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Social Media Guide for Food Truck Festival
If you're going to be at our first ever Food Truck Festival happening this Saturday (5/4) in Troy, NY, we want you to Tweet, Instagram, Facebook, Foursquare, flickr, and more with us! Here's a complete guide for the fest including our hashtag for the day and the Twitter handles for a bunch of the trucks. We'll even have a fancy-dandy guide to save to your phone, or print out. We'll also have paper
Free Beer + Hot Wings Live Show from Albany NY [PHOTOS]
Every time Free Beer + Hot Wings are in Albany, it's always a packed house. This morning (4/26) the guys are doing a live show from Clubhouse Race Book on Central Ave. The live broadcast hit the air at 6AM and within minutes FBHW had the crowd laughing. The broadcast is free to get in, but you'll have to pay for breakfast and beer. Show is live until 10AM.
Enormous Styrofoam Head Found Floating Down Hudson River
There are many things that can be seen floating down the Hudson River but it isn't every day that you see an enormous styrofoam head just floating along. Marist College crew coach Matthew Lavin shared some photos of the giant head his team found and brought to shore. If you ask us, it looks somewhat like New York Governor Cuomo, sans nose. Maybe we're just crazy - but you can let us know in our po
Exclusive Q-Ruption 2013 Presale Code
Q-Ruption tickets go on sale to the public tomorrow (4/25) but you can get yours ahead of the crowd today if you're part of our Rock-A-Holics. The button below takes you to where you need to go to get that presale code!
Q-Ruption is the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival on Tuesday, August 14th at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center featuring ALICE IN CHAINS & JANE’S ADDICTION.
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Walmart Employee Arrested for Prostitution in Albany Area
You can get lots of things at Walmart and apparently sex is one of them if you happen to stop in at the Queensbury location, where a MALE employee was arrested for prostitution. No word on if he was offering price rollbacks.
Media Briefing on Boston Bombings: No Apprehension Made
Officials in Massachusetts gave a press conference to update the media on the status of the Tsarnaev brothers and the Boston bombings. Gov Patrick and Boston Mayor Menino started the press conference:
Uncle of Bombing Suspects Speaks to Media
The uncle of the bombing suspects, Ruslan Tsarni, spoke to the media a short time ago and expressed his disgust with what his nephews have done. He pleaded for Dzhokar, also known as suspect #2, to turn himself in and ask the victims for forgiveness.
FBI Releases Photos of Suspects in Boston Bombing
Late Thursday afternoon (4/18) the FBI held a press conference regarding the bombings at the Boston Marathon which occurred in Boston on Monday. Here is the latest information that the FBI released to the media regarding this act of terror.
Make-A-Wish ‘Wishes In Flight Campaign’
You can help grant a wish for a local child with a life-threatening medical condition, simply by donating airline miles. Make-A-Wish Northeast New York grants around 100 wishes each year, and most involve air travel. Your donation of airline miles through Wishes in FlightSMcan help make those wishes come true...
Boston Bombing Updates – Unclear if Suspect Arrested
UPDATE: 3:56:
This will be the last update of this article this afternoon. There is a press conference with the FBI at 5P, after which we'll publish a new article recapping the details. What we do know as fact is that the FBI and has made "significant progress" in this investigation.
UPDATE @ 3:02:
The Boston police department has tweeted that there HAS NOT been an arrest made:
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FBI: Letter to President Obama Tested Positive for Ricin
The White House just held a press conference in which they confirmed that a letter addressed to President Obama has tested positive for richin. There is no indication that this letter is connected to the bombings in Boston.
Runners Unite and Organize on Twitter with #RunForBoston Hashtag
Runners are a very unified group and have a special connection whenever they meet a fellow runner. Running takes so much dedication, training, and work. While people have different motives for running, it's being a runner that brings them together...