except the floor is now made of wood instead of hay,…
Image Wally’s Beverly Hills is a bistro with a comprehensive wine list. It’s also a favorite neighborhood spot for Cash Black, head bartender at £10, a Scotch bar three blocks away.CreditBeth Coller for The New York Times 5 Places By Alex Schechter Beverly Hills is an expensive place with a village-like charm, but it pays…
She was a sprightly girl of 18 when she ascended to the throne of the British Empire in 1837, and a revered global presence — a grandmotherly figure to her millions of subjects — when she died in 1901 at 81. In 2019, the Victorian Era will be again celebrated throughout Britain as the country…
Q. Can I ever recover from acute diverticulitis? A. The answer depends on the severity of your diverticulitis. The mildest end of the spectrum of diverticular disease is diverticulosis. Diverticulosis is simply a collection of outpouchings, or diverticula, in the wall of the colon. Aside from being an occasional source of blood in the stool,…
My husband moved out about six weeks ago, marking the end of our nearly 19-year relationship, but Google Maps hasn’t noticed yet. That morning I had whisked the children away so he and two friends from law school could load his things into a U-Haul and drive to the house he had rented. We had…
As Rashida Tlaib arrived on Capitol Hill to be sworn into the House of Representatives on Thursday, she was wearing a distinctive outfit: a traditional Palestinian thobe, or dress, adorned with the elaborate, hand-stitched embroidery known as tatreez. [Read live updates from the opening of the 116th Congress.] Ms. Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan who…
Courtesy Knee-high boots don’t get the attention they deserve. While many prefer ankle boots, the effort put into wearing a taller style pays off since they seriously elongate your legs. Whether you choose to do ’60s mod, ’70s earth tones, or the ’80s talon heel read on for five tips on how to finally nail…
The hallmark symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are tremors and slow, rigid movements. Small changes in a person’s movements and behavior can signal the onset of Parkinson’s disease before diagnosis. Parkinson’s disease is a nervous system disorder that affects around 1 percent of people aged 65 years and older. Symptoms usually develop slowly over several years.…
Life for Dylan and Cole Sprouse is pretty great. In fact…you could say it was pretty…sweet! (See what we did there? Ha.) Anyway, Dylan’s got his Brooklyn-based meadery, Cole stars in the cult-favorite series Riverdale, and they’re both in pretty serious relationships (Cole is dating his Riverdale co-star Lil Reinhart, while Dylan is dating model…
JARRAHDALE, Western Australia — The narrative is irresistible: a chef who grows almost every ingredient on your plate, who saves seeds from year to year, and coaxes beautiful meals from the same verdant land you gaze upon as you eat. This is the story of Millbrook Winery and its chef, Guy Jeffreys. Millbrook is on…