Everybody loves an insider tip. Whether it's the best kept hair secrets from your stylist, the must-see show from the entertainment buff or a scrumptious recipe from one of your favorite local chefs. This week we're giving you the chance...
Jingle SELFie
The 2013 word of the year (if you hadn't heard) according to Oxford dictionaries is Selfie. Now whether you love them or hate them selfies are everywhere on social media and it seems no one escapes the trend. And if...
Team Liberty
It was the match-up of the year as Downtown residents gathered their neighbors to take on the Business Improvement District (BID) staff in a true test of knowledge - Blue 82 Trivia Night. A short walk for all, the Downtown...
Check it out
Have you even noticed how often we use the word check? All throughout the day - we say it, we do it, we even think about it in so many different ways. Take downtown Albany. We check our coats...
Downtown Throwback
In true #tbt (throwback Thursday) spirit the newly published Fall Downtown Digest took a look back at Downtown Retail in the 1950's & 60's. Joann Ryan, an avid supporter of the Downtown Albany BID's Sculpture in the Street program, authored...
Chasing Amy
There's this thing I do with one of my friends every time we look up and see an amazing sky. Regardless of the time of day, we'll text each other random phrases such as "Monet Sky" "Dali Sky" or whatever...
Power Play
We've all tuned in for at least one audition episode of American Idol. Obviously, there's just something about that side of stardom that intrigues us. Few, aside from the producers and writes among us, get the opportunity to audition people....
PearlPalooza in Downtown Albany
If you've seen a Target ad in the last couple of years, you've already heard songs by two of the bands schedule to perform at this year's PearlPalooza - Crystal Fighters and Gentlemen Hall. Why is that? Something advertisers...
It’s a Good Night to be a Zombie
There's a zombie outbreak in downtown Albany and there's no way to beat them so you might as well join them. The zombie life (or afterlife) isn't all bad, not in Downtown anyway. Tonight zombies can enjoy a stroll through...
In The Know
It's shaping up to be a fierce competition between 10 regional Jazz acts at the 3rd Annual Downtown JazzFest. We're giving you the chance to be in the know. Wow your friends, your date, that guy at the bar next...