August 2012

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David Sedaris at The Egg

Road Trip: Great Barrington

Stuff to do this weekend

Local schools again tagged by state for lack of improvement, nothing definitive in death of teen, State Police pull thousands of pot plants, man found stuck in the mud

Niskayuna wins state drinking water title

Where to go sailing?

NYS Writers Institute fall 2012

Tickets to take friends to SPAC's Wine, Food & Ferrari Fest Grand Tasting

APD: officer saves man from fire

A giant check for 3 Chicks and a P

Craig and his wonderful list

Pilot in Clifton Park plane crash dies, doctors still searching for cause of Queensbury student's death, more Lopez employees allege harassment

Apple picking 2012

In the park, action!

Running at Saratoga

Does the flux capacitor work?

What's up in the Neighborhood

World Soccer Project league starting in Albany

Capital Region marks one year since Irene and Lee, Planned Parenthood allowed back into Shen schools, Queensbury H.S. football player dies of "serious infection"

History was here

The Saratoga sell

Faces of the Flood

The Salesman and the Shark

New owner for Albany Trolleys

Beekman Boys dinner at Ommegang

Three days a week in Syracuse

Where to buy kids shoes?

Irene flooding pushed timeline for struggling towns, Schenectady bans smoking in parks, another state legislator in trouble, El Loco sold

That (anti) fracking rally in downtown Albany

Prominent Lark Street building sold

Steve Wozniak in town September 6

New York is wine country. And apple country. And maple syrup country. And cabbage country.

Bacon Fest NY: basket o' bacon give-away

Ukulele camp back in Troy

They both won the Travers

The plan for the Miss Albany building

My Exit: Cindy Nagle

One year after Irene, man found shot to death in Troy apartment stairwell, Adelphi could open year round, Joe Bruno misses Shelly Silver

The week ahead

A quick recap of the week

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The big box gets smaller

Please don't set your dorm room on fire

Sister Spirit lives

Stuff to do this weekend

Damage estimates for last year's tropical storms well over $1 billion, revised plan for St. Patrick's site in Watervliet, large pot bust in Schoharie County, DC water chief irked by Saratoga water

Today's moment of summer

Crash

How to find a nanny?

Pickers among us

How to win a mayors race

Giving a hoot about reading

Craig and his wonderful list

Schenectady among 10 NY districts with approved education plan, Glens Falls man gets 25 years for assulting infant,Cambridge woman named Top Model contestant

Stewart's dark chocolate ice cream, FTW

Violence, Vulgarity, Lies

Scenes from Prattsville

Savannah's closing

What's up in the Neighborhood

The next life of the Latham Circle Mall

Latham family files $27 million suit in girl's death, Chaplin's lawyer says he has new witnesses in closed murder case, Schenectady's "Pizza King" has died

Phantogram added to Pearl Palooza 2012

Last chance for Jason Baker tasting menu at Wine Bar

Frequency North 2012-2013

More precocious kids. And, again, not in a good way.

Railbird: Jump Ship

The Jackburger at Jumpin' Jack's

You're probably not too old...

The Cambridge Hotel ep of Hotel Hell

Protest over Albany cabaret law, questions about assessments in Saratoga, shooting in Pine Hills, drought bad for pot crop, too many kittens

For sale: an island

Silversun Pickups at Upstate Concert Hall

Big research grant for Albany Medical College

NPR streaming Sean Rowe's new album

Chuck Schumer, matchmaker

The odds have been in his favor

Brown's Waffle Week 2012

My Exit: SarahNicole Mahoney

Questions about state's discipline of doctors, four arrested in multiple Niskayuna stabbing, huge number of apps for Schenectady teaching positions, wild boarpocalypse stalled

The week ahead

A quick recap of the week

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Maybe it's the distinguished-looking gray

You are not lacking music options on September 8

Bike!Bike! Northeast 2012

Talking peaches with Tom Maynard

You can register to vote online now

Stuff to do this weekend

Investigation into Clifton Park plane crash, Albany bar owners fighting cabaret licensing, land bank proposed for Albany County, rogue pig apprehended

Bread baking class

27 Western Ave

Closing time

New name for Schenectady Museum

Craig and his wonderful list

Segment of Fuller Road closed this weekend

The DelSo is now Google official

Well-known local developer killed in plane crash, NY could become the "silicon valley of yogurt," RPI students to aid in Mars rover Curiosity research

Brown Derby closing

Serving on a grand jury

State Museum opening Sundays again

Bike garage

train > plane

What's up in the Neighborhood

Keeping up with crime data

Plane crash-lands in Clifton Park, admissions drop may cause layoffs at HVCC, Cuomo to host "yogurt summit"

Fin opening a shop in Guilderland

It's hard to see 178 years into the future

Hey, that's Eli...

