By Mary Beth DeCecco The opening of Colonie Center in 1966 marked the shift from shopping in downtown areas to shopping in suburban malls. Forty years later, the mall is in the midst of a $75 million renovation that has...
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Last Page with John Gray
I need more chips please! By John GrayI’m a superstitious person. For example, if I was on the way to the store to buy a lottery ticket and accidentally stepped in dog doo-doo and then won $10,000, every time I...
Editor’s Letter
Everyone always says that the summers fly by, but, if you think about it, so does the winter. It’s already February. In just about two months, we’ll be in the midst of Spring Fever. Of course, the fact that retail...
Book Review: Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford
The first book I finished this year: Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford, edited by Peter Y. Sussman (Random House – $35) started my year’s reading off on a high note. Jessica Mitford, for those unfamiliar with her name, was...
Ritas Lebanese Restaurant
Overall rating on a scale of 1-10Service - 10 •Food - 10 •Ambiance - 6 •Price - $By Danielle PitanelloMy first impression upon entering this restaurant on North Allen Street in Albany was that it was spotless, warm and smelled...
Love is a verb
By Diane E. Lykes, LCSWA group of friends are sitting around a table at the local coffee house talking about the elusive and often misunderstood thing called LOVE.Julia has just shared with her friends that she and her husband have...
The three Cs for terrific parenting:
Calm, caring and consistentBy Randy Cale, PH.DAs parents, you want to do the best you can to raise your children to be loving, caring successful adults. The foundation for this begins in childhood. In my years of consulting parents, I...
Fire-up your metabolism!
By Judy TorelWhat is worse than trying to diet and exercise to lose weight? Being on a diet and regularly exercising and not seeing results! When this happens, most people attribute the lack of success to a slow metabolism. Most...
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Warren County
The Algonquin—Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing, 644-9442; www.thealgonquin.com. Will be opening March 31, 2006. Right on Lake George facing the mountains, The Algonquin serves a variety of soups and burgers for lunch and dinner, and tasty choices in chicken, seafood...