local

With the opening of the highly anticipated Rivers Casino, the addition of Uber & Lyft to the Capital Region, along with new bars, restaurants and breweries in the area it should come as no shock that more people are finding their way to Schenectady these days.

I had a lot of people asking me where I was headed to while I was on vacation. The simple answer was: "no where." People don't like that answer. It's a sympathetic reaction of, "aww, well that can be fun, too!" Yes, I know, that's why I did it. That and lets be honest, traveling costs a lot of money for the equal amount of fun I can have right here. But, that doesn't mean I did

Kelly Osbourne is no stranger to bullying and admits that she has spent most of her life dealing with bullies harassing her about anything to her weight, her fame, even the color of her hair.  So when officer Darren Derby from the Pittsfield, MA Police Department reached out to her to help a local boy bullied for his hair color, she stepped up in a big way.  Watch her awesome and inspiring Instagr

In this wild world of radio, vacations are few and far between. In fact, within my 13-year career, the only actual vacations I've taken, with the exception of a long weekend to Nashville, was to Florida. The time off is minimal, it has to be taken specific times of the year and when it happens it's either because you're sick or you're doing all of the stuff you've been putting off because you have

We are very lucky to be in an area surrounded by beauty and fun things within driving distance! Whether you wanna go to a big city like Manhattan or Boston, or you wanna do something a little more specific like Cooperstown for the Baseball Hall of Fame, Harpursville for the Animal Adventure Park or Verona for Turning Stone Casino we have plenty to do within the area. But, what about the outdoor su

Before you jump to conclusions, business is good. In fact, co-owners Chris Pratt and Alessio Depoli have said they've made money on the establishment. So, why sell?

It is true, a new area code is going in place within the Capital Region very soon. Our beautiful 518 is now becoming the 518/838. The one thing I hadn't even thought of though is how this will affect any phone call we now make locally.

Those coming from Albany won't necessarily have a problem unless there are some rubber neckers, but if you're coming from Saratoga, get ready for a long commute. Two tractor trailers were involved in a collision and it's a messy one! Trooper Mark Cepeil told the Times Union that  "It is going to be a mess up there for a while," around exit 13's southbound side of the Northway... Read Mor

Social media can be a scary situation for parents especially when they keep updating and changing everything about each app and service. Snapchat is the latest to cause a commotion and that is with their new "Snap Map."

Young burn victim and fire survivor, Safyre Terry lost everything, except her positivity in a 2013 home fire that took the lives of her father and siblings. After the nightmare of a situation took place so many people reached out from all over the world to Safyre, including Kim Kardashian and even President Obama with her simple request of Christmas cards that year. The mail just kept coming and n

My parents were like, "Marissa, what do you want to do for your birthday?" I'm not a very materialistic person, I don't need much and I always get them experiences. Of course, I tend to surprise them and with the way my schedule is while they'd like to surprise me that's a bit difficult to do. So, when they asked, I picked the exact thing any 30-something would pick - "I want to see

Parmalee is such a good group of guys and we had so much fun having them on our 2nd Annual Cruise for a Cause to benefit St. Judes Childrens Hospital! The last time they were here, I did a spelling bee with them and um, it didn't go very well. So, I thought about playing a smooth game of Never Have I Ever that I creatively titled, "Never or Close Your Eyes For This." (okay, so it's not t