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Maybe I've been living under a rock or maybe the music within the franchise FYE (standing for For Your Entertainment) but I never knew that the man behind the music chain was from Albany, NY. Not only was he from our Capital Region but he also continued to have the home base for the music store locally as well.

I was getting ready to leave work on Monday thinking, "what should I do?" See, Mondays are tough. I'm out on the road by 5pm but I have to be back in Albany by 7:30pm to host trivia at a bar, so it doesn't make sense to fight rush hour traffic to only be home for a very brief amount of time. So, I do things.

Way to make me proud, Halfmoon. It's true, it takes one bad apple in the bunch to ruin a good thing. Not that Halfmoon is ruined by this news story, it's just one more ridiculous

You may know James Brook without knowing you know James Brook. Have you heard of Elephant Pants? Have you seen people wearing them around town? Maybe you have a pair of your own? That's the brainchild of this Schenectady grad.

1989 doesn't seem that long ago, but when I found this video I realized it looks like a lifetime ago. Our fashions have changed, our digital video, graphics and even audio have vastly improved, I mean, just see it for yourself.

It sounds completely out of a movie, doesn't it? Girl has the opportunity to win a $500 gift card if she makes a half-court shot during the half-time break of the big Siena game. Boy decides he's going to pop the question to her surprise. Girl hits half court shot, Boy proposes, Girl says, "yes!" Crowd goes crazy! Fade to black. End scene. Roll credits.

I was reading a study done by AAA in which their results show that Millennials are the most distracted drivers. It said that the younger drivers tend to be on their cell phones most and are more likely to admit to speeding on residential roads.

Sunday, we got a lot of snow. Like a lot of snow. It was tough for my 33-year old asthmatic lungs, so I can only imagine how it was for our elders. Ryan Condo is a fire fighter in East Greenbush who, at the beginning of the winter season agreed to help the town with plowing the snow when needed. So, Sunday, you can imagine he was out doing just that.

North Adams, Massachusetts is anxious and excited for the opportunity that is in front of them: the chance to have their town made over with the help of the online reality series, Small Business Revolution! Currently they are one of the Top 5

Reading the details of this story left me making a "Note to Self:" Don't keep jar of money in eye site. I would actually suggest maybe not keeping a jar of money at all, really. A safe full of money? Sure. Leaves people less able to run away with it, unless they are Wyle E. Coyote.

They say kids will be kids but it's unfortunate when a kid's being a kid and it affects another kid in the process, I kid you not. Tuesday morning I reported that a car had been stolen in Albany with a 2-year old still in the backseat. Everyone was able to take a sigh of relief because the car was found

Monday there was a surprise party at Proctors with the Capital Repertory Theatre to announce the upcoming productions making their way to the Capital Region. I think jaws dropped when the list started rolling!