November 2013

A quick recap of the week

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Stuff to do this weekend

Happy Thanksgiving!

For the holiday dinner table: a handful of local conversation topics

What's up in the Neighborhood

"I like the idea that we're the underdogs."

A bit more about the Park South redevelopment and that big parking garage

Schumer supports Schenectady demolition and rehab plan, Halfmoon supervisor-elect to replace Wormuth, Ellis nurse charged with recording women in bathroom, weather delays ESP rink opening

What is a reasonable price for a cab ride from ALB to downtown Albany?

Where to buy a real Christmas tree?

How do you say...

Poll: Majority still thinks retail stores should not be open on Thanksgiving

Samosa Trio at Umana

Icy, Snowy Apocalypse Watch

Potential casino sites that are not Saratoga, allegation of excessive force against Troy police, new community owners for Open Door Bookstore

The proposed -- and scaled-down -- Albany convention center

Trolley history lunch at the U Club

The ice skating rink at the Empire State Plaza opens for the 2013-2014 season this next week

Drawing: What are you thankful for this year?

The template

My Exit: Joanne Stazio-Silverman & Rosemary Armao

Prosecutor resigns after paperwork error in Rensselaer County alleged rape case, new plan eyed for Albany convention center site, that's old news

The week ahead

A quick recap of the week

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Bumper gawking

Map quiz: boxed up

Not a nano-sized amount

A company for air duct cleaning?

Stuff to do this weekend

Wormuth resigns, winner in Malta supervisor race after two ballots tossed, Guilderland teens charged under cyberbullying law, lighted tractor parade

A big topic for the Park South redevelopment: parking

New food options at Empire State Plaza

T-Spin

Khaled Hosseini at the Zankel Center

Important holiday planning

Craig and his wonderful list

"Bosnia-on-the-Hudson"

Hey there, MaryLeigh Roohan

Waite found guilty of murdering son, rape charges dropped on technicality, local trooper dies in training accident, judge to rule on two votes in Malta Supervisor race today

Today's moment of late autumn

Six short takeaways from six short talks

The Cambridge Hotel's next life

What's up in the Neighborhood

"When asked whose buttocks was shown in the photo, Springfield responded: 'Possibly mine.'"

A master plan for Thacher State Park

Must-do winter activities in the Capital Region?

State on track to spend $600 Million in overtime, charges expected to be dropped against alleged rapist today, secretary to three Albany mayors to retire at 89

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight at the Palace

Flavour still far off

"Art, Craft, and Technology"

The Record, Saratogian to get paywalls

Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a minotaur and a firefly

Thanksgiving is just a speed bump on the way to holiday shopping

Indoor tracks for running?

State Police on fatal shooting: troopers believed man had weapon but no gun found, opposition organizing against Saratoga casino, I-87 project declared complete

Today's moment of late autumn

Common Core polling

Despite all appearances, next week really is Thanksgiving

Two centuries in Troy

My Exit: Dianne Reagan

Livingston Ave Bridge talk

Sherry Lynn's Gluten-Free moving and changing

Martial arts classes for adults?

State Police: man shot and killed by police in Rensselaer County, outlook not good for GE plant in Fort Edward, remembering JFK's visit to the Capital Region

The week ahead

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We understand that goats are very popular now

Interpretation is the revenge of the intellectual upon the hot dog suspended in beer jello

Half an egg

A rabbit hole of Albany historical images

Stuff to do this weekend

Police: arrest in connection with fatal Schenectady shooting, veto casts doubt on Schenectady film studio, proposed state ban on youth tackle football

Impact Downtown Albany

My job as a barista

Book of Mormon ticket sales announced

Craig and his wonderful list

Manhole covers explode in Troy

"I still cannot reconcile the two Brian Holloways."

Man shot near Schenectady middle school dies, mother charged with hiring stripper takes plea deal, stories of bullying at Schenectady school forum

Postcards from the past: Albany

Albany VegFest 2013

Paul Clark's Corner

What's up in the Neighborhood

Dirty delivery

Where to get eye glasses?

Police investigate overnight shooting near Mont Pleasant Middle School, Albany County bans styrofoam take-out containers from chain restaurants, it's pretty cold

If ever you wanted an Uncle Sam of your very own...

The future is not evenly distributed to all bus routes

Doris Kearns Goodwin at Saratoga City Center

Coy-something

Pho at Kim's Restaurant

How would you rate this traffic ticket?

Justin Timberlake at the TU Center

Anonymous sources: GloFo will make chips for Apple in Malta, APD: arrest made in string of burglaries, Schenectady couple donates tree for the ESP -- again

A good attorney for writing a will?

A few local facts for Veterans Day

Drawing: Tickets for the AIDS Council's Beaujolais Nouveau Wine Celebration

The "hidden" non-profit

My Exit: Andrew Kreshik

Nelligan sentenced in death of grandson, orgs say demand for assistance for the homeless rising, shooting in Colonie, UAlbany takes Albany Cup again

The week ahead

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Today's moment of late autumn

Wandering Dago's request for injunction against the state denied

The anchorlady as sitcom character

Help making wedding rings?

LLAMA PARADE

The Secret Language of Color

Stuff to do this weekend

Guilty plea in fatal Schuylerville shooting, ESP food service employees face uncertain job status, focus on "Slap a Butt Friday" and other problems at Schenectady middle school

Altamont Vineyard & Winery

Credit for old houses

Home Sweet Gingerbread Home

Elvis up close

The notable thing about this new supermarket isn't the what -- it's the where

Musical instrument repair?

Liberty Ridge Farm gay marriage case goes before state judge, teen pleads guilty to negligent fatal shooting of his friend, low voter turnout in Albany

Why is there a mayor on my oatmeal?

Bombers Oneonta

What's up in the Neighborhood

Where to rent a log splitter?

How New York's deck of counties split on the casino vote

Sheehan wins Albany mayoral race, Yepsen wins in Saratoga Springs, SUNY investigating president of SUNY Upstate Medical

Quick-scan general election results 2013

What sort of winter coat(s) should I buy? And where?

A tribute to Jerry Jennings in meatloaf and mashed potatoes

Shows coming up, winter 2013-2014

"Dear City of Albany..."

Made By Hand at The Foundry

It's election day, asbestos removal at emergency demo site in Troy, local Medal of Honor recipient to be depicted as part of new USPS stamp sheet

Ballot question guide

Hudson River rise

"Divorced Guy Bedding"

Talking with the Republican, Green, and Conservative candidates for Albany mayor

Prenatal classes?

My Exit: Tim McDonough

Schenectady school district preparing federal complaint over state aid, Albany doctor at center of Lyme controversy, rash of car vandalism Halloween night in Albany

The week ahead

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Today's moment of autumn

Not a level playing field

A view from above, back then

Chuck Schumer making a push for hard cider

12 Years A Slave now screening locally

Stuff to do this weekend

Man charged in Albany shooting death, parents trying to raise awareness against bullying, Red Sox items make stop in Colonie before heading to Baseball Hall of Fame

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