Established in 1761, Dutch Colonial classic the Bird & Bottle Inn was a key waypoint for Hudson Highlands travelers before, during, and after the revolution. In the 1940s, it rose to prominence as a culinary destination frequented by celebrities, foodies, and starlets. After a painstaking renovation by local entrepreneurs and developers Marjorie Tarter and Brendan MacAlpine, the Bird has reopened to the public for dinner and weekend brunch. The hotel will open at a later date, with private events and weddings also to resume.
Before Martha Stewart, there was chef, author, TV host Mama Lena Richard
FOX 2 - February is Black History Month and we ll be honoring some of our nation s most important, and often forgotten about, figures in Black history.
Born Lena Richard in the small town of New Roads, Louisiana, Mama Lena became a chef and eventually moved to New Orleans where she broke many barriers in the Jim Crow south.
Black History Month remembers Mama Lena, the first Martha Stewart
Lena Richard opened a cooking school, a frozen food company and a restaurant. Then in 1949 Lena Richard became the first Black woman to host her own television cooking show.
I-75 lanes remain closed until 10 a.m, 910 AM bans mentions of Kilpatrick, Winter weather advisory tonight
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THURSDAY NEWS HIT - The I-75 corridor through northern Detroit will
remain closed until late morning as crews continue trying to repair an overpass that was damaged Wednesday afternoon.
The construction will shut down southbound lanes from 7 Mile to McNichols until late morning, likely creating a headache for commuter traffic.
A tree trimmer truck with a crane crashed into an overpass Wednesday afternoon, damaging part of the structure. We are not sure how long it s going to take, Diane Cross from MDOT said. It could be during, or after rush hour. We won t know until they are working on the bridge.