A growing worldwide movement in collaboration called “coworking” — where people work in a shared space, alone and together — is growing in the Hudson Valley. Three local pioneers are collaborating to celebrate three years of the movement in the region: BEAHIVE in Beacon and Albany; The Purple Crayon Center for Learning and Social Innovation in Hastings-on-Hudson; and W@tercooler in Tarrytown. Continue reading →

Johnny LeHane is a founding member of BEAHIVE Kingston, having joined when we opened there in December 2009. WAKA Kickball is a nationwide sport and social club for adults. In this interview (video and text), he talks about how WAKA was born and how collaborating as a member of BEAHIVE has supported him. Continue reading →

Thirty months. Forty-plus members. Dozens of events. Community catalyzed. Collaborations coalesced. Friendships formed. It’s been a good run in Kingston. But it’s time for my partners, Jason and Amara at Chronogram, and me to redirect our energies. Continue reading →

To advance urban sustainability in the Hudson Valley region, Sustainable Hudson Valley is creating a new hub for fresh conversations and learning through its new Resource Center for Sustainable Communities at BEAHIVE Beacon. An Urban Forum series will take place on the second Wednesday of each month at 6PM. Presented in collaboration with the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, the forum will provide an informal place to explore new connections between environmental and economic renewal. Continue reading →

BEAHIVE announces its grand opening. Tracy Metzger, a leading commercial real estate broker in Albany, transformed part of her building, located at 418 Broadway in downtown Albany, into the region’s first coworking facility serving entrepreneurs, consultants and collaborators. Continue reading →