Lisa Gervais is a City of Newburgh resident and business owner of The Healing Arts Studio. Read about her Newburgh journey, the inspiration she has received from others, and her efforts in the City. Thanks Lisa! Tell me a little bit about your background and how you ended up living in the City of Newburgh? [...]

Meet Lizzie, a new Newburgher. Read her short essay below about her house hunting journey and why she and her family chose to move to Newburgh. Quite an inspiring read! She will also be contributing posts to Newburgh Restoration about her adventures of raising a family and urban farming in the City. Thanks Lizzie! I [...]

Mr. Paul Halayko is Chief Operating Officer and President of the Newburgh Brewing Company. I met Paul and his business partner, Chris Basso a few years back on a cold winter day in a bar in Brooklyn. The brewery was still in the planning phase, but since then it has become a reality and one [...]

Mr. Keith Nieto has been residing in Newburgh for the past fourteen years. He is a home owner and also owns 188 Liberté, a commercial building with a storefront that Mr. Nieto uses to express his love for display work. He also designed the interiors of Newburgh’s first film commission office which will officially open [...]

Timothy Dexter Jr. grew up across the river in the town of Beacon. He is a homeowner in the City of Newburgh and also works for the City of Newburgh Fire Department. He is currently rehabbing a home on Powell Avenue. You grew up in Beacon. What was the general sentiment about Newburgh while growing [...]

Kevin Burke, a writer and attorney, is a Newburgh native who, with his parents, founded the Downing Film Center at 19 Front Street in 2006. He currently serves as the theater’s President. Mr. Burke is a member of the New York State Bar and volunteers on the boards of the Hudson River Valley Greenway, the [...]

Last week I had the opportunity to chat with writer, actor and director, Robert Fontaine Jr about all of the rumors of his involvement in Newburgh. I was pleasantly surprised to find him very charming, personable and willing to share all of his future ideas and plans for Newburgh. Fontaine and his wife found Newburgh [...]