by Taylor | Nov 19, 2019 | Life, Upstate NY
Did I ever mention that I’m pretty sure Jack and I were the original inventors of Ugly Sweater celebrations? Our senior year of high school, we coordinated the first-ever Ugly Christmas Sweater Day at Shenendehowa, and ever since then, I feel like they have been...
by Taylor | Nov 6, 2019 | Life, Upstate NY
I got a message from an old friend recently who teaches in Troy, and she asked if I’d be willing to come speak to her fifth graders as part of a journalism unit they are working on this fall. The answer was an immediate, “yes!” and was so excited for...
by Taylor | Oct 28, 2019 | Life, Trending
It was a Friday night and I was heading into bed for the night when I grabbed a piece of mail off the counter, addressed to me, and took it to my room. There was no return address (AKA, no hints of what it could be), but the front was handwritten and had all of my...
by Cap'n Jack | Oct 28, 2019 | Life
#TroyCrazy is back in action folks. Today, Tom Reale a 37-year-old political incumbent re-joined the mayoral race after dropping out a mere 3 weeks ago. According to the TU: Reale bowed out of the contest three weeks ago under pressure from County Executive Steve...
by Taylor | Oct 17, 2019 | Life, Upstate NY
We had some sad news break here in the Capital Region this week when the news broke that the legendary car dealer Anthony DePaula passed away unexpectedly in New York City. DePaula was known for building a dealership empire here in the 518, starting off with a small...
by Taylor | Oct 17, 2019 | Life
Sometimes I wonder what age I’ll be when I finally feel like I’ve actually grown up. Hint: it’s not 26. Maybe Sureet’s catchphrase, “Are you crazy? Are you stupid? Are you dumb?” is really getting to me, because sometimes things...
