February 2018

Side by side on Clinton Ave, back then

Screening for the best of Youth FX's first decade

You know who else likes warm weather...

What's up in the Neighborhood

There's still time to sign up for a community garden plot

Hoosick Falls accepts PFOA payment, former priest convicted of abuse found dead in jail, gun control debate heats up in NYS legislature

Here's a map of every brewery in New York State

Row 7 Seed Co.

Well, it does snow a lot there

Pentatonix at SPAC

Capital District Trails Plan

Focus on training in Jay Street fire trial, Supreme Court unions case of particular interest in New York, concern about potential Albany middle school plan

Very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical, they are the very model of a modern forecast meteorological

Sean Rowe has a show in Troy coming up

David Blaine at The Palace

Going to court

Metallica at Times Union Center

That long awaited report about the future of 787 is almost ready and there's a chance coming up to learn more and make your voice heard

Incorrect report prompts scare at Colonie Center, Cuomo campaign collecting contributions from appointees, judge accused of stealing millions, the Power Breakfast Club

The week ahead

Today's moment of winter

Chris Gibson at Bethlehem Public Library

Kirsten Gillibrand on Desus and Mero and The Late Show

NY Maple Weekend 2018

New York part of new state coalition on guns, Mohawk ice jams breaking up, prosecution rests in Percoco trial, push for geothermal in ESP microgrid

Stuff to do this weekend

Basilica Hudson 2018 season

Disc Jam 2018

Registration is now open for the 2018 Freihofer's Run for Women in Albany

"I had to learn how to live again, how to be a new Ken"

Regal Best Picture Film Festival 2018

Flooding begins to recede along Mohawk, missed fax might have prevented Jay Street fire, Capital Region private college applications rising

The Glynn Mansion and the story of Martin Glynn

Dylan Ratigan has jumped into the pool of challengers to Elise Stefanik

Siena Hip-Hop Week 2018: Masta Killa

Imagine Dragons at SPAC

What's up in the Neighborhood

Courtney Barnett at MASS MoCA

Flooding concerns as ice jams break on Mohawk, pedestrian killed in Albany, former Troy councilman facing harassment charges in Reno, paid parking coming to downtown Saratoga

Alison Bechdel at HVCC

The next Union College president is David Harris

"The story of slavery is embedded in the story of Albany."

Saratoga Jazz Fest 2018 lineup

William Shatner at Proctors

Eye on potential flooding, mother charged following Troy fire, pressure on school budgets, together for 75 years

The week ahead

Gawking at the ceiling of the Smith Building

Big downtown residential project approved (again), street ownership intrigue, and other exciting tales of the Albany Planning Board

Moose spotting

Former residents testify in Jay Street fire trial, should pardons of crimes committed as a teen be made public, communicating at the Olympics

No one asked, but...

After Dark: Butterflies & Brews at miSci

Qs & As

Stuff to do this weekend

Tour of the Battenkill 2018

Troy has a new police chief, former building manager testifies in Jay St. fire trial, landslide repair underway, Saratoga anti-KKK rally

When the downtown street trees reached wide

There are now 400 breweries in New York State

Another quiz show, another score for Albany's Amelia Hershberger

What's up in the Neighborhood

Grey Fox Festival lineup 2018

Mero sentenced for double murder, Testimony from Jay Street fire survivor, Anti-KKK rally planned today in Saratoga, lock of Washington's hair found at Union College

Today's moment of winter

Spring beer festival season will be here soon

Second-tier cities

Josh Ritter at Troy Music Hall

The city of Albany is seeking proposals for the restaurant space at Capital Hills

2018-2019 lineups for Proctors Broadway shows and plays at The Rep

Push back on hate group flyers in Saratoga, mayors seek more state aid, a skeptical eye on Troy's comprehensive plan, Captain Cuomo

Today's moment of winter

Different sorts of ways of celebrating Valentine's Day together this week

Play streets

Kirsten Gillibrand on 60 Minutes

Picking through the new Siena poll on topics such as recreational marijuana legalization

What effect does Howe arrest have on Percoco trial, march calls for answers in death of man in Schenectady police custody, miles long ice jam on Mohawk, sliding to a silver medal

The week ahead

A snapshot from a winter day, then

Yep, this flu season continues to be bad

Proposed apartment project at the Playdium site gets OK from planning board

CoLab

Opening arguments in trial connected to Jay Street fire, more cross examination of Todd Howe, new Troy police chief, remembering Edmund O'Neal

A potential map for Troy's future

The Business of Digital Games at TVCOG

Albany County Land Bank successful buyer workshop

Stuff to do this weekend

Albany Symphony season 2018-2019

Trial begins in Jay Street fire, Percoco defense takes on Howe's credibility, graduation rates up in NY but down in Schenectady

Albany's got a new system for tracking its snow plows -- also answers to some common questions and complaints

Williamstown Theatre Festival 2018

The Albany Capital Center is hosting concerts now

What's up in the Neighborhood

A transit-centric map of the Capital Region

Percoco and the ziti, Senate Dems unveil gun legislation, RPI administrator asked alumni association to send controversial email, it's snowing

Today's moment of winter

Andy Borowitz at Proctors

Sampling at Farmers Hardware

Traffic problems, relatively speaking

Icy, Snowy Apocalypse Watch

Sheehan presses case for permanent increase in Albany state funding, Howe testifies at Percoco trial, sentencing in UAlbany rape case, bowling a farewell to the Playdium

Shadows cast in chalk

Two local fat bike events coming up

Bill Murray, Jan Vogler and Friends at Proctors

24-Hour Drone 2018 at Basilica Hudson

The Piano Guys at SPAC

SPAC 2018 classical performances

Start of trial connected to Jay Street fire, Troy police detectives indicted, decision on Boreas Ponds use, tracking vacant buildings in Albany

The week ahead

Today's moment of architecture

Between The Lines at ACG

It's fat biking season

Black Family Technology Awareness Day at RPI

Women of Science at the New York State Museum

Madden: New leadership and training for Troy police soon, New York hit with $14 million penalty over highway signs, Republican challenger for Kirsten Gillibrand

UAlbany wants to upgrade its Alumni Quad, and it's looking for input from the public

Get a flu shot. Cover your cough. Stay home if you're sick.

Upstate Alliance for the Creative Economy roundtables

"We're asking people to invest in all kids and not just their own."

Stuff to do this weekend

Downtown Albany food tours starting this spring

Faso, Stefanik safe following Amtrak crash, 20 years for Albany Father's Day shooting, prosecutors: Percoco used influence in "Albany game," William Kennedy celebrates 90 years

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