Slingerlands News

ALBANY, N.Y. The Tulip Festival is Albany's signature spring event, featuring annual traditions rooted in Albany's rich heritage, over one hundred artisans selling their handmade crafts, a fine arts show, delicious food, the KidZone family fun destination, two stages of world-class live entertainment and, of course, over 100,000 tulips! Kate Bender ... (more)

Saturday looked promising weather wise in the early hours as the sun peaked in and out of the clouds.

Chuck Tobin got his start in sales when he was 5, by going door-to-door and selling Montgomery Ward catalogues to his neighbors.

During the winter, it's easy to sneak an extra helping of chocolate cake or cup of eggnog, knowing we can hide underneath bulky sweaters and turtlenecks.

At the IDA's meeting on Friday, April 26, the agency's Assistant Secretary Tom Connolly said Joe Nicolla of Columbia Development once again sent word he would like the project pulled from the meeting agenda.

Do you aspire to be an active senior one day? Are you now? When you read about the amenities that the Independent Senior Communities on this week's list are boasting, retirement sounds like a pretty sweet deal.

Tulip Queen Festival Chairman Marcus Pryor announces the 2013 Tulip Queen finalists, far right, on Wednesday in Albany.

They finally did lure a bio tech company called Breonics with less than a $1 million in tax breaks over ten years.

Rick Lipinskas of Guilderland plugs his Chevy Volt into at the new electric vehicle charging stations at the Price Chopper store on Balltown Road in Mohawk Commons in Niskayuna, NY Thursday April 25, 2013.