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People are able to get the coronavirus vaccine and a free beer if they participate at the "Shot and Chaser" event at local breweries.

12 Nostalgic Albany TV Commercials You Need To Watch Again I'm a sucker for Capital Region nostalgia and every now and again I go down these rabbit hole searches to find anything uniquely exclusive and retro when it comes to the 518.  Recently I started searching on YouTube for old, vintage and classic television commercials that aired for Capital Region residents, and I kept finding more and more throwbacks that gave me all of the feels of being a kid again in the 80's, an awkward young adult in the 90's and a few from the early 2000's. From an Albany electronic store ad from 1986 featuring...

Ten years ago, much of Smithville disappeared. At roughly 3:47 p.m. on April 27, 2011, an EF-5 tornado tore a path through town. Its winds, which reached 205 miles per hour, devastated the small town and the people who had built their lives there. The storm destroyed 150 homes, 14 businesses and four churches. It injured at least 40 people. Sixteen were killed. Although the town has slowly rebuilt itself in the decade since its devastation, the scars are still there. For those who survived it, they may never fully heal. Johnny Parker learns his fate Johnny Parker has been fascinated by weathe...

Just recently, the window coverings at the upcoming Seabird restaurant at 1 S. Front Street came off. Chef Dean Neff said passersby have been peering in the windows for a look at what’s coming ever since. He first started the process to renovate and open the space that formerly held River Rat and The Whiskey more than a year ago, in November 2019. Now that he’s *this close* to opening (perhaps by the end of April), he shares more about what’s ahead.   Getting a feel for the past Neff and a team of building professionals wanted to recreate an authentic look at the renovated sp...

March 31, 2021 by Whitley Albury Andrew Scotchie is stopping by ahead of the River Rats’ new album, LIVE From a Distance, release! More Studio AVL