July 2018

Follow up: Adirondack Barnwood Salvage

Follow up: Fort Orange Brewing

Illustrations of Albany's history

Music break: Bear Grass

Blue islands

Stuff to do this weekend

Fatal stabbing in Albany, Guardian Angels headed to Schenectady, Milton loses Boyhaven, Stiller's Dannemora series at Cannes

A few thoughts about the Albany Police Department's new public data site

Rain in the ground

There's another Capital Walls mural tour in downtown Albany coming up

What's up in the Neighborhood

Figuring the risks of a tick bite

"Art & Cosmos" talks at SPAC

Four more NXIVM arrests, conviction upheld in deadly Troy fire, Capital Region unemployment drops again, Marry Me Mint

Capital Region county fairs 2018

Bike equity

Black Violin at The Egg

Fall Fermentation Festival at Common Roots

Wheels to Waterford History Ride

Sentencing in Schenectady Facebook Live standoff, local newspapers suffering large circulation declines, Esperanto eyeing doughboy bakery, 70 years together

Today's moment of summer

A piece of street with new purpose

A downtown corner in context

WEXT Exit Dome show with Sean Rowe

Quality of everyday life

Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show: Abbi Crutchfield + Luke Thayer

Examining the context of Albany's rash of violence, fired Home Depot employee passes on job re-offer, state's bill for food truck fight, Grandma's is set to re-open

The week ahead

An opinion on blood plasma centers, methadone clinics, a large logo, and other exciting tales of the Albany Planning Board

Exploring Washington County

New Albany police chief appointed, the experiences of detained immigrants, developer buys First Prize site, floating islands against river pollution

The Cornplanter pipe tomahawk

Stuff to do this weekend

"I departed this life unexpectedly, but peacefully..."

Saints Alive, Boeheim's Army, Jimmer and The Basketball Tournament

Hanging around the film shoot

Q Poll: Cuomo has double digit lead over Nixon, Troy protests over grand jury decision in Dahmeek McDonald shooting, bullet holes found in Albany County Democratic headquarters

Today's moment of summer

Eminent domain possibility in downtown Albany parcels

CapSci workshop on talking about science with the public

Old-school cooking and ice cream at Crailo

What's up in the Neighborhood

Future fashion

Unicorn bikes for the bike share, a few ridership numbers for this season so far

Charges in Schenectady family shooting, Skelos & Son convicted in retrial, Guardian Angels plan Albany recruitment, gun show moves to Schenectady

Ghosts on a street that no longer exists

Albany City Hall on the Road 2018 summer/fall

There's a new type of tick in New York State

Repair Cafe Schenectady returns

Block party at Franklin Alley Social Club

Albany continues to deal with rash of violence, no charges for Troy officer in 2017 shooting, reps reacts to Trump/Putin, possible repurposing for Troy pools

The lady in the window

Gawking at the renovation of the long-vacant buildings on Broadway in Albany near the railroad overpass

Interactive toiletry

Scanning that New York State Department of Health report that argues the case for legalizing recreational marijuana

Unsealed after a century

Farming Man Fest at Indian Ladder Farms

Local places to buy head scarves?

Another fatal shooting in Albany, Cuomo on Kaloyeros conviction, parole for Marybeth Tinning, naked in a cave

The week ahead

Checking out the new Rensselaer esplanade

99 properties

There will be a film shoot in Albany next week -- and a bunch of road closures and detours

Kaloyeros found guilty, Albany police officers union says it's not apologizing for statement, Albany neighborhoods continue to deal with storm flooding, scenes from the Build-A-Bear line

A few more bits about the present and future of the Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail

Restaurants and the labor market

Stuff to do this weekend

SPAC x NYCB 2018

Ludacris at the TU Center

History of domestic violence in Schenectady shooting, Albany County considers sanctuary law, population growth in Saratoga County

Today's moment of summer

How the Albany metro area compares favorably to places such as Boston, DC, and Austin

Brewtus Roasting Co.

River recreation

What's up in the Neighborhood

Beer (and cider) ice cream is now legal to be sold in New York

Mother and two children shot in Schenectady, suspect in fatal Albany stabbing, widow sues Schenectady police, Guardian Angels in Albany

Pick-your-own blueberry season 2018

Troy neighborhoods and districts map

Historic Albany Foundation Parts Warehouse sale

Retyping Ironweed at the Albany Institute

Two events talking about the Schuyler sisters

Albany police chief issues pointed response to officers' union Facebook statement, the challenge for immigration detainees being held at Albany County jail, online comments and governments

A look around the new CoLab coworking space in downtown Albany

JD McPherson at The Hangar

The second section of the Helderberg Hudson Rail Trail is now paved

"One of the nice things about running a drive-in is that very, very few people have a bad time."

"Wild Women" tour at Oakwood Cemetery

More shootings in Albany, community rallies against violence, criticism of Albany methadone clinic, Grandma's is closing

The week ahead

Today's moment of summer

New York continues to produce more and more maple syrup

"South End: Past and Future - The Journey to Rapp Road and Beyond" at APL

Where to donate bedding and towels?

Art For Lunch at the Empire State Plaza

Frustration over Albany violence, flash flooding, Schenectady fireworks problems persist, lost in the woods

Stuff to do this weekend

The upstate ocean

2.45 inches of rain

What's up in The Neighborhood

Upbeat on the Roof 2018

Fatal stabbing and four shot in Albany overnight, 5th grade teacher pleads guilty to rape, officer killed in motorcycle crash, helping people in need cool down

How a strawberry grown from a "wasteland" in Albany helped spread a national strawberry craze

Here's the new consolidated CDTA stop / pedestrian upgrades at Washington and Lark

Death Wish Coffee... in spaaaaace

NYS Summer Writers Institute 2018

The High Peaks are crowded, so the DEC would like to promote "sustainable tourism" in the Adirondacks

Stories from streets that no longer exist

Murder charge in fatal Saratoga Springs stabbing, Kaloyeros rejects plea deal, recycling costs increase, affordable housing projects proposed, about that dead coyote...

The Madison Ave traffic calming project is finished -- so what's next?

Mr. Ali

Jake Shimabukuro at Caffe Lena

Where to see fireworks around the Capital Region this Fourth of July week

It's very hot, surveying effects of the Buffalo Billion, debate over longevity pay for electeds, the dreams of your ancestors

The week ahead

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