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CapNY Black-Owned Business Highlight: Ada Harper
Ada Harper is the force behind 518Blk, a site for the Black community to discover events and information across the Cap Region. Ada created 518Blk…
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CapNY Creative Highlight: Robert Fuller
Robert Fuller’s retail space, “Robert at Home” in the Door 15 warehouse in Hudson, is the height of cozy cabin cool. Unique and eclectic pieces…
CapNY Road Trip: Columbia County Waterfalls, Hikes, Art and More!
Columbia County is home to stunning hikes, streams and waterfalls — perfect in all four seasons. Plus, there’s the thriving cultural scene, with standout sites…
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CapNY Relocation Stories: NYC to Catskill with Actress/Bartender Charisse Bellante
Charisse Bellante is an actress, bartender, Pilates instructor, drummer…just to name a few of the things she does. Born and raised in Kansas City, she…
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CapNY Road Trips: Rensselaer County
By: Danielle Sanzone Rensselaer County may not be easy to spell but it’s a county with rich history and beautiful rural landscapes. This road trip…
CapNY Black-Owned Business: West Indies Natural Food and Grocery, Hudson
Each week, ACE will be visiting a black-owned businesses featured in our list. Have a business to add, or a place that we should visit?…
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Black Lives Matter
The murder of George Floyd and the ensuing protests left us reeling last week. We steadfastly support Black Lives Matter and the protests over systemic…
Cap Region Entrepreneur Highlight: Kaciem Swain
Kaciem Swain was born and raised in Arbor Hill and the South End of Albany, in an underserved community. His plan was to move away…
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A Freelancer & An Activist: Jade Warrick, “TrashKid”
Jade Warrick is a powerhouse artist and freelancer. Known in the art world as “TrashKid,” you may remember her from our “Freelancer February” series. Jade…
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CapNY Essentials: A Guide to Black-Owned Businesses and Black-Led Organizations
Support 200+ Capital Region black-owned business and black-led organizations by shopping, hiring, posting, contributing funds, volunteering, and learning more about what they do. Click on…
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CapNY Essentials: Farmers Markets, Nurseries, and Farm Stores
One of the very best things about NY’s Capital Region is our access to farmers and farmland. Lucky for us, most of us can get…
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Cap Region Creatives: Andrea “Drea” LaRose
Andrea “Drea” LaRose is a Cap Region native, born in Troy, NY. She’s an artist that works primarily in photography and site-specific installations that deal…
Unemployment Talks: Salon Owner, Jessica Shattuck
Meet Jessica Shattuck, Owner of The Shop on 7 in Latham. Before salons were legally shutdown, Jess made the difficult decision to shut down her…
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Cap Region Bike Trails: Jeff Buell’s 16-Mile Loop, From Albany to Troy
By: Jeff Buell, Principal of Redburn Development Over the past couple of months, biking has become the preferred mode of transportation for many looking for…
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Cap Region Creatives: Marilyn McCabe
Marilyn is a published poet, living in Saratoga Springs. Her main creative outlet is poetry, sometimes making videos that blend her words with images and…
Unemployment Talks: Freelance Editor Barbara Price
Meet Barbara Price, an artist and freelance textbook editor with a number of large publishing clients. Right before the pandemic and shutdown, she had a…
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Cap Region Cocktails at Home: Janesha “Jaja” Levons
Janesha “Jaja” Levons was born into a military family, and until her early 20’s, they moved every three years, across the U.S. and to Antigua,…
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Cap Region Road Trip: Rural Schenectady County
This drive through rural Schenectady County is a great way to explore Capital Region’s natural beauty and pick up some craft beverages along the way.…
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Unemployment Talks: Freelancer and Business Owner Kim Gilmour
Meet Kim Gilmour, Owner of FisheyeCeramics, a ceramic design studio on Main Street in Catskill and freelance audiobook producer. COVID-19 had an immediate detrimental impact…
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Cap Region Road Trips: Saratoga Springs to Schuylerville
This country drive on Route 29 from Saratoga Springs to Schuylerville is a great chance to revel in the farmland, lakes and rivers, and apple…
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Cap Region Creatives: Sandy Ebejer
Sandy Ebejer is a local freelance writer. She’s fairly new to the Capital Region, moving here from Los Angeles three and a half years ago.…
Cap Region Cooks: Jermaine Wright
Jermaine Wright is a Personal Chef, Dancer, and Social Media Influencer from southside Jamaica, Queens, NY, now living in the Cap Region. He is self-taught,…
A Freelancer’s Quarantine Reflection
By: Gabby Fisher, ACE Digital Marketing Manager I woke up happy today. An hour or two passed…still happy. I called my sister. We both suffer…
A Chat With SPAC’s Elizabeth Sobol
Elizabeth Sobol is the President and CEO of Saratoga Performing Arts Center. She is also a voracious reader, champion of the cultural arts and lover…
Cap Region Road Trip – Lake George
By: Rachel Dunn Despite all of our restrictions, we are not without options – and no, we don’t mean Netflix vs. Hulu. The great outdoors…
Creatives in Quarantine: Hassan Eminyawi
Meet Hassan Eminyawi, Owner of Urban Aftermath Books, an online book business with a warehouse in Menands and a physical shop in the City of…
Cap Region Cooks in Quarantine: Amy Koren-Roth
Amy Koren-Roth is the Founder of Taste of Troy Food Tours, walking culinary and historical excursions offered in both Albany and Troy, with stops in…
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Cap Region Creatives in Quarantine Gallery
We’ve organized the Creatives in Quarantine Gallery as a scrolling experience, so that it feels a bit like you’re strolling a physical gallery; you can stop…
Creatives in Quarantine: Margaret Hall & Yvonne Perry
Creatives in Quarantine is a segment that highlights creative professionals across the Capital Region during this period of isolation due to COVID-19. We have developed…
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Cap Region Road Trips: A Hudson River Drive, From Coxsackie to Catskill
River Views, Picnic Sites, Forest Hikes, Three Historic Towns, and Great Take-Out Last weekend, itching to get out of the house, my kids, boyfriend and…
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Pantry Emergency Meals
By: Deanna Fox Writer Deanna Fox is the founder of Albany Cooking School and a food journalist with clients all around the world, as well…
Cap Region Creatives in Quarantine: Richard Lin
Creatives in Quarantine is a segment that highlights creative professionals across the Capital Region during this period of isolation due to COVID-19. We have developed…
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The Covered Bridges of Washington County
By: Maureen Sager, Executive Director of ACE Want a picturesque, quarantine-friendly drive to some of the most charming and photo-friendly spots of the Capital Region?…
Cap Region Creatives in Quarantine: Kirsten Voege
Creatives in Quarantine is a segment that highlights creative professionals across the Capital Region during this period of isolation due to COVID-19. We have developed…
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Cap Region Creatives in Quarantine: David Reali
Creatives in Quarantine is a segment that highlights creative professionals across the Capital Region during this period of isolation due to COVID-19. We have developed…
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A Breath of Fresh Air: Sixteen Cap Region Walks in the Woods
By: Deanna Fox Lucky for us, the Capital Region is flush with amazing outdoor spots that offer wide open green space and interesting walking trails…
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