April 2010

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Go see the tulips

Shoegaze-y

Saratoga Woods and Waterways

Sweeter than the soda tax?

Stuck in the gate?

Shopaway: a morning in Woodstock

Epicurean

Stuff to do this weekend

Paterson admin says no decision on furlough, Wash Ave Y transferred to church, county expands sex offender website, armed robber chased off with stick

"The Death of Styrofoam?"

Voting opens for "community sponsored" Sculpture in the Streets

Dance collaborators for Sea of Trees

Madison Handbags: made in Troy

Craig and his wonderful list

Misunderestimated

What are those stinky trees?

Paterson threatens to force legislature's hand on furloughs, Snyder taking leave from NYSTI, researchers studying Berne earthquakes, shop's bid to sell adult items bounced

Our humans are relatively well developed

You know, it's like naked theater-in-the-round

You've got fame

What's up in the Neighborhood

Warm up ahead

Paterson says state worker furloughs possible, new parking ticket system for Albany, hockey team close to moving to TU Center, snow in Adirondacks

On second thought

Report: car sharing coming to the Capital Region. Sort of.

Plane spotting at ALB

Kent for governor in 2010

Barber poll: Knockouts

KG on FB

Troy's paper boats

Pixels over ink

Dining Out for Life

Alleged kidnap survivor testifies, Paterson calls for NYSTI head to be fired, new details in fatal police car crash, deer causes trouble in Troy

Thacher Park update

Eliot Spitzer can't stay out of the spotlight

Thanks, but no thanks, NFL

Hikes for tykes

"Don't let anyone make you grow old"

A tour of the Shaker settlement in Colonie

Fountain Day 2010 photos

Feds want to send Bruno away for 8 years, Martland to challenge Breslin, burglars stole while homeowners slept, Paladino forwards because he cares?

A quick recap of the week

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30 Days

Albany - The board game

Where to get foie gras

If you don't laugh...

Body building at Albany Strength

Mealeo: Ordering food locally online

Stuff to do this weekend

Cuomo investigation of Espada continues, turmoil in Troy over alleged drug investigation, indictment for shooting death near governor's mansion, Dino delayed

Parked

If the state budget was a video game

Heavy

Daydreaming of a long weekend...

Accounted for

Where to buy a bike?

Craig and his wonderful list

Lederhosen

Way too many cats in one house

New Troy police chief emphasizes community policing, still no state budget, Cannon Building owner files for bankruptcy

Overheard in the lunch line

The worst

The Boston Cream-off

"I believe the children are our future...."

Free ride

What's up in the Neighborhood

A mixed case for street signs

Espada lashes out at Cuomo, allegations of nepotism at NYSTI called "bogus," smoking ban extended in Schenectady, upset over Chipotle

Dude

SEC: Albany firm invested in "sexually-themed charter cruise venture"

Pay gap smaller in New York, but still wide

Edge hamlets

Addicted to tanning?

Andrew Cuomo accuses Pedro Espada of "looting"

State inspector general: more than $1 million in improper spending at NYSTI

Tickets for Diplo and onedotzero_adventures in motion

The new Forever 21 megastore

Questions about moving Saratoga bar closing time, council votes down prayer before meetings, state high-speed rail program off the tracks, Funny Cide turns 10

Photo roundup from Tour of the Battenkill

Mark Changizi: Alien Vision Revolution

Next exit: the correct lettering?

Keeping squirrels from tulips

Double Down FTW

Bella Greenhouse: helping plants, and kids, grow

Free Bombers

Video from the Rube Goldberg Challenge

My Exit: Josh Potter

Surprise guilty plea in Saratoga hit-and-run, Raucci report release, state high-speed rail director quits over "lies," stranded in Paris

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Kickball!

