September 2018

The week ahead

Here's the last batch of entries for this year's AOA Startup Grant

Weekend Destination: Boston

Schenectady Wing Walk 2018

Those beautiful Hudson Valley Seed Co. art packets are on sale right now

Audit of agency that awards Albany tax breaks, proposed South End development, dirt bikes in Washington Park, looking for bigfoot

Downtown Albany is in line to get $10 million from the state -- here are some of the projects that could get a slice of that money

Stuff to do this weekend

Here's the latest batch of entries for this year's AOA Startup Grant

Touring the place that (maybe) inspired Melville, and other literary stories of Albany

FBI investigating Cohoes mayor, only 45% of NY students passed state tests, Albany Med prize goes to immunotherapy researchers, Garafalo's to close after 114 years

Today's moment of autumn

Registration is open for both the Troy Turkey Trot and the Albany Last Run 5k

The Pass It On Sale for kids stuff is back this weekend

What's up in the Neighborhood

The first two entries for this year's AOA Startup Grant are posted, and the deadline to enter is almost here!

Protestors seek justice for Williams, Capital Region unemployment drops, Albany sewer concerns, reaching the century mark

Here's a chance to help map out the future of Albany's Lincoln Park

There's a modernist architecture tour of UAlbany's uptown campus coming up

Fulton History, unhacked

If you're not registered to vote, you should do it today. And if you are registered, you should check your registration today.

Bobby Brown + Bell Biv Devoe at The Palace

Dave Matthews Band at TU Center

Pay-as-you-throw recommended for Troy trash collection, notifying the public about drinking water problems, Molinaro says he has plan for cutting property taxes

Today's moment of autumn

The Albany Book Festival is this coming weekend and it also includes a big list of local authors

Drawing: Oktoberfest Block Party VIP tickets

Anarchists in the townhome

The deadline to apply for this year's $2,500 AOA Startup Grant is this week! And you should apply! Yes, you!

Troy Letter

New York's abortion laws and the Supreme Court, Albany selling its Coeymans land, crash at police station, building collapse near old South End Tavern

The week ahead

The Kenmore Hotel and Steuben Club, uproar on Elm Street, and other exciting tales of the Albany Planning Board

Seeking foregiveness

Fall foliage maps 2018

Local coding or 3-D printing classes for kids?

Percoco sentenced to prison, the people who stopped a knife attack, Watervliet road diet, in the end it's just stuff

Yep, this summer was unusually hot

Newburgh, Catskill, Troy

Stuff to do this weekend

The old riverfront and the old bridge

Hudson Valley Gamer Con

Top state mental health official charged with child endangerment, legislators await pay raise decision, rescued bear cub euthanized

Spooky, haunted, or creepy tours around the Capital Region this fall

Friend connections across space and time

It was his idea to put Nipper up there

What's up in the Neighborohood

Silver Fox Salvage is closing

Where to buy Mexican-style chorizo?

Albany homicides reach 12, JCOPE hasn't investigated Cuomo, flooding issues continue on Western Avenue, Saratoga City Hall closed for a year

Today's moment of late summer

A look around the Maiden House residential + retail conversion in downtown Albany

Bike paths from above

New Scotland Ave Restaurant Week

There's another PechaKucha night at the Opalka Gallery this week

Cohoes mayor says he's not resigning, record turnout for Democratic primary, dirt bike ride through supermarket

Mapping out the future for an alternative transportation network in the Capital District

Here's your chance to get one of those Nipper statues that have been all around downtown Albany

Discretionary riders

William Shatner is going to be at that Star Trek set tour in Ticonderoga

Moth StorySLAM at Skidmore

Governor calls for Cohoes mayor to resign, what state Senate shift could mean, APD chief talks about response to gun violence

The week ahead

There are a bunch of chances to see the inside of the beautiful State Education Building this fall

Clickable maps of county-by-county results for the Cuomo-Nixon Democratic primary, and state attorney general

Stuff to do this weekend

Cuomo wins Democratic primary for governor, multiple state Senate incumbents lose, 911 call from wife of Cohoes mayor, Troy city employee charged in connection with land sale situation

Quick-scan 2018 Democratic primary results for New York governor, lieutenant governor, and state attorney general

The Albany Police Department has e-bikes -- they're still not exactly legal for the rest of us

Bootlegger of the Soul: The Literary Legacy of William Kennedy

Old Kinderhook, oll korrect

A look around the new Bull Moose Club coworking space in downtown Albany

It's Primary Day, arrest in fatal stabbing, Albany DMV moving, looking for a few good trees

Today's moment of summer

Massry Center 2018-2019 season

Outdoor concerts at Brown's Brewing this fall

What's up in the Neighborhood

Memories of a good dog

Countdown to primaries, advocates say report in Albany police involved shooting is flawed, Regeneron to add 1,500 jobs, telemedicine could help homeless patients in Schenectady

Sanctuary for Independent Media 2018 fall

Double Dare Live at Proctors

Still hanging in there

Wedding Flea Market at Takk House

Gubernatorial primary crunch time, shooting in Albany, planned makeover of Madison Theater delayed, lucky dog

The Vandal in downtown Albany

Who's "the public" in public comments?

Walking tours of Schenectady (and beyond) this fall: treasures, The Plot, beer, Scotia secrets, rowing the river

A few bits from that Siena poll about the Democratic primary between Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon

Gym options for downtown Albany / around the Empire State Plaza?

It's primary week, new Albany police chief sworn in, Troy police officer charged, big month for Schenectady casino

The week ahead

Laying out a new path for Maiden Lane, one of Albany's very oldest streets

Alliance for the Creative Economy at The Lumberyard in Catskill

Library Expedition 36ers

Jackson Galaxy "Total Cat Mojo Live" at The Egg

APD says detective's shooting of man was justified, conviction in retrial of 1986 fatal Troy fire, the state of the craft beer boom

Stuff to do this weekend

True?

Ecovative's mushroom root tech is now being used to make (not) leather

The AOA Startup Grant is back this fall -- with a $2,500 prize -- and the time to apply is now!

Hopping on

The Business of Art at the Arts Center

Two shootings in Troy, public hearing on marijuana legalization, Rensselaer County sheriff at the White House, too hot for school?

Today's moment of summer

We The Animals at The Spectrum with special post-film Q&A

Getting a look at the "Full Spectrum" on the Helderberg Hudson Rail Trail

What's up in the Neighborhood

Waterfronts

Drink Albany 2018

Protestors demand answers in police involved shooting, Albany attack labeled hate crime, 1st day for new APD chief, it's hot

Checking out the Saratoga Ninja Lab

The Disco Biscuits at The Palace

Very hot future days

That documentary about the heyday of the Albany Patroons premieres at The Palace this month

Talking about a new look for one of Albany's oldest streets

Continued questions about man's death in Schenectady group home, Nixon makes Capital Region campaign stops, Central Warehouse owner says he's working on the project

The week ahead

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