Tag: Albany
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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
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
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
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.…