Thruway scheduled to be widened in Albany

Shopping for a women's interview suit

Jimmy Fallon's friend didn't actually get hit by a car on Western

Stuff to do this weekend

Man shot and killed in Troy, Raucci report leaked, the next Troy police chief, early tick season

Baby animals at Hancock Shaker Village

Eliot Spitzer's staying power

Rent-a-text

A few more jobs

Craig and his wonderful list

Starting a garden in the Capital Region

The last chance post office for tax filers

Still no budget, town supervisor accused of arson, Sweeney goes to jail early, RPI construction is a blast, lottery winner tired of being told he's a fool

A sky blue sky

Poor Cohoes

Bookends

Wink: high-speed wireless for Albany

On to the plan for On2

What's up in the Neighborhood

Tickets for Jakob Dylan at The Egg

The Yankees bandwagon is crowded

Investigation reports $500k fraud by former state prisons worker, Paladino un-invited by local Republicans, paper streets at issue in Cohoes

Rube Goldberg contest

Tea Party Express

Opposites Connect

MSTRKRFT JFK, Walkmen, Postelles at Skidmore

The new SUNY strategic plan

The Mountain Man Fest

Lincoln Park -- from beer, bricks and beavers

State workers to get step increases, Troy school district considering cutting sports, law would require fryer oil disclosure, warm weather could be bad for apples

The Holy Cross Campus

Battenkill pics

Ask AOA: stuff to do with mom and dad

Carl Paladino is one of those people who won't stop forwarding crap

The Other Guys trailer

Timothy's World Market in Schenectady

State of politics

Mexican Radio coming to Schenectady

My Exit: Paul Coleman

State could run out of cash by June, police say man was dragged by stolen SUV, Schumer protesting carry-on fees

A quick recap of the week

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Tougher upstate

Photos from the Hold Steady at the Linda

Rain gear: staying dry and stylish

Clip from Rove/Dean debate at UAlbany

Stuff to do this weekend

Paterson holding raises for state workers, police say parents let toddlers wander off, criticism of APD chief search

The return of Eliot Spitzer?

Cooling off

"Pay and display" parking coming to Troy

Craig and his wonderful list

Supermarket Showdown III

Fallon Angels!

Four finalists for Albany police chief, apparent murder suicide in Columbia County, RPI refinancing almost hundreds of millions in debt, the next Siena basketball coach

Another possible local Refresh grant winner

It's 86 degrees

Upcoming classes at the Arts Center

Kickstarted to Austin, NYT

What's up in the Neighborhood

Wilco Solid Sound Festival at MASS MoCA

Tickets still available for The Hold Steady

Troy hoping to talk with RPI about loudspeaker, Paterson says Aqueduct deal by June, name change proposed for North Central, Sinus Buster creator is back

World record!

Railbird, Matthew Carefully, Hoborchestra this Friday

Of loudspeakers and tweets

Hunger in New York

Patented

Neil Young playing the Palace

"I'm as mad as hell!"

Paladino officially enters gubernatorial race, hunt for stick-up suspect in Troy, poor sap, from Bethlehem to Fox News

Hot, hot, hot

TWC DVR Q

Relaxing on a spring day

Long way to a sad end

Who is Carl Paladino?

Shopping for a men's interview suit in the Capital Region

Paterson says he never promised to not lay off state workers, Paladino into the pool for governor, police officers suspended, local family going to White House for Easter egg roll

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Just for the record

It's a pin-striped state

Is Kirsten Gillibrand unstoppable?

Paterson up in the one poll he'd probably rather not be

Chipotle at Stuyvesant Plaza

All aboard!

Stuff to do this weekend

Raucci faces possiblity of 100 years to life, Paterson asks state workers to forgo raises, Troy reassessment bond approved, new license plates now available

Red Lions at Hudson Opera House

More Angelina and more Albany

Another Chipotle

Craig and his wonderful list

Men's roller derby coming to the Capital Region?

State budget officially late, Gibson to challenge Murphy, Troy schools hoping for funding Hail Mary, investigation into drive-thru stick-ups

Steven Raucci guilty on 18 counts

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