Anchor No. 5 Boutique a Lesson in Work Ethic and Local Focus
Petra Jancovicova mans her station at Anchor No. 5 Boutique in Troy. Since opening last Summer at 288 River St. next to Market Street Books, the Anchor No. 5 Boutique has fond success despite...
View ArticleSouth Troy’s Gasholder Building
The historic and unique gasholder building. Image from AllOverAlbany.com All Over Albany contributor Akum Norder writes about the unique and historic Gasholder Building at the corner of short 5th and...
View ArticleDowntown streets closed this Sunday
The RPI Tour de Troy is this Sunday morning, and as such certain streets will be closed off to traffic. Please see the full release below from City Hall. ================ (Troy – March 25, 2011) Mayor...
View ArticleLecture to raise funds for 9/11 Memorial in the ‘Burgh
Photojournalist Lester J. Millman will present “9/11 was Ten Years Ago” at The Record’s Community Labs (501 Broadway in downtown Troy) on Friday, April 29th. Millman has worked for Time, Newsweek, the...
View ArticleWhy does downtown Troy roll in its sidewalks at 5pm?
Tonight is Troy Night Out. I wanted to say that first and foremost to get you people out there. It’s always a great time, and it’s a great opportunity to find out what’s downtown and see all of the...
View ArticleMore on downtown Troy business hours, courtesy Twitter
Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and Outspoken Media co-founder Lisa Barone tweeted the following observation: It makes you wonder how many other businesses may have missed a golden opportunity on Mother’s...
View ArticleTroy Night Out this Friday, May 27th (with map of events)
Troy Night Out is this Friday night (as well as the last Friday of every month sans December). There’s no shortage of stuff to do, music to hear, art to see, etcetera. Elizabeth Young of the Troy...
View ArticleRockin’ on the River, Powers Park Concert Series lineups announced
The lineups have been released for Troy’s dual free summer concert series, Rockin’ on the River and the Powers Park Concert Series. UPDATE 6/3/2011 – The lineup for Rocking on the River for August 3rd...
View ArticleNorman Rockwell and the Collar City
TU blogger and local historian Don Rittner has a post up detailing Normal Rockwell’s Troy-inspired works and doing a side by side comparison to the real thing. Check it out.
View ArticleRPI cancels first day of classes on Monday, August 29th
RPI has cancelled the first scheduled day of classes scheduled for Monday, August 29th, in order to minimize the risk to students traveling this weekend to return to campus. It is recommended that...
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