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Erin Pihlaja

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Erin Pihlaja

Private Intimidator

by Erin Pihlaja May 22, 2013

On May 9, at around 6:30 PM, a small group of union members, citizens, and employees of the Albany County Nursing Home held a peaceful vigil outside of the home of Albany County Legislator Mary ...

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Investments Revisited

by Erin Pihlaja May 22, 2013

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The wild weather held off on Tuesday (May 21) long enough for the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region to host its Annual Spring Tour. This year, the event took investors, borrowers, and members ...

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Champagne on the Park 2013

by Erin Pihlaja May 15, 2013

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Who doesn't love tulips and champagne? Maybe a select group of people, but many other people do like anything and everything that has to do with legally drinking in Washington Park, local food, and improving ...

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Nixing the Sixth

by Erin Pihlaja May 15, 2013

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The Egg. The Empire State Plaza. The Capitol and the Million Dollar Staircase. Dutch traders. Tulips. There are certain things that are synonymous with Albany, and for anyone who has lived here during the past ...

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Making Fun of History

by Erin Pihlaja May 15, 2013

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On Tuesday (May 14), approximately 60 fourth-grade students from West Point Elementary School enjoyed a day of history lessons via period games and activities at the Stephen and Harriet Myers House on Livingston Avenue in ...

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They Paved Paradise

by Erin Pihlaja May 15, 2013

  Call it what you will—divine intervention, a stay of execution—but the resilient bell tower of St. Patrick’s church is just not coming down, as planned, anyway. On Tuesday (May 14), a crane was transported, in pieces ...

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Two Sides, One Story

by Erin Pihlaja May 15, 2013

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  The beginning of a pattern of dualities began in his life, says Jason Blue Lake Hawk Martinez, when he was 1 year old and his parents split up. The dissolution of the union between his ...

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War Stories

by Erin Pihlaja May 8, 2013

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  When Brianna Carter, age 17, first met the nine female veterans whose stories are the heart of the play, On Her Shoulders, she was surprised. She had expected, as she describes, the “G.I. Jane” type—the ...

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You’re Goin’ Down

by Erin Pihlaja May 8, 2013

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  How long does it take to demo a 19th-century building? Better question: How long to take down seven of them? Before 10 AM on Monday (May 6) an Albany-based demolition company, DiTonno & Sons, set ...

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Private Talks on Public Funding

by Erin Pihlaja May 8, 2013

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  The sign outside of Room 124 at the state Capitol may have read, “New York State Public Hearing,” but to the many people, including members of the media, who were refused entry to the proceedings, ...

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Elephant Walk

by Erin Pihlaja May 1, 2013

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus is coming to town this week (May 2 through May 5), and not everyone is excited about it. Animal-rights activists have historically lashed out at the 94-year-old ...

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Dredge Report

by Erin Pihlaja May 1, 2013

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  “I grew up in Greene County,” said Judith Enck. “I went to a high school that was right on the banks of the river. I remember being a teenager and going waterskiing, and the goal ...

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Blight Fight

by Erin Pihlaja April 24, 2013

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  Jackie Jenkins-Cox stands at the intersection of North Lake and Clinton avenues in Albany’s West Hill neighborhood. She points to an empty lot on the corner and reminisces about a meat market that once stood ...

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Promised Land

by Erin Pihlaja April 24, 2013

It’s been just over two years since Trinity Alliance and the Albany Housing Authority secured a $5 million grant for the development of the Capital South Campus Center, a 12,200-square-foot educational facility to be located ...

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Flower Children

by Erin Pihlaja April 17, 2013

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Many parents joke that they wish their new baby came with an owner’s manual. Unfortunately, there isn’t a standardized, handy-dandy reference guide for making all of the right decisions as a parent. Most of us ...

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He’s Back

by Erin Pihlaja April 17, 2013

Albany City Treasurer Kathy Sheehan is looking to move into the mayor’s office, and on Sunday, Darius Shahinfar announced that he is ready to take her place as Albany’s chief fiscal officer. “It’s a stay-the-course race,” ...

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We’ve Got a Race

by Erin Pihlaja April 10, 2013

“It felt good, it quieted all of the questions,” said Corey Ellis, Albany’s 11th Ward Democratic leader, after he officially announced last Friday (April 5) that he would run for mayor of Albany. “I felt ...

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No Laughing Matter

by Erin Pihlaja April 10, 2013

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  Phil and Joanne Markham donned their finest garments and set up shop in Albany’s Townsend Park last Saturday (April 6) to hock homemade pickles. The main ingredient, discounting the shriveled ex-cucumbers, was fracking “brine”—a chemical ...

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The Spirits Move

by Erin Pihlaja March 27, 2013

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“A rising tide floats all boats,” says John Curtin. Matthew Jager nods his head in agreement, the saying has become a business mantra for the two Albany men, both in their 30s. They are referring ...

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Art in Motion

by Erin Pihlaja March 27, 2013

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“I have used approximately 4,768.75 feet, which is 511 feet short of one mile or 15.89 football-field lengths, of tape, and this is just since December 2012. It’s safe to say that I have used ...

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Raising the Bottom Line

by Erin Pihlaja March 21, 2013

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  The big New York state budget reveal probably won’t happen until sometime this weekend, leaving many interested parties in the lurch as they eagerly wait to see if their concerns are addressed. In regard to the ...

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No Place Like Home

by Erin Pihlaja March 21, 2013

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  “It was a real eye-opener,” says Jason Trendell, of the moment that he first visited Waterworks Pub, one of Albany’s few gay bars, seven years ago. “I had just come out a month prior, and ...

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Hot for a Cause

by Erin Pihlaja March 6, 2013

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  Alana Sparrow stood on one leg in front of the mirror of a yoga studio in Latham, arms wrapped around one another and raised in front of her face. Sweat poured off her body; her ...

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Women Take the House

by Erin Pihlaja March 6, 2013

The expanded version of the Violence Against Women Act finally got approval from the U.S. House of Reprresentatives on Feb. 28, after it stalled at the very beginning of the year and failed to be ...

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Representin’

by Erin Pihlaja February 27, 2013

Yo. Albany is a college town and UAlbany represents the SUNY system on the public university tip. Huh? No biggie, let's let the videos talk. SUNY just released a promotional video featuring rapper and UAlbany alumnus ...

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