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Car fests weekend
By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
The “Vroom” is back!
Albany Rods & Kustoms Club’s Adirondack Nationals car show returns full speed to Lake George. The Adirondack Corvette Club’s annual VetteFest is back in Glens Falls. Here’s the scoop.
A full house of 1,600 colorful, souped up, reconditioned hot rods, classic and antique cars are signed up to attend the Adirondack Nationals Friday through Sunday, Sept. 9-11 at the Fort …
Read More »Miller’s Park & Elm near opening
By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer
Elizabeth and Ben Miller’s latest bold move is nearly complete. The mother and son developers have renovated the building at the corner of Park and Elm Streets, across from their building housing the Park Theater and Doc’s Restaurant.
Doc’s will be rebranded Park & Elm and move into the first floor. Next to it will be a specialty deli and market.
People “are very …
Read More »At sold-out Wood: Country music’s Randy Travis & wife Mary, 9/11
By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
When Randy Travis and his wife Mary take the stage for their two sold-out shows this Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Charles Wood Theater in Glens Falls, it’ll be “something different,” Mary told The Chronicle in a phone interview from Nashville this week.
The country music superstar and his wife, both 63, will give intimate “Up Close and Personal” programs.
“We haven’t done that …
Read More »Ben Fishel’s bird dropping cartoon now Local T-shirt
Zander Frost writes: In March, The Chronicle published a cartoon submitted by Ben Fishel showing two birds comparing their poop to the Lake George outline decals seen on cars around the region.
Now it’s a T-shirt courtesy of Bolton- based apparel company Local, who say they originally popularized the original Lake George-shaped decal.
“You can blame us for 15,000+ of the cars you see with this bird sh*t on them,” …
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