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From Manhattan to Montauk: How Barlume Beach Turns Mediterranean Hospitality Into a Coastal Experience

By Hudson Valley Style Magazine | September 5, 2026

MONTAUK, N.Y. — At Barlume Beach, Mediterranean dining expands into something closer to social theater. The waterfront sibling of Manhattan’s Barlume brings food, cocktails, fashion and marina culture into an open-air setting on Lake Montauk, where sheer curtains move with the breeze and guests circulate between the bar, dining room and water. Over an […]

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The Architecture of Scent: Aromatherapy, Memory, and Sensory Wellness in Experiential Hospitality

By Hudson Valley Style Magazine | September 1, 2026

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Fragrance can alter the emotional character of a room without moving a wall, changing the light or announcing its presence from across the property. In Episode 2 of Experiential Hospitality 101, Maxwell Alexander examines how subtle aromatherapy, wellness aesthetics, psychotherapeutic objects, photography and scent-evoked memory converge inside the hospitality environment. Grounded […]

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You Are What You Eat, So Make It Iconic – Bodybuilding Nutrition with Coach Maxwell Alexander

By Hudson Valley Style Magazine | August 30, 2026

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Long before a bicep learns to pose, the mind decides whether you show up to the iron at all. While bodybuilding culture has historically obsessing over visible mirror wins—abs, symmetry, and vascularity—Coach Maxwell Alexander is redefining the sport’s fundamental equation: bodybuilding is 90% mind, 10% body, and your gut is sitting […]

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Where to Stay in Hudson Valley: A Designer Lake Cabin with a Private Dock near Cold Spring

By Hudson Valley Style Magazine | August 27, 2026

PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. – Following a summer visual study on experiential hospitality, Hudson Valley Style Magazine has officially unveiled an inside look at the Artful Lake Cabin with Private Dock-a new luxury retreat hosted by Alluvion Vacations just minutes outside Cold Spring. Photographed by Maxwell Alexander, the secluded two-bedroom waterfront property combines mid-century design, […]

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Benmarl Winery: Wine, History and the Feeling of the Hudson Valley

By Hudson Valley Style Magazine | August 26, 2026

From New York Farm Winery License No. 1 to wood-fired pizza overlooking the Hudson River, Benmarl Winery tells a much larger story about experiential hospitality, local wine and the feeling of belonging in the Hudson Valley. Benmarl Winery: Wine, History and the Feeling of the Hudson Valley – Story and Fine Art Photography by […]

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Hudson Valley Bucket List #1: Climb Mount Beacon and Expand Your Universe

By Hudson Valley Style Magazine | August 22, 2026

Mount Beacon rises above the Hudson River like an invitation to move, look farther and spend an afternoon fully absorbed in being alive. I have climbed these trails through different seasons and different versions of myself: photographer, athlete, writer, immigrant, gay man, seeker of beautiful light and, on this particular summer afternoon, a Hudson […]

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LUNCH in Amagansett: The Ultimate Roadside Seafood Restaurant in the Hamptons

By Hudson Valley Style Magazine | August 20, 2026

AMAGANSETT, N.Y. — Can a roadside seafood shack teach us the future of hospitality? At the iconic Lobster Roll Restaurant in Amagansett—known to generations of Hamptons travelers by its giant “LUNCH” sign—the answer arrives deconstructed, drowning in butter and bathed in shifting coastal light. Behind the classic East End seafood menu lives a real-time […]

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Mindful Mixology and Total Privacy: How the Newburgh Ridgeline Retreat Redefines “Hushpitality”

By Hudson Valley Style Magazine | August 19, 2026

Travel in the Hudson Valley has entered a more interesting phase. A beautiful house, a dramatic view, and a respectable set of linens still matter, obviously, because civilization has standards. Yet the deeper luxury now is control over your own experience: when you arrive, how much interaction you want, what you drink, where you […]

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Experiential Hospitality: Rethinking Wellness Travel Through Art, Nature, and Privacy

By Hudson Valley Style Magazine | August 15, 2026

Grounded in environmental psychology, design theory, and visual culture, this inquiry establishes the emerging framework of Experiential Hospitality through a practice-based, visual study of landscape architecture, art objects, and guest autonomy. Serving as both researcher and fine art photographer, author Maxwell Alexander utilizes narrative photography as primary empirical documentation to evaluate theoretical concepts in […]

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12 Questions Hudson Valley Airbnb Hosts Are Googling in 2026 — Answered by Alluvion Vacations

By Hudson Valley Style Magazine | August 15, 2026

Every host searches the same questions eventually. How do I get more bookings? Why did my ranking drop? What amenities actually matter? Here are the answers, straight from the people running a hospitality operation across the Hudson Valley and Catskills. 12 Questions Hudson Valley Airbnb Hosts Are Googling in 2026 — Answered by Alluvion […]

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By Hudson Valley Style Magazine | January 13, 2019

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Happy Holidays from all of us at Duncan Avenue Group! Thank you for being who you are, and all of the amazing support! We couldn’t do anything without you and we are looking forward to another wonderful year together! Sincerely, Max & Dino

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