• Albany leaders vow to have a pleasant Independence Day - WALB-TV

    Albany leaders vow to have a pleasant Independence Day - WALB-TV
    The Albany Herald
    Albany leaders vow to have a pleasant Independence Day
    WALB-TV
    ALBANY, GA (WALB) - After security issues forced police to stop the fireworks show in 2012, the July 4th events moved to the fairgrounds the last two years. But city leaders say they're back where they belong. Out of control teens caused problems ...
    4th of July festivities return to downtown AlbanyThe Albany Herald
    Fireworks coming back to downtown AlbanyWFXL FOX 31all 5 news articles »
  • Florida Teens chip in to lend Albany a hand - The Albany Herald

    Florida Teens chip in to lend Albany a hand - The Albany Herald
    The Albany Herald
    Florida Teens chip in to lend Albany a hand
    The Albany Herald
    For the seventh consecutive year, a group of teenagers from Beach United Methodist Church in Jacksonville, Fla., has given up a week of their summer break to join hands with Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful to enhance Albany. Some of the students are ...
    Volunteers from Florida helping out Albany communityWALB-TVall 2 news articles »
  • Hundreds turn out to see B-29 Superfortress in Albany - The Saratogian

    Hundreds turn out to see B-29 Superfortress in Albany - The Saratogian
    Hundreds turn out to see B-29 Superfortress in Albany
    The Saratogian
    Kaleb Gottehrer, 10, of Latham, built a B-29 model that won first place in a recent Hobby Lobby contest. He brought it with him to Albany International Airport on Tuesday where he was among the hundreds of people who turned out to see a real B-29 ...
  • Upstate NY cities, 3 others each get $1M arts grants - The San Luis Obispo Tribune

    Upstate NY cities, 3 others each get $1M arts grants
    The San Luis Obispo Tribune
    ALBANY, N.Y. — A trio of Upstate New York cities is among the recipients of $1 million arts grants from billionaire Michael Bloomberg's charitable organization. Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Tuesday that Los Angeles; Spartanburg, South Carolina; ...and more »
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  • Schneiderman Attacks 'Punting' of Contentious Issues in Albany - New York Observer

    Schneiderman Attacks 'Punting' of Contentious Issues in Albany - New York Observer
    New York Observer
    Schneiderman Attacks 'Punting' of Contentious Issues in Albany
    New York Observer
    Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today blasted the possible postponement of the fraught battle in Albany over extending or altering mayoral control of city schools, rent regulations and the 421a building tax abatement until next legislative session ...
    Tentative Deal in Albany Would Extend Rent Laws; Key Issues Are UnresolvedNew York Times
    With Albany in Overtime, Leaders Feel HeatWall S
  • Public art grant goes to Albany, Schenectady and Troy project - Albany Times Union

    Public art grant goes to Albany, Schenectady and Troy project - Albany Times Union
    Albany Times Union
    Public art grant goes to Albany, Schenectady and Troy project
    Albany Times Union
    "Breathing Lights," a public art project that aims to illuminate hundreds of vacant buildings in Albany, Schenectady and Troy, has been selected as one of four winners in the nationwide Bloomberg Public Art Challenge. Conceived by artists Adam Frelin ...
    Albany, Schenectady, Troy win up to $1 million for project focused on vacant ...Albany Business Review
    Capital Region project wins nat
  • July 4th fireworks show returns to downtown Albany - WALB-TV

    July 4th fireworks show returns to downtown Albany - WALB-TV
    The Albany Herald
    July 4th fireworks show returns to downtown Albany
    WALB-TV
    The Fourth of July fireworks celebration will return to downtown Albany for 2015. (Source: Jos Stiglingh via YouTube). "We're excited to bring Fourth of July back downtown," said Joel Holmes, Director of Recreation and Parks. The fireworks show will ...
    Albany Fourth of July fireworks show returning downtownThe Albany Heraldall 45 news articles »
  • Cab Driver Stabbed By Passenger In Albany Park - CBS Local

    Cab Driver Stabbed By Passenger In Albany Park - CBS Local
    CBS Local
    Cab Driver Stabbed By Passenger In Albany Park
    CBS Local
    CHICAGO (STMW) — A cab driver was stabbed during an attempted robbery late Monday in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The 31-year-old driver was stabbed in the neck by a passenger who tried to rob him about 11:30 p.m. in the ...
    Taxi driver stabbed during attempted robberyChicago Tribuneall 4 news articles »
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  • Powerful storms could hit Albany region Tuesday - Albany Times Union

    Powerful storms could hit Albany region Tuesday - Albany Times Union
    Albany Times Union
    Powerful storms could hit Albany region Tuesday
    Albany Times Union
    ALBANY - Forecasters are warning severe thunderstorms with heavy winds could hit the region on Tuesday. So far, models from the National Weather Service indicate the worst of the weather could hit in counties to the south of the Capital Region but ...and more »
  • U Albany looking for NY sites for weather detection system - Chron.com

    U Albany looking for NY sites for weather detection system - Chron.com
    U Albany looking for NY sites for weather detection system
    Chron.com
    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Researchers are trying to identify sites around New York state for a new high-resolution weather detection system. The New York State Mesonet is a weather system being developed at the University at Albany that will consist of 125 ...and more »
  • Albany Must Keep the Charter Cap - Gotham Gazette

    Albany Must Keep the Charter Cap - Gotham Gazette
    Gotham Gazette
    Albany Must Keep the Charter Cap
    Gotham Gazette
    Earlier this year, the New York City Council passed my resolution urging the state legislature to keep the cap on charter schools. That was nothing new: Council Members have long showed their opposition to raising the cap. But, with recent efforts by ...and more »
  • Albany hotel development call - The West Australian

    Albany hotel development call - The West Australian
    The West Australian
    Albany hotel development call
    The West Australian
    The State Government is calling for interest from developers to build on Albany's former Esplanade Hotel site. It bought the 1.3ha lot at Middleton Beach for $7 million in November amid community anger about the prime land sitting idle since the hotel ...and more »