Karen Bjornland
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Schenectady, NY, United States
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Celebrate 2022: ‘Magical shopping experience’ keeps Clifton Park's Wit’s End customers returning (w/32 photos)
CLIFTON PARK - At Wit’s End Giftique, a special room twinkles and glitters all year-round. An eye-popping wonderland of Christmas tree decorations, it’s brimming with ornaments for every interest and occasion: kittens and puppies, sushi and cupcakes, violins and saxophones, martinis and beer mugs → Read More
An outside chance: Brewers look to outdoor seating this fall
Craft beer: Like cider doughnuts and pumpkin spice, it’s what we do in October. But if you are COVID cautious and prefer to quaff your brew outdoors instead of indoors, you better bundle up. This fall… → Read More
El Cilantro offers authentic Mexican food adventure
Beef tongue, anyone? → Read More
Imaginations will fly at Steampunk Festival
If Alice in Wonderland magically appeared in the city of Troy on Saturday, she would be astonished. “Curiouser and curiouser,” Alice would exclaim as she looked upon the odd steam-powered machines, knights in shiny armor and thousands of people clad in outlandish combinations of clothing, like welder’s goggles, lacey corsets and Victorian top hats. Oh, and don’t forget the colorful winged… → Read More
Lake George 12ster challenge appeals to hikers
Stunning views and a sense of accomplishment ... and then there are the more demanding ‘Ultra' versions → Read More
Taverna Novo’s authentic Italian cuisine impresses
The scent of garlic is nonstop at the Saratoga Springs restaurant → Read More
Which way to tasty meal in picture-perfect setting? Head UpRiver
In the summer, it’s fun to dine al fresco in downtown Saratoga Springs. But if you crave the Adirondack scene and the indescribable peace that emanates from mountains, water and trees, travel 30 minutes north to the quiet village of Lake Luzerne. The UpRiver Café is outdoor dining at its best, on an old-fashioned back porch overlooking a wild, rushing river. That would be the mighty Hudson, and… → Read More
Comfort after loss: Wedding dresses made into Angel Gowns
More than 1,600 Angel Gowns have been made and donated to parents who have lost a baby → Read More
Faces will be flush with smiles at annual outhouses race in Lake George
On Saturday, 57th annual Lake George Winter Carnival will open its 4-weekend run → Read More
Arriving at the big event by horse and carriage is oh-so romantic
A handful of businesses in the Capital Region offer carriages for that special day: Classic Carriage Service It’s not just brides and grooms who take a ride in a Classic Carriage from Johnstown. Tamara Healy’s handsome black carriage and a team of horses carried Santa in the Gloversville Holiday Parade. It was also a main attraction at Holiday on the Avenue in Scotia and the Victorian Holiday… → Read More
New venue in the woods: The Studio offers live music, more
90-seat concert hall in Greenfield Center is now in first full year of operation → Read More
Cancer survivor: 'God gave me a story to do something good'
Former Rotterdam resident has written book after long ordeal, sharing new perspective on life → Read More
Don't forget about your favorite pup on Christmas morning
4-in-10 dog owners, 37 percent of cat owners hang stockings for their pets → Read More
Victorian Streetwalk creates old-fashioned holiday spirit
This year, there’s going to be new wine tasting event at Visitor Center → Read More
Story time: Community leaders tell us what books they're reading
We discover some of their reading habits, favorite childhood books → Read More
The best in Capital Region cookbooks
There's plenty of local flavor in the pages of these cookbooks → Read More
Summer at the Clark: A banquet for the eyes
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — “It looks like a map of the U.S.,” the woman in the gallery said. “And those are the ‘oceans,’” she continued, pointing to the thin horizontal swashes of blue paint on both ends of the 21-foot-long canvas. The dark green at the top represents “Canada,” she told us. On a picture-perfect Sunday afternoon in July, there were about 20 visitors gathered near “Off White Square,”… → Read More
Who let the dogs out? Nippers on display
The strange behaviors began more than three weeks ago, when the first pack of Nipper dogs was unleashed outdoors in downtown Albany. “Someone put out a bowl of water for a dog. Someone put sunglasses on a dog. They are petting them, patting them. It’s really been fun,” says Georgette Steffens, executive director of the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District. But wait a doggone minute.… → Read More
Mariaville Lake artist contributes to Nipper project
When Matthew Bartik of Mariaville Lake decided to get his paws into Albany’s Nipper dog project, he sniffed out the real story behind the famous dog. Bartik’s design was inspired by the original Nipper image, “His Master’s Voice,” an 1899 painting that shows a dog listening to a gramophone, an early phonograph that recorded and replayed sound. Victor, his dog, not only looks like the traditional… → Read More
Road trips blend art, nature and the outdoors
Take a quiet walk in a forest of birch, elm and sugar maples. Wander in a meadow dotted with clover and wildflowers. How about a short hike or some geocaching with the kids? → Read More