Best Of Albany Saratoga Area

You may remember when Saratoga Springs had beautifully painted fiberglass horses throughout the city or the giant painted fiberglass ballet slipper. The next activity that is aimed at bringing the city together has the beauty of the horses and a ballet slipper but with an added twist and a fun treasure hunt.

Buisness For Good has a project underway that will build a tavern and a cafe in the heart of an Albany County Village. These two businesses will in turn raise money for the local school sports and other programs.

On January 6th, someone purchased a $1,000,000 Mega Millions second-place ticket at a Stewart's Shop in Rensselaer County. We now know who the winner is, sort of.

Alumni of the former Catholic Central High School are all involved with the plans for the school building and the athletic fields. They hope to convert it while keeping the integrity of the neighborhood.

There are many breweries and taprooms throughout the Capital Region. One popular brewery in Glens Falls has decided to add a second location in the heart of Troy.

If you travel in the Clifton Park area you already know how congested it is. Soon a Chick-fil-A will open and then a Bass Pro Shop in that same area. Now plans are moving forward with developing the old Kmart site in Shoppers World Plaza.

Cannabis dispensaries are slowly opening all over New York State. After the first one, Upstate Canna Co, opened earlier this month on Upper Union Street in Schenectady, the second dispensary will be opening in the Captial Region soon.

There is a local burger chain that has a few locations around the Capital Region and is about to open its fourth in just two years.

A local seafood restaurant with two locations in the Capital Region is getting ready to film an episode of "America's Best Restaurants." After following the restaurant online, the producers reached out to see if the owner would be interested in the YouTube show highlighting the eatery.

It was a modest beginning for an ice cream business in Troy. They started as an ice cream cart welded together from old bed frames before opening their storefront in 2017. Now they are expanding their business in hopes to have a production facility soon.

Bears are done hibernating and there will be more sightings in the coming months. Here are some guidelines that can help keep you, your family, and your pets safe.

It was a staple in the Goose Hill neighborhood of Schenectady for thirty-four years and then last summer it closed. Many thought it was for good, but a family member stepped up and she has reopened the beloved Italian deli.