By Anne Pyburn Craig courtesy of Chronogram.
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Before malls were a thing, the Hudson Valley flocked to Downtown Poughkeepsie to shop. The Queen City’s ongoing revitalization just got a major boost into the era of “next wave” retail with the opening of Canvas + Clothier, a micro-department store with a wide selection of clothing and home goods and a passion for supporting sustainable fashion, domestic manufacturing, and community engagement.