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I need some cheering up.  Yesterday’s news about Bob & Ron’s Fish Fry closing its Central Avenue restaurant has me bummed.  Another iconic Capital District location ends.  But hey, we’ve received more chain restaurants like Sonic and Joe’s Crab Shack, right… 😦 Sorry.  Just me ranting. Maybe the blog posts from the Capital District’s community…

Okay.  Time to wake up.  Rise and shine.  Revilee, Revilee… There’s a lot of fantastic blog posts today, so let’s get right to it. This week’s blog posts of interest include: Fran Rossi Szpylczyn’s “There Will Be Bread” blog, “Suggestions for Advent.” (Read this first.) (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRAN!!!) Gina Peca’s blog, “They are not just…

There are moments in this world – moments that, like the sweep of a second hand on a wristwatch, you can always trust.  The sun will rise in the morning and set in the evening.  The stars will shine at night, the clouds will dance at daytime. And every Thursday, I step away from my…

So I guess “Back to the Future: Part II” wasn’t a documentary after all, at least in terms of the Cubs winning the World Series. But there’s one thing you can count on – just as much as you can count on death, taxes, and Keith Richards surviving a nuclear apocalypse. And that is my…

There’s something that motivates every blogger out there.  They’re motivated to tell the stories, to share their moments, to convey the feelings that surround them with people who want to read these moments.  These conversations come from the heart, they come from the soul, they come from the very essence of our being.  And being…

Columbus Day weekend is fast approaching.  The fall foliage is exploding with vibrant colors.   And as the holiday weekend arrives, here’s a great way to start things off – by enjoying the writings of the Times Union’s gifted community blogging team. So are you ready to enjoy the best of the blogs this week? Sure…

It is a sad day here at the Times Union blog page.  We are losing one of our own. Rev. Alan Rudnick has relocated to shepherd a new flock in Central New York – and with that, he has reluctantly announced that he is leaving the TU blog page. Trust me, I’ve tried to woo…

Wow.  It seems like another great day today.  So get your coffee, get you breakfast, get an orange out of the fridge… And sit down to enjoy ten great blog posts by the Times Union’s crew of awesome community bloggers. And let’s start with… Sara Rose Wheeler’s “Roaring Twenties” blog, “Me, myself and my heart…