Cult Classics, Coffee, and Cinephiles
By David King

Twenty-five years into its successful run, the locally owned Spectrum Theatre continues to adapt to changing business conditions with new ideas for new audiences

Bad Luck Is a Temporary Thing
By Stephen Leon

Facing a sudden interruption, a local business goes into survival mode—and comes out stronger

Is the Bible Belt Your ‘Local Community’?
By Miriam Axel-Lute

The Supreme Court sets an impossible standard for proving threats to artistic speech on the Internet

Closer Than You Think
By David King

Critics slam Spitzer for comparing upstate to Appalachia, but some of it is Appalachia

He Fell in Love With the Drum Art
By Bill Ketzer

How Jim Feck turned a chance meeting into a thriving business designing logos for drummers

Savage Love
By Dan Savage

If Dan Savage won't answer your weird, disgusting, perverted, embarrassing questions about sex, perhaps you'd best keep them to yourself.

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2006 Bridal Guide

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Holiday Fashion 2005

2005 Local Music Guide

2005 Fall/ Winter Dining Guide

Best Of the Capital Region 2005

Readers’ Poll 2005

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