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Man Visits Albany Spa to Expose Himself

Q103 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:14:38 +0000

So apparently the women who work at an Albany area spa aren’t there to see your junk, as evidenced by a man being arrested for doing just that. However he did call it a ‘skin condition’ which perhaps technical it is, but still not really something they can help with at the spa. It gets worse though [...]

Colonie Welfare Scammer Tries To Buy Her Way Out Of Jail Time

BJ Ragone — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:37:51 +0000

Perhaps Angela Lopez doesn’t know how the law works, but usually you don’t get out of jail free unless you’re playing Monopoly. Usually people on welfare lead a life that is less than luxurious. Not 38 year old Angela Lopez. She lives in a big house, and drives a brand new Lincoln Navigator. Not exactly [...]

Kurver Kreme Is A Must Stop When In Albany

BJ Ragone — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:45:00 +0000

Spring is here, which means seasonal spots are starting to open up. One of the best seasonal places to eat in the Albany Area is hands down Kurver Kreme. For almost 60 years Kurver Kreme has been delivering some of the best ice cream to the Colonie area. Soft serve, shakes, floats, you name it, [...]

More Albany Area Friendly's Close

BJ Ragone — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:18:00 +0000

We are witnessing the end of an era here people. We thought that the rest of our local Friendly’s were safe from closing but it seems as though they are trying to ween us off those super melts slowly. Five more restaurants get the axe. In the beginning of fall we learned that the majority [...]

Trader Joe's Coming To Albany

WQBK — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:33:18 +0000

Trader Joe’s is coming to Albany. The popular specialty grocery chain will be opening a store at 79 Wolf Road, Colonie in the Spring of 2012. Add Trader Joe’s to the list with Shop Rite and The Fresh Market of new grocery chains that are new to the Capital Region. Trader Joe’s known for its [...]

Manhunt Going On At Q103 Studios and Surrounding Area

BJ Ragone — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:24:13 +0000

Right now the Albany County Sheriffs and Colonie Police are conducting a manhunt that is taking them right here outside of our Q103 studios. Things are getting pretty intense outside. As I came in this morning I saw a car parked in the middle of someones yard on Kings Rd in Schenectady. I didn’t really [...]

Extreme Makeover House in Colonie Up For Sale

Dru — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:00:06 +0000

In 2007, ABC’s “Extreme Makeover” came to Colonie to build a new house for the Oatman family. Now, four years later, the house is on the market. Since 2003, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” has been helping the needy in America by building homes for families that have hit rock bottom. Hosted by HGTV’s resident handsome [...]

Colonie Woman Changes Guilty Plea in Welfare Fraud Case

Dru — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:16 +0000

Meet the woman with the biggest balls of steel in the world! This case has fascinated me from the get-go, and now it seems things are getting even more insane. For those of you who haven’t followed the story, I’ll give you a little background (you can also find the full story here). Last year, [...]

Eighth Graders Eat Lunch At Hooters

WQBK — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:13:57 +0000

It's an eighth grade field trip to the National Aquarium. Now a chaperone's dilemma - When it becomes lunch time, what do you do with 100 kids? Let's go to Hooters! That's what happened when a group of eighth graders from Pennsylvania got hungry on a recent field trip and soon it can happen here in Albany too!

Hooters IS Coming Back to Albany – UPDATED

amanda.medina — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:36:50 +0000

Currently, there’s a viral rumor on Facebook about Hooters coming back to Albany. So what’s the rumor I read exactly? The rumor states that Hooters will be taking the place of the old Fuddruckers building on Wolf Road in Colonie. Fuddruckers closed late last year after being open since 2007. It is supposed to be moving [...]

Local Music Outlet– DropOuts Inc.

Nick Lee — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:12:12 +0000

Band Name: DropOuts Inc. Tell us about your band!: Producer Joe Schaefer concocted the idea of making an album with a theme based on the ‘good, bad and ugly’ of drug and alcohol use and abuse. Having met Teddy Faley by way of MySpace, the two set out to create the album. “You Can’t UnChop [...]