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Mario Cardenas admitted he was nervous when Barstool Sports founder and President Dave Portnoy came into his brand new, recently opened pizza joint called West Ave Pizzeria. Cardenas had only been open for about a month, and the impromptu visit by Portnoy came on a day when they were dealing with some unforeseen issues...

While the future of Governor Cuomo remains up in the air, one thing that many New Yorkers agree on - and appears quite clear-  is that he should resign or step down.  People are just finding different ways to express it. As media from all over the Capital Region and beyond hunkered down to cover the explosive sexual harrassment allegations against Governor Cuomo in Albany on Wednesday, there was a

Throughout the years, Ticonderoga has become a Star Trek paradise of sorts for legions of "Trekkies" throughout the Capital Region and beyond.  It all started over 25 years ago when James Cawley and his grandfather decided to "rebuild" some of the incredible Star Trek sets for super fans to enjoy. Cawley, th...

I must have watched this one minute clip at least a 30 times - and perhaps there's an underworld inferno waiting for more somewhere -  but I cannot stop laughing at this. When I was a kid, our family spent many summers on this very boardwalk, riding rides at this very pier.  In...

Many people in our area have said that the weather has been making them depressed lately and I believe it.

A popular deli in Saratoga Springs, well known for their delicious sandwiches and homemade soups, has been whipping up more than meals in their kitchen lately.  But their latest beef isn't on the menu, and they're only serving it to critics. ...

The Adirondack Outlaw, the new thrill ride at the Great Escape in Lake George, finally opened and people with very strong stomach's had a chance to go on it over the holiday weekend. First off, I will tell you that as a kid, I loved these kinds of intense rides. ...

At around 6pm Thursday evening, a massive crowd of police officers, firefighters, bikers, cheerleaders, friends, family and complete strangers gathered below the foot bridge at Albany Medical Center to lift the spirits of an 11-year-old girl named Anna LaBella...

In a beautiful moment captured on video, three runners on the Shenendehowa girls track and field team locked arms with a fellow student batting cancer, helping her cross the finish line at a meet on Monday afternoon.  The clip has gone viral and for good reason; it's a touching moment that gave chills to the hundreds of thousands of people who have watched it. ...

It's been nearly 2 months since the Colonie crash involving K9 Sergeant Joe Iachetta left him fighting for his life.  It was so bad, emergency personnel were forced to extricate him from his crushed SUV.   Believed by many at the time that he had suffered life-threatening injuries, the Capital Region rallied on his behalf and remained hopeful and supportive while we  waited for any good news in re

Last week while searching for a parking spot near Washington Park in Albany, I approached a light and it was red.  Naturally, I came to a stop and looked up while waiting for it to change colors.  In doing so, I noticed a pair of sneakers, tied together by the laces had been flung over the wire.  I didn't think too much of it.  Two days later at the same intersection, I noticed a second pair of sn

Almost one month to the day that a car unbelievably smashed through the window of Dolce and Biscotti Italian Bakery in Clifton Park, another car slammed into a support structure in front of their building. The incident happened yesterday afternoon and has the owners and staff of the pastry shop wondering why these things keep happening.  Is it merely a coincidence or is there something going on in