Category: NY

  • Wolff’s Biergarten and Wurst Haus

    Wolff’s Biergarten and Wurst Haus

    I had to be in Troy for a wake of a friend’s father. Since I usually am not in the Albany area on a weeknight I decided to mosey on over to a place I wanted to try for a while. I had originally found Wolff’s when I was here on my training/house hunting journeys…but…

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  • Racing City Brewing Company

    Racing City Brewing Company

    It is no secret that I am a fan of the local beer scene…there are over 393 breweries in New York, the most since 1876 (Dad remembers that well, right?)  You may recall that last January the Olde Saratoga Brewing Company went under. Well, a new brewery opened up just a minute down the street…

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  • Albany Tulips

    Well, it appears that my hopes to photograph the beautiful tulips in Albany isn’t going to work out. Yup, you guessed it, it started to rain. Oh well…I did get a few pictures before the storm. The first picture, well, doesn’t have tulips but I really liked the blooms on the tree. This set of…

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  • Albany River Rats

    Albany River Rats

    Yesterday was the last Albany River Rat’s night at the Times Union Center. I can’t believe in less than a month 24 years of AHL hockey in Albany will be over. The River Rats were the franchise that was here originally, well before my time. Orginally affiliated with the New Jersey Devils, they switched affiliations…

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  • Thanksgiving Dinner

    Thanksgiving Dinner

    If you don’t know me, you don’t know that I’m not around family during the holidays.  So, for Thanksgiving this year I went to Druthers (ok, I went on Black Friday) in Albany.  I first went to Druthers when I was looking to move out here and found their patio based restaurant in Saratoga Springs.…

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  • The Baseball Hall of Fame

    The Baseball Hall of Fame

    Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit a place I have long dreamed of going to, a place I never thought I’d be able to visit.   You see, The National Baseball Hall of Fame is located in upstate New York in a small town called Cooperstown.  Certainly, this boy from Illinois wouldn’t travel 800…

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  • Albany

    Albany

    Well, I haven’t used my camera all winter.  My plan was to take pictures of the beautiful surroundings with snow on the ground.  Unfortunately, there has been very little of the promised snow up here.    So, yesterday I went to Patsy’s Barber Shop in Albany at the suggestion of a friend.  You see, I haven’t…

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