Flowing in tune
“I love this song,” said Evan Marré as Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” begins playing at The Brakes coffee shop on Lark Street in Albany. The 22-year-old musician from Scotia has just been...
View ArticleTen Broeck Mansion in Albany is hosting holiday events for all ages through...
As rich and ever-present as Albany’s history may be in its cityscape, it may not come alive more vibrantly than during the holidays.
View ArticleSeven financial resolutions for people in their 50s
For most people, the 50s are your power earning years. You are an expert in your field and valued at work, and your paycheck reflects it. Also, according to a 2014 study conducted by the Today show,...
View ArticleLife’s soundtrack
You know a trend has reached its pinnacle when Mom starts asking you about something she saw on the home shopping channel. So goes the phenomenon of vinyl records and the record players you find on QVC...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Co-op is a labor of love, not a job
This editorial first appeared in the Dec. 9 editions of Spotlight News.
View ArticleLatest Disney on Ice showcases cultures from around the world
Disney on Ice returns to the Times Union Center with a global view on the holidays.
View ArticleSqueeze’s Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook present their acoustic side...
There have been many incarnations of the British band Squeeze over the last four decades. What hasn’t changed, for the most part, has been the songwriting team that fronts the rock group – Chris...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: E Pluribus Unum: Out of many, one
This editorial first appeared in the Dec. 16 editions of Spotlight News.
View ArticleThis is not your father's Star Wars
“The Force Awakens” is not your father’s “Star Wars,” but the experience J.J. Abrams provides audiences is something all together familiar, yet fresh for a new generation of fans.
View ArticleGet To Know: Marion Kehrer
This first appeared in the Dec. 16 editions of Spotlight News.
View ArticleAlbany Center Gallery’s Artist of the Year named
Albany Center Gallery threw its annual themed gala late last month at the brand new Renaissance Hotel in downtown Albany and honored local artist Richard Garrison as ACG’s Artist of the Year.
View ArticleChristmas at the Capital Rep, and the actors who launch their careers from...
Local theatre is a springboard to professional acting for Capital District youth.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Peace be with you
This editorial first appeared in the Dec. 23 editions of Spotlight News.
View ArticleGet To Know: Oliver
This article first appeared in the Dec. 23 editions of Spotlight News.
View ArticleA list of places to consider when planning to ring in the New Year
We, as residents of the Capital District, pick on our region for being small. But, when it comes to doing something for New Year’s Eve, it never fails to provide.
View ArticleWhy Bethlehem denied a request to post a Christmas sign on town property, and...
It started on the ides of December. Elena Marcelle, a resident of Bethlehem, petitioned the town to place her “Merry Christmas” sign at a small public park where Kenwood and Delaware avenues intersect...
View ArticleEDUCATION: Separate college from the economy
Higher education is a stressful process that is on the minds of high school seniors everywhere, including myself.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Refreshingly civil
This editorial first appeared in the Jan. 13 editions of Spotlight News.
View ArticleAlbany Twilight League: Playing baseball for 85 years, and counting
A Roberto Clemente toss from where Albany’s Clinton and Central avenues intersect lies the last living vestige of baseball’s pioneer era.
View ArticleGet To Know: Lianne Webster-Kim
This originally appeared in the Jan. 13 editions of Spotlight News.
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