lark street

There are two coffee shops of the same name in the Capital Region that have been around for decades. One is located on 3rd Street in Troy and the other is on Lark Street in Albany. They aren't just coffee shops, they are gathering places, eateries, and part of the community. One of them has closed forever.

Get ready downtown Albany, you are going to get a scratch bakery. A well-known scratch bakery has been part of local farmers' markets and special pick-up and delivery orders. Now Nyx: A Scratch Baking Company is going into a storefront.

The hits keep coming in 2020 and while this one doesn't come as surprise to anyone, a long running tradition for one of Albany's most interesting and colorful streets has been canceled.

Tuesday afternoon, my phone started blowing up with text messages from people asking me if I had seen what they were painting on Lark Street.   Somewhat embarrassed, I admitted that I hadn't.  I live off of Lark Street in Albany, just a few blocks from where city workers were out in the heat since 9AM with boards, heavy machinery, and lots of blood, sweat and tears painting "Black Lives Matte

Mild but rainy conditions are expected for Saturday's annual Santa Speedo Sprint in Albany. While temperatures are expected to be relatively comfortable for those who plan to be scantily clad, rainy and slick conditions could force runners to dodge puddles as they make their way down Lark Street.

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

I see a lot of unusual things living in the Center Square portion of Albany, but this one is a bit of head scratcher.  My girlfriend Samantha texted me a picture of a rather strange public apology letter, typed and placed on a street light pole on the corner of State St. and Lark Street in Albany on Saturday.

Stay classy Albany - this weekend you will have a new wine bar to check out on Lark Street!

Albany needs to do something about people illegally (and dangerously) riding their ATV's up and down certain heavily populated streets.  If the city doesn't address the situation soon, an innocent bystander is going to get seriously injured. I was able to capture part of their reckless rumble on video.

Looking for new places to hang out in Albany? Well, a new place is coming and the owners' names may look familiar.

A recent addition to the Albany culinary scene is closing it's doors.

Lark Street in Albany is one of the busiest streets in the capital and to add to the bars and stores already there, you can soon add a new entertainment venue.