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Top 10 Things to Do in Albany (January 23-29, 2012) Albany NY Events: Bowling, The Roller Girls and The Three Stooges It’s cold. You need places to go and things to do. Luckily this week,…
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Festival of Barrels at Adirondack Pub & Brewery Bourbon Barrel-Aged Beers at Adirondack Pub & Brewery’s Festival of Barrels Looking for something fun to do next weekend in the Lake George area? You may want…
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Top 10 Things to Do in Albany (January 16-22, 2012) Albany, NY Events: Rembrandt, Monster Trucks and Kelly Clarkson This week in Albany & the Capital Region, expect to have a full plate of…
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Top 10 Things to Do in Albany & the Capital Region (January 9-15, 2012) Albany NY Events: Food, Wine, Bebe Neuwirth and Johnny Winter This week we’ve got music from the past, beer, wine…
/ Read More »Albany’s New BEAHIVE Beahive Opens a Branch in Albany In May 2009, a unique community building opened in Beacon, NY, along…
/ Read More »Trader Joe’s Coming to Albany Domestic and Imported Foods Galore Trader Joe’s announced on January 6th that they will be opening…
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/ Read More »Beekman Street: Saratoga’s Thriving Arts District History of Beekman Street: An Artistic and Cultural Renaissance in the Heart of…
/ Read More »How Capital Region Colleges Stack Up in the Vegan Food Department Vegetarian and Vegan Options for College Students Most of us…
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/ Read More »Things to Do New Year’s Eve 2012, from Albany to Lake Placid Parties, Celebrations and Yes, Fireworks Let’s face it: 2011…
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Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks and Beyond
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks and Beyond
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks and Beyond
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks and Beyond
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks and Beyond
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks and Beyond
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks and Beyond
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Into the Eyes of Nature: Snapshots of the Adirondacks
Dia Frampton’s Red: CD/Album Review Red by Dia Frampton: A Mix of Indie, Folk, Alternative, Country and Pop If not for reality talent shows on cable television, we might not have the household names of musicians like Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Carrie Underwood, David Archuleta and Adam Lambert. These artists and countless other winners and runners-up have…
/ Read More »Tinker Tailor Solider Spy: Film Review The Classic Cold War Thriller Comes to the Silver Screen: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tinker Tailor Solider Spy is a 1970s era spy thriller based on the book of the same name by John LeCarré. I use the term “thriller” lightly here since it’s not your typical nail-biting whodunit, with a…
/ Read More »Beekman Street: Saratoga’s Thriving Arts District History of Beekman Street: An Artistic and Cultural Renaissance in the Heart of Saratoga Springs Not too long ago, Beekman Street had fallen victim to widespread dilapidation and underuse. Posted at the beginning of Beekman’s three block stretch is a historical marker, nicknaming it the “Dublin neighborhood” – a name which…
/ Read More »Stephen King’s 11/22/63: A Novel, Book Review The Master of Horror Examines the Kennedy Assassination in 11/22/63 The quality of Stephen King’s work over the last several years has been somewhat varied, ranging from the tepidly received Cell (2006) to the unfortunate Blockade Billy (2010) to last year’s critically acclaimed best-seller Full Dark, No Stars, which won…
/ Read More »Stars on Ice, Lake Placid, Review Stars on Ice Begins its Tour in Lake Placid Since its inception in 1986, the Stars on Ice show has been a Thanksgiving tradition in Lake Placid. This year, the show was held a month later, in December. “We had experienced some scheduling conflicts during the month of November and decided to…
/ Read More »“American Horror Story” vs. “Supernatural”: Who’s Scarier? Best Scary TV Shows: “American Horror Story” vs. “Supernatural” I’ve never been a huge fan of horror movies. I was one of those kids who was scared by the “Thriller” music video instead of amused by its campiness, and while other kids in middle school were excitedly talking about their…
/ Read More »Best of Long Island City, Queens Where to Go for Great Food, Drink and Coffee in NYC’s often Ignored Neighborhood Long Island City is just one of those very odd yet quintessential…
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Wink & Co., Utica, NY, Review A Cool Coffee and Consignment Shop in Utica NY It may seem like you are on a quest…
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Restaurant Review: Amy’s Place, Northampton, MA A Hangout in the Northampton Area, with Outstanding Cheeseburgers: Amy’s Place When most people are looking for a…
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How Capital Region Colleges Stack Up in the Vegan Food Department Vegetarian and Vegan Options for College Students Most of us have had our…
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Hattie’s: A Saratoga Institution Fried Chicken, Mac and Cheese, Crab Slaw Salad…Hattie’s Has It It doesn’t get anymore Southern…or Saratoga than Hattie’s. Finding…
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Saratoga Restaurant Week 2011 $18.19 for a 3 Course Meal at Participating Saratoga Restaurants this December So you want to go out to dinner…
/ Read More »Trader Joe’s Coming to Albany Domestic and Imported Foods Galore Trader Joe’s announced on January 6th that they will be opening a new store at 79 Wolf Road in Albany. The grocery…
/ Read More »Top My Pizza in Clifton Park, Review A New Pizza Place Opens in Clifton Park Out of the construction directly beside Moe’s Southwest Grill in Clifton Park, a new restaurant recently emerged:…
/ Read More »Winter Activities in Lake Placid 10 Fun Things to Do this Winter in Lake Placid: Skating, Skiing, Bobsledding, Shows and More! Lake Placid has always been considered a winter wonderland; and since Melvil Dewey established the Lake Placid Club as a winter resort destination, Lake Placid has been considered a haven for winter activities. Why not enjoy…
/ Read More »Stars on Ice, Lake Placid, Review Stars on Ice Begins its Tour in Lake Placid Since its inception in 1986, the Stars on Ice show has been a Thanksgiving tradition in Lake Placid. This year, the show was held a month later, in December. “We had experienced some scheduling conflicts during the month of November and decided to…
/ Read More »Ethanol On Its Own A Look at the Expiration of the Ethanol Subsidy At the end of 2011, Congress let the ethanol subsidy, worth a yearly $6 billion, expire. It was really a combination of tax breaks for processors and tariffs on foreign ethanol, but what mattered to most people was the fact that the industry got…
/ Read More »Six New Year’s Resolutions Not To Make How many stop smoking, stop drinking, stop doing something resolutions have gone to the wayside with that first cup of strong coffee and bottle of aspirin at the start of the New Year? It’s so bad in fact that it’s caused some of us to stop making New Year’s…
/ Read More »Shopping in the Catskill/Woodstock/Ulster Area Toys, Books, Housewares and Other Fun Things With Black Friday in the past and the holidays approaching fast, I thought it might be nice to explore shopping in the Catskill & Ulster County area. I’m avoiding the big box stores and going for the independents as they tend to have more unique…
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