Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Crystal Gayle, the Grammy-winning, crossover country-pop star most famous for “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue,” sold out the 300-seat Wood Theater in a show hosted by promoter Kevin Richards last Thursday, Aug. 29.
Dressed in red, black and lots of silver sparkle, the artist won over the mostly older, universally welcoming crowd with sultry vocals on her county classics and covers, an …
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Q&A: What do you want to go into now vacant Red Lobster?
By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor
With the Red Lobster restaurant having just closed in Queensbury Plaza as the company struggles through bankruptcy, we asked Chronicle digital subscribers what they’d like to see going into that space?
How about Trader Joes? The Halfmoon (Clifton Park) location is doing lots of business even with Aldi 2/10 of a mile away, which still does a booming business. Also, while chatting with … Read More »
No missing this new downtown business
Chronicle editor Mark Frost writes: If half the battle for a new business — or any business, for that matter — is just getting noticed, chef-baker Diane Kloepfer clearly has a plan. She’s opening Kitch A Vibe, a “micro-eatery and event space,” in the former Juicin’ Jar on Exchange Street in Glens Falls. The building exterior has just been painted bright orange and the side wall is now a billboard …
Glen St. tenants get eviction notice; Patten project site
391 Glen St. resident Denise Baldwin told The Chronicle she received a notice to vacate on Aug. 27 from her landlord, One Washington Street Development, LLC. The Chronicle obtained a picture of the notice to verify Ms. Baldwin’s report. It orders Ms. Baldwin to leave the premises by Nov. 30.
*CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to the document as an eviction notice, instead of as a …
Read More »Fire damages Cole’s Woods bridge; not ‘natural cause’
By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Staff Writer
The City of Glens Falls reported fire damage to a foot bridge in Cole’s Woods.
“Two 9-1-1 calls were received in the early morning of Saturday, Aug. 24, reporting that a footbridge in Cole’s Woods was smoldering,” the City said.
“The footbridge is located on the ‘Long Diagonal’ section of the Cole’s Woods Tom Jacobs Race Loop Trail.”
The bridge crosses Halfway Brook.
“The …
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