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If you’ve followed the recent drama involving the local Italian pizzeria A Taste of Italy, you know that they stepped in deep doo-doo and their only way to get out of it is to step in more doo-doo. Rewind. A bigoted, racist, Islamophobic post after the death of a young boy, Harbe Nagi, was released…

I hosted my Wednesday night trivia game at the Van Patten Golf Course in Clifton Park last night. Seven teams competing, with the winning team actually comprised of Shen high school alumni returning for their reunion. Fun night. On the way home, I thought I’d stop at Stewart’s and pick up a quick bite. There’s…

Cheryl Bentyne was the lead soprano on the jazz-rock vocal harmony quartet Manhattan Transfer, arguably one of the greatest singing combos of the last few generations. Her group and solo work has earned her ten Grammy Awards, a wall of gold and platinum record awards, and worldwide acclaim. And now, after Manhattan Transfer completed its…

A Taste of Italy is a local pizza restaurant that, of late, has served more “foot in mouth” than pepperoni. As I previously posted, their racist comments that were left about the accidental drowning of a 7-year-old autistic boy’s drowning – a post that excoriated the boy’s Islam faith – drew scorn and protests around…

The Union Pacific 4014 “Big Boy” steam locomotive is now on its way back to the West Coast. It traveled to Pennsylvania and arrived in Philadelphia just in time for America’s 250th birthday, and now it returns home. And along the way, people want to catch a glimpse or a photo of the train in…

Mitch McConnell, the firebrand ultra-conservative Senate leader from Kentucky, probably died a few days ago. And the Republican leadership does NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW HE’S DEAD. Right now, the body of Mitch McConnell lies in state at an undisclosed hospital. He was found unconscious in June 2026, and hasn’t been heard from since. Well,…

The news swirled around the Capital District. A seven-year-old boy, Harbe Nagi, went missing from a home in Menands. Immediately the community leaped into action. Amber Alerts. Neighborhood watches. Prayer chains. And they were racing against time. Harbe Naqi was a seven-year-old boy with autism, who might not respond to verbal calls or cues. But…

The Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C. is Donald Trump’s party for America’s 250th birthday. It’s also an unmitigated disaster. If you’re talking “state fair” like the ones that appear each summer, this “fair” has about as much entertainment as if someone set up a few kiddie rides in a department store parking lot.…

I swear, people will get their boxers in a knot over the tiniest of slights. And the new slight happens to involve the Union Pacific 4014 “Big Boy” train that is currently traveling to the East Coast. Specifically – posts like this. That’s right. This snowflake is kvetching over the nomenclature of a railroad locomotive’s…