According to this link, the troubled bar Kokopelis, which has been shut down since January, will reopen under a new name. The bar, which has suffered in the past from various outside brawls and fights, will reopen tonight under a brand new name, after going through a thorough renovation and upgrade. The upgrade was prepared…
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Central Warehouse receives National Preservation Award (APRIL FOOL’S DAY)
According to this link, the United States National Architecture Preservation Society has awarded Albany’s Central Warehouse storage facility one of its top honors. The building, which at one time was a cold storage and refrigeration complex, has been designated a “National Preservation Award” winner by the Society. “Our members are extremely pleased by the preservation…
Read MoreAmish Mafia episode review: “Amish Confidential” (Levi writes a book)
Wait, I thought I was done. Well, maybe I’m not. Because after I reviewed what aI THOUGHT was the final episode, there’s a final “final” recap episode. Man, this show won’t die, will it? The announcers reveal that Lebanon Levi King Stoltzfus has been living a doppel leben – a double life, with a child…
Read MoreAmish Mafia episode review: “The End Is Near”
And just like that… after four seasons, a Christmas episode, a two-hour exorcism special, and a lot of snark… the show is over. Last night’s episode – and a one-hour “Amish Confidential” post-series review – are the final offerings of Amish Mafia, the show that found a way to offend nearly everybody in South Central…
Read MoreA message from Myles
Myles Knebel was my brother-in-law from my first marriage. We didn’t chat much at the time, but I always knew him to be a good person and supportive member of his family. It would be nearly 25 years before we spoke again – and this time, it was through Facebook. It’s 2013, and Facebook’s computer…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Diamonds From the Motown Vaults
For those of you who are visiting my blog for the first time, welcome. Every so often I put together a musical blog playlist of ten songs with a theme or an underlying connection. I call it “K-Chuck Radio,” and it’s a great little playlist to listen to while you’re at work, or even if…
Read MoreAnother win for the TU Community Bloggers
If you know me by now, you understand that I am extremely supportive of my fellow Times Union community bloggers. Heck, I set aside my blog every Thursday to champion their posts and to promote their writings. And I do this because, in the past, the TU has eschewed promoting their work in favor of…
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Is this Lodge’s coin still good?
Way back in the day, Albany – like most metropolitan cities and towns – had businesses that would offer their own coinage for purchasing that company’s wares. There are several examples of “Civil War” coinage, in which someone could redeem a token to a merchant in exchange for flour or fruit. I came across this…
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When Raskolnikov doesn’t do what I want it to do…
So although I’ve been able to knock things out of the park with my Krasnogorsk FT-2 ultrawide camera “Raskolnikov,” not every experimental shot that camera has produced has proved successful. I suppose that’s the nature of the beast; you fail until you succeed. It’s part of the learning process. One thing I definitely learned regarding…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, March 26, 2015: Ten for Thursday
Yes, everybody, it’s the Thursday morning blog recap of ten awesome community and independent blogs by ten independent and community bloggers. In other words, this is the weekly blog recap that doesn’t include “hot mugshot guy” staff blogs. Trust me on this. This week’s blog posts include: Comptroller Michael Connors’ blog, “Strike Three!!! Albany County…
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