Best Of Albany Saratoga Area

There are some amazing barbeque restaurants throughout the Capital Region. Here is a ranked list according to Yelp of the top pitmasters in our area. Try and look at this list without getting hungry! Each has outstanding reviews.

The Lincoln Park Pool in Albany is getting an overhaul but before that can happen, residents need to decide on which design they like better for the area. Both designs will allow for triple the number of people that can utilize the pool complex.

It was announced that the old Latham Kmart was getting a nearly twenty thousand square foot farm-to-table restaurant and construction has begun. Now there are more tenants that have been added to fill up the empty Kmart building.

There was a proposal for an apartment complex more than three years ago on a piece of land next to Crossgates Mall. Lawsuits delayed the project, but now it has the green light.

There is new life scheduled for an old building in Troy. The massive block-long old factory that was built in the 1880s will become a state-of-the-art apartment complex to the tune of sixty million dollars.

A popular wine bar that has been in Delmar for the past seven years, announced on their Facebook page that they are closing. Although it will no longer be a wine bar, the Twisted Vine Wine & Tap will become another venture.

When you talk about real estate you always hear location, location, location. This one is no exception. This 12,000-square-foot home overlooks Lake Lonely and is only eight minutes from downtown Saratoga Springs. It sold in just three weeks and is now the most expensive home sold to date in Saratoga County.

The Albany International Airport just installed new high-tech security scanners. These state-of-the-art machines can detect everything. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is urging travelers to know what they can and cannot pack. If you are flying out any time soon, here's what you need to know.

The summer days can get hot and what better way to escape than to go to the movies? Not only will it give you a break from the heat, but it will also save you some money. Regal Cinemas is offering its 2022 Regal Summer Movie Express series.

There are a ton of chain restaurants in Clifton Park and a few locally owned non-chains. A local husband and wife team have built a new tavern restaurant that will bring the community together with a hometown feel.

The strawberry picking season doesn't last long so get out there and pick your own! Here are a few places in and around the Capital Region where you can pick your own delicious strawberries.

Saratoga Race Course is one of the most historic sports venues in the world and they are hiring for this year's meet. There are hundreds of jobs available and employees can be hired as young as fifteen years old. One of my first jobs was working as an usher at the Saratoga Race Course when I was just sixteen.