The Giants/Albany summer relationship

Dark Sky version 2

Driving Mr. Ryan

Farm-to-Table Fundraiser in Rensselaerville

Troy stepping up efforts on suspicious fires, three stabbed in Niskayuna, another county another nursing home problem, rabid beaver attack

Metroland moving uptown

New York is among the least obese states

A new game to tackle

Capitol crane finally coming down

Two free weekend passes for Rest Fest 2012 could be yours...

Color Me Rad 5k

My Exit: James Harrison

More fires in Troy, apple crop way down this year, vacant houses a problem all over, state historic artifacts on display at Capitol, the Giants eat a lot

The week ahead

A quick recap of the week

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Closing the "reassurance gap" in downtown Albany

Pandemonium of the peanut butter variety

LarkFest 2012 music lineup

Stuff to do this weekend

Push back on comments about downtown Albany and crime, rash of thefts in Niskayuna, man killed after being swarmed by bees, boofing the money, how Steinbrenner tried to pick up women in Troy

Find other people who do what you do, and then push each other to get better

Honest Weight is aiming to open its new location in May 2013

Behind this door...

Craig and his wonderful list

Alive at Five now... or wait until next year

RISK! from the Linda, back at the Linda

Burgess charged in fatal Voorheesville crash, Queensbury love triangle shooting victim hit by eight bullets, Jennings calls Pearl St. safety meeting, hot dry weather is bad for bears

At the movies, at the ESP

NYPIRG: St. Peter's tops state for patient visiting policies

The not-so-rapid rise of bus rapid transit

What's up in the Neighborhood

New location for Pass It On Sale

The Karner Blue as another sign from the Year of Odd Weather

New details in "love triangle" shooting, Troy housing officials investigated for double dipping scheme, Olympian's relative apologizes for pot brownies, Queensbury prepares for Spider Pig

Sleepwalk with Me at the Spectrum

Party, happy, beautiful

Wait, what did that poster say?

Camera, lost and found

Granola from Our Daily Eats

Bike libraries

Restoration Festival 2012 lineup

Man beaten in South Troy now dead, apparent love triangle shooting in Queensbury, pawn shop law vetoed, police say 13-year-old stole car

Sean Rowe at Valentine's

Meanwhile, on Mars...

Raise a glass, Niskayuna and Guilderland

Warrior Dash 2012 deadline

Faster, HIGHER, Stronger

How to hike the High Peaks and not be That Guy

Jillian's closing

My Exit: Dianne Winter

State makes big addition to Adirondack preserve, mother hugs driver sent to prison for her daughter's death, police investigating beating in South Troy

The week ahead

When the world points toward being fearful, how do you teach your kids to be brave?

A quick recap of the week

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People here do love heirloom tomatoes...

On the list for the presidential inaugural: Saratoga water

Cafe car, not on track

The Albany carillon

Stuff to do this weekend

Focus turns to cleanup after massive Columbia County fire, customers get lei'ed at supermarket opening, yogurt summit planned for Albany

Alain Kaloyeros at University Club

Gazette's paywall, currently somewhat lower

Massry Center 2012-2013 season

Creative birthday celebration ideas?

Craig and his wonderful list

Checking out the Trader Joe's on Wolf Road

Evacuations and state of emergency declared after Columbia County recylcing plant fire, Richard Bailey's murderer suing Albany police, Clifton Park olympian loses in first round, Super Bowl trophy at Albany City Hall

Now's a good time to donate blood

Suspicious fires in Cohoes

How other people see Saratoga

Authentic NYC bread -- not from NYC

What's up in the Neighborhood

Lip balm at Anchor No. 5

Proctors ghost tour

Westerlo woman charged with son's murder, driver charged with manslauter in Milton teen's death, Colonie braces for Trader Joe traffic, Godzilla returns to Voorheesville

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