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There is a Christmas tree tradition in Western New York that brings all of our favorite things together. It combines beer and holiday cheer. It has been missing since the pandemic hit and is finally making its return this year. It's the Genny Keg Tree!

Did not see THAT coming.

Living in Upstate New York has its benefits, especially during the winter months. A new study was done that ranks the best cities in the United States for winter holiday destinations. Three in Upstate New York finished in the top fifty.

Each year Americans are scammed out of $5.8 billion according to the Federal Trade Commission. An ever increasing percentage of that monstrous number comes from the sports card and memorabilia industry, which is unfortunately riddled with fraudulent merchandise and bad people looking to take advantage of skyrocketing prices. Buying or selling with a trusted dealer, like Finnigan's Sportscards on Central Ave. in Colonie, is a must. Just ask the victims of a Rochester-area man that is facing federal felony fraud charges for bogus trading card transactions.

We've transitioned from baseball season to spooky season, and the sports world yields a few intriguing ghost stories, including the haunting of Frontier Field.

After spending over a decade at the University at Albany, while hosting the New York Giants summer training camp, I fully realized the importance of the fan connection during time this crucial practice time. NFL training camps are often very inexpensive, if not free, to attend for most teams. Fans wait for hours in sometimes brutal heat to meet their favorite players and 99.9% of the time, the fan favorites deliver for their faithful fanatics, spending hours taking pictures and signing autographs throughout camp. That bond goes a long way for players and NFL organizations.

A new list is out that ranks all of the best hospitals in the world. There are nearly a dozen in New York state and one in the Capital Region that made the list.

Get ready Capital Region, Bonnie Raitt will return to the Capital Region in the spring of 2022. She will also make stops in Rochester and Syracuse. Bonnie Raitt announced her 2022 tour dates late last week.

There are only 32 National Football League franchises. Some people commit a large portion of their lives being a fan of those franchises. Others commit their lives to really cool things that help other people and they happen to be big football fans with a favorite team. Yesterday, the Buffalo Bills announced that Albian, New Yorker, Geno Allport has been selected as the Bills 2021 Fan of the Year.

The Top 5 Best Places to Live in New York have been announced. Which Capital Region town is at the top? Does the list match yours?

The marijuana business is starting to ramp up in New York state and it seems that everyone is going to try and get growing. There is someone's son who seems like a perfect fit to throw his hat in the marijuana-growing business. He is the son of legendary reggae star and well-known supporter of marijuana, Bob Marley.

Have you ever heard this before? We love our concerts here in Western New York and some of us believe it some of these concert superstitions. Take a look at the superstition under the Eric Church picture below. One time someone told us this, and from that date forward we have never done it before because we thought it would have a bad omen on the concert that night...