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In the winter of 2008, we had one heck of an ice storm that hit the Capital Region! Power was out in the majority of the surrounding area and not just for a couple hours, but for some weeks. You were thankful to know someone with a generator and that, maybe the Subway down the street was able to whip up some sandwiches for the family.

When I was a kid, my only dream was to be an astronaut. For Halloween I was the night sky (even though people called me Merlin all night), my science fair projects were always space-related (homemade solar system, space ice cream, the moon), so when I heard about this new addition to a local college, I couldn't tell you how excited I was.

Our iPods are never jus strictly one genre, right? We love all types of music. Even my iPod goes from The Jackson 5 to Keith Urban to Justin Bieber to Eminem. If you're a music lover, you embrace true talent especially when it comes through the Capital Region. And boy, do we have a number of shows coming in 2017!

I've always loved the Albany skyline and this is probably one of the coolest pictures of it I've ever seen! Don't you agree?

The Albany Devils might be playing their last games at the Times Union Center, but it was announced on ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team earlier this week that a few new sports teams will be calling Albany their home. Capital Region sports fans have been lucky to witness some awesome sports moments at the TU Center that were big stories here locally and nationally...

My Mom and I do a lot of things together but sometimes she has these ideas and I have no idea where they come from. That's how I got dragged into my out of the ordinary Thursday night activities at the Palace Theatre.

It has been 33 years since the doors of Crossgates opened to the public, how much has changed?

The 100-year old Wellington Hotel had sat vacant in downtown Albany for years and in order to get rid of an eye sore and also utilize the space it held in a more useful manner, it had to go. So, in August of 2014, the city of Albany got rid of it. They didn't just get rid of it though, they did it with some pizzazz!

The Times Union Center has announced the NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament is coming back to Albany.

Reddit is one of my favorite websites. It's probably the first website I check out every day to see what's trending online, especially the local subreddits. I like to know locally what everyone is talking about and with Uber and Lyft coming to New York/the Capital Region in July, it's not a surprise that it's a topic on the local front page.

Wow this study really opened my eyes to the epidemic that is distracted driving. As much as you don't want to admit it, we all have used our phones in our cars.

For some people shopping is therapeutic, some people it's annoying. For me, I like the stores I like because I know what my sizes are and it's not a guessing game. One of my favorite stores is finally coming to Crossgates Mall and I'm SO excited!