The Hudson Independent’s coverage of the recent Irvington Repair Cafe, “At a Repair Cafe, the Fixer Uppers Do Their Thing,” was in the August 2nd issue of the paper online. To read the article, visit https://thehudsonindependent.com/at-a-repair-cafe-the-fixer-uppers-do-their-thing/.
Rivertowns Repair Cafe at Eileen Fisher Covered by Rivertowns Dispatch
The Rivertowns Dispatch covered the recent repair cafe in Irvington which was held at the Eileen Fisher HQ (also located in Irvington). The article was in the August 1, 2025 issue of the paper, page 11.
RCHV's Delivers Textile Case Study Report for International Repair Cafe Conference
RCHV was asked to create and deliver a textile case study in our network for the 5th International Repair Cafe Conference online. RCHV Coordinator delivered the half hour case study during the zoom conference which is now up online at https://youtu.be/901Vj7ZKQYY; the clip featuring RCHV starts at about 29:30.
New Monroe Repair Cafe Featured in The Photo News
The new Monroe Repair Cafe which opened at the end of June was featured in a July 1, 2025 article in the online news site The Photo News. To read the article, click here.
New Kent Repair Cafe Featured in The Courier
The first Kent Repair Cafe was featured in “The Courier” on June 10, 2025. The article appears below.
Beacon Cafe Featured in Highland Currents
The June 1st Beacon Repair Cafe got a write up in the June 6th Highland Currents. There is a very nice sampling of photos from the cafe on their site along with the write up.
To see it, go here.
June 1st Beacon Cafe and more featured in Poughkeepsie Journal
The upcoming Beacon Repair Cafe had a great write-up in the May 28th, 2025 Poughkeepsie Journal that also mentioned many of RCHV’s other cafe locations in the Mid-Hudson Valley region.
To read the article, go here: https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2025/05/28/repair-cafes-in-the-hudson-valley-what-they-do-where-to-go-in-2025/83652974007/.
ColumbiaNE Group Featured in The Columbia Paper
The Columbia NE group of repair cafes, which now also includes Canaan in its consortium of cafes, was featured in the May 8th edition of The Columbia Paper.
Warrensburg RC Featured in The Sun
The Warrensburg Repair Cafe was featured in the May 7th, 2025 issue of The Sun. The article is titled “Warrensburg Repair Cafe: Creating Community Connections.” To read the article, click here.
RCHV Featured in AARP's Senior Planet Online Newsletter
If there's one thing we know at RCHV, it's that repair cafes and seniors are a winning combo! From our skilled repair coaches who have decades of experience to our guests who go out of their way to get their things fixed because they know new ones wouldn't be made as well, seniors have embraced the repair cafe concept in the Hudson Valley. We were so pleased when AARP's Senior Planet reached out to us for an interview for this piece which also features repair events in NYC and Colorado.
To read the article, go here.
Senior Terry Fedele does knit repairs, or ‘darning,’ at the March Pleasant Valley Repair Cafe.