ice cream

There is always an urgent need for blood donations in the Capital Region. Now if you give blood, you will be rewarded with a delicious pint of Stewart's ice cream or gelato. It's that time of year again for the "Give a Pint, Get a Pint" program.

There's a new spot on the Capital Region soft serve map.

I can tell when the seasons change from summer to fall by the seasonal restaurants and ice cream stands that close up shop.

When you are enjoying delicious Stewart's ice cream, you don't really think about its history. Well, I don't. I only think about the most difficult decision. What amazing flavor am I going to get a pint of and eat in one sitting? But there is a backstory and it's quite the history lesson of how Stewart's became a staple in the Capital Region and beyond.

Stewart's ice cream is amazing. Not only are all of their flavors delicious, but they come up with some pretty clever names for their creamy concoctions. This time they are celebrating the fact that COVID cases are declining and restrictions are easing up. Their latest ice cream flavor is called "Sweet Return to Normal".

It is quite an honor to have Stewart's Shops create an ice cream flavor after you. This time they are celebrating SUNY Empire College's fiftieth anniversary with their own creamy concoction. It's named after the school's mascot but the flavor has nothing to do with it.

It should be interesting to see if this new ice cream flavor dominates the checkout counter the way the horse it's named after dominates the race track.  While I've yet to wager even a single dollar on the race horse Tiz the Law, I'll be more than happy to slap a few bucks down on the new delicious sounding flavor of Tiz the Law ice cream that Stewart's Shops named after the dazzling horse that wo

New York state gets the governor's approval to begin making and selling ice cream made with alcohol. This will help many local businesses who took a hit during the pandemic with another option.

Fresh on the heels of National Ice Cream, here are the Capital Region's best, according to you.

One of the most popular drinks of the season is hard seltzers. Even the biggest beer drinkers like a hard seltzer once in a while. Now an ice cream company is putting one of the most popular hard seltzers in ice cream and sorbet. Here's how you can get your hands on it.

It is a familiar location, with a new name and twist.

How would you like to save three lives and get a pint of delicious ice cream in return? It's time again for the "Give A Pint, Get A Pint" promotion with the American Red Cross and Stewart's Shops. Here's how you can help.