One icon, one resturant, one nightspot – in one day

Here’s the scenario.ย  Someone’s coming to visit you from out of town.ย  They’re not from Albany, they’ve never been to the Capital District, they are visiting you and it’s the first time you’ve seen them in ages.ย  After the celebratory hugging at Albany International Airport, your guest says to you… “I’m glad to see you.ย …

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Do you want some Schenectady buildings for your model railroad? Sure you do…

Even though my family has a long history of working with and living near the railroad industry – my grandfather worked for both the New York Central and PennCentral railroads – I think one of the reasons I never really got into model railroading – except for the one day a year when I visit…

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Irish step dancing … with your hands … on a table

Suzanne Cleary and Peter Harding are devotees of Irish dancing – you know, the kind you see in shows like Riverdance. Well, these two have taken Irish dancing into a whole new world. And right now they’ve got one of the hottest YouTube clips out there. How hot is it? It showed up on three…

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