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The "Summer of Bummer" continues as the bigger and more traditional 4th of July firework shows have been postponed or canceled due to COVID-19, but all is not lost! While some of the massive displays that we're used to seeing in downtown Albany, Clifton Park, and Lake George won't be happening, that's not stopping fireworks in many places in our area.  Here's a list of area places that w

While a recent Siena College poll determined that 87% of people think that Governor Cuomo is doing a good job handling the coronavirus pandemic, there are many who disagree with that.  Some of those people think that the pandemic has been greatly exaggerated, and they plan to voice their frustration by creating a scene and gridlock around Albany's State Capital Building on Wednesday.

A friend of mine was out to dinner with his fiancee in Albany on Thursday night and out of nowhere they faced an interesting coronavirus-related dilemma.  Neither one of the soon-be-married couple has any of the flu-like symptoms related the pandemic, but they did face a moment where their involuntary actions concerned some people sitting near them in the restaurant.  Here's what happened: Read Mo

Once every 3-4 years Valentines Day falls on a Friday or Saturday and men all over the Capital Region are basically screwed.  And this would be of those years.  By now you probably know that Valentines is on a Friday, so the let the sweats begin. Ladies, be honest, what do you really want (or expect) on Valentines Day. Answer this super quick  poll and provide us with some interesting fodder next

I love seafood and was quite surprised to hear over the weekend that the Reel Seafood Company had closed its doors. Whether or not you loved it, you can't deny that it was a Wolf Road staple for nearly 40 years and one of the few places in the area that was a real, genuine seafood restaurant.  As news trickled down that the owners had 'gone fishin', I started wondering what, if any, is the best pu

Do you move on from Christmas ASAP or hold on for as long as you can?

Chic-Fil-A, Popeye's, Hattie's Chicken Shack...these days everyone has an opinion about who has the best chicken sandwich.  We thought we could have some fun doing a prank phone asking a local 'foodie' to help us determine who has the best one of them all.  We called Alexa in Latham and asked her to take a quick survey over the phone and then, as they usually do, things got really weird.  Posing a

A few weeks ago signs started popping up all over Lark Street and many adjacent streets in the Center Square neighborhood of Albany. These signs were to inform us that the Lark Street Business Improvement District would be holding a week-long 'improvement study' showing us what a new and improved Center Square could be like.  The proposed change would add things called 'bump outs', 'green infrastr

Wouldn't you love to know what secrets lie deep in the archive of the highly classified (and guarded) government files that supposedly exist at Area 51.  Area 51 remains a mystery to most, but come September 20th, that may all change.  Or not.  If you believe what has been trending on Facebook, over 500,000 people have signed up to storm Area 51 and get to the bottom of it because 'They can't stop

Living here in the Capital Region, sometimes we take for granted just how beautiful this area really is.  A travel website named Lake George #1 on a short list of the 'Most Beautiful Lakes in the U.S.' putting in perspective just how lucky we are to have it mostly to ourselves!

Schenectady has great food, we all know that.  Known mostly for it's outstanding Italian food and pastries, the Electric City appears to be making a name for itself in the world of BBQ as well.  A recent survey of Yelp reviews ranked the Top 25 best BBQ restaurants in all of Upstate, and a local place didn't just make the list, it dominated.

I have a beard and I demand a recount.  There is no way that my beard is more germ-infested than the average strand of dog hair.  Perhaps I'm just in denial, but I just can't fathom how that's physically possible.