The notion of protests in various state capitols being about opening back up businesses and the economy is straight bullshit. I know it. You know. They know ...

Good morning everyone. In the last few days, several people have reached out asking how they can be included in the Massena Virtual Tipping database for bart...

SHAME ON PRICE CHOPPER "I'm the primary caregiver for my partner's Grandmother. She is 77 years old and nonambulatory, which means I can shop for her betwee...

Yesterday I wrote a blog about the shocking video being shared on the Betty Boop Diner's Facebook page. The page is currently managed by former employee Donn...

I was scrolling through Facebook on a lazy Sunday afternoon when I received an invitation to like the Betty Boop Diner Facebook page. I had never heard of th...

First came the hot yoga studio, then the smoothie place, the brewery, and the dog walking service. Now the latest trend in gentrification is all about the ax...

Are you tired of politics yet? Or perhaps you’re tired of the multitude of social media posts by friends who just learned the word ‘socialist’ and still can’...

If you have been paying attention to the Trump administration, you're probably suffering from spinning head syndrome or whiplash. The news coming out every d...

Since the end of the Great Recession in 2010, one of the big stories in demographics and urban planning has been the trend of Millennials flocking to cities....

Lark Street between Washington and Madison Avenues in Albany is a popular mixed-use business district in the middle of an existing walkable neighborhood and ...

I wouldn't consider myself a theater enthusiast, but I do enjoy seeing plays that pique my interest, so take my thoughts and experience for what they are. I ...

Another day, another complaint about nearly any transit system from friends on Facebook who live here in Albany or elsewhere across the country. Not a week g...

It has been a pretty rough week for a thousand reasons but my husband, who knows me better than all, knew just the solution - June Farms. I had never been bu...

Every once in a while I like to pull together a list of good books I've written about, but this time I'm going to do a list of the places our blogger Chrys h...

Ages ago before anyone knew how vile Chick-Fil-A's conservative contributions (financial and otherwise) were affecting our government, they had the best chic...

When most people learn about what I do, the first words that come to their mind (and out of their mouth) are usually one or more of the following: Trails! Pa...

Today's adventure, dear readers, takes us to my favorite farmer's market in the area, the Schenectady green market. The biggest draw for me here is fresh hum...

Albany Ghost Story to be premiered at Siena College and then traveling to International Festival in Eastern Europe. WHO: Piper Theatre Productions and Siena...

Hi everyone in the Girl Gone Smart Universe! My name is Dan Jeanson and I'm an urban planner. Judging by the follow-up questions that I usually get when I te...

I know this one is going to be a bit different then usual my dear readers but hear me out on this. It happens pretty often that we're in a hurry. Didn't get ...