capital region

It is a big day this Saturday for the new Rotterdam Aquarium, which will celebrate it's grand opening.

Sean and Bethany came into the studio yesterday afternoon and said, "listen, this is a big ask but would you be interested..." I was basically like, "stop right there, I'm in!" Next thing I knew I was out bright and early this morning to talk to some of the Capital Regions best on Election Day at the different polling stations.

We all have that line that we believe is considered where Upstate New York starts, whether it be Poughkeepsie, Albany or other. Here is what we aren't in Upstate New York.

Cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning. It continues in my world. Well, it's not actually my stuff, rather a friends families stuff. A basement that was so full you couldn't even find a path to walk has been slowly but surely getting straightened up and organized. That being said, some of the gems I've found within are priceless.

I've lived in the Capital Region almost my entire 33 years and I feel like I am constantly discovering new things all the time. I can't tell you how many countless times I've been to Empire State Plaza: for a show, for fireworks, for the sheer beauty of the architecture and failed to notice one of the most important pieces within its surroundings.

EVERYONE loves pizza. Especially here in New York. So why not bring a new chain to the area?

It launched throughout Albany, Schenectady and Troy at the end of September. Maybe you've noticed while you've been driving through some areas that one house seems a lot brighter than another. It's not just because everyone is home. In fact, no ones living there. That's the point behind this project.

A perfect find for "Throwback Thursday!" It was November of the 1948-49 Siena Saints college basketball season and it was in full swing. The college itself was just a baby in the Capital Region

I know plenty of people that have looked into or that have gone and had solar panels installed on their roofs. Though, to be honest within that "plenty" of people not many of them were all that thrilled with the results. So, is it a big surprise that

A few weeks ago it was a booming rumor around town that James Franco was not only in the Capital Region but scouting filming locations. It turns out, he found one!

Latham Circle Mall was once as it stands today: an open air mall. When it first opened in 1957, it was very much like we now know the "Shoppes at Latham Circle" to be until it was enclosed in 1977. That's what many of us remember and grew up with until its demise in 2013. But, how cool would it be to go back and remember what once was?

I've been helping a friend go through his parents basement a bit to weed stuff out. Next thing I knew I came across this Key to Albany Guider Magazine from 1967 with the title: "Christmas Is Colonie Center!" What stores were included? How did the blurb describe the new mall? Remember, malls were a new thing!