Author: BGHV

Spruce Design + Decor, founded in 2003 by John Krenek and Jamie Niblock, represents an unexpected blend of 20th Century furnishings, art, lighting and decorative objects.  The eclectic mix includes an ever-changing vintage selection by both American and European mid-century masters, along with many hand selected pieces that simply have incredible style.  The shop [...]

Thursday, April 28, 2011 Where: At 20 participating restaurants throughout the Mid-Hudson Valley, each of whom understands how community support and increased sales can go hand in hand! What: On Thursday, April 28, 2011 hundreds of Mid-Hudson Valley diners will patronize participating local restaurants as a result of their commitment to support AIDS-Related Community Services [...]

New York State has a new Governor, and in his State of the State Address, Andrew Cuomo pledged his determination to make Marriage Equality in New York State a reality. With that, comes the need to help change the hearts and minds or our legislators in Albany. We're going to work to do that on [...]

BGHV has got big plans brewing for 2011, and to share more of our big gay backyard with you, we're looking to hire freelance writers from across the region to expand our editorial content. If you enjoy writing and have been thinking about wanting to get paid for your work, or if you are a [...]

Ringing in the New Year with a glass of bubbly is a hand-in-hand tradition dating back as far as anyone I hunted down could recall.  Pursuant to that, with each annual descent of Times Square's ceremonial ball comes the ever pressing question:  "With so many bottles to choose from, which should I get?"  Luckily our [...]

Since starting Big Gay Hudson Valley in February of 2009, we have met a tremendous amount of gay-owned, and gay-friendly businesses throughout our area. Recognizing that it is critical for our community to support one-another to make our presence stronger, we created The Big Gay Holiday Guide to keep all of us informed about our [...]

"You shouldn't have to lie to your physician.  Your sexuality, who you're with, who you love - these are all things that should be ok to talk about."  That's one of the guiding principles of Dr. Paul Saladino's career as a medical professional.Currently in residency at his practice, Cross Valley Health & Medicine, in Newburgh, [...]

With the political season upon us in the Valley, the race being most closely watched in our region this year is in the 41st Senate district between incumbent Senator Steve Saland and challenger Didi Barrett.  Those of you following BGHV routinely will remember Didi from our Pride Preview Party earlier this summer.  Her campaign has [...]