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Life and Arts

Extensive coverage of art, entertainment, and local restaurants in the capital Region
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‘Spamalot’ laden with silly, familiar, sometimes anachronistic fun

If SPAM (like Velveeta) is not to be served to discerning dinner guests, you can’t go wrong with a g

Pure maple syrup is poured over chocolate chip and blueberry pancakes prepared by Amy Cantor of The Omelette King Catering Company in Saratoga Springs.

People love whipping up humble, delightful pancakes any time of day or year

Pancakes have been a staple in American cuisine since the early Dutch settlements in North America.

Occupational therapists Tina VanDerwerker, left, and Leslie Bennett demonstrate safe tub transfer at the Eddy Cohoes Rehabilitation Center.

Precautions essential to keep Alzheimer’s patients out of harm’s way

The key to an Alzheimer’s or other dementia patient staying in their own home is thinking ahead and

Tales of Old Dorp: Old horse cars went so slowly that walking was just as fast

Old horse cars in late 1800s were so slow, many people preferred to walk.

Back in Time: Marines selective in search for a few good men

The U.S. Marines were looking for a few good men on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1908.

New York State Assembly Speaker Oswald D. Heck of Schenectady raises his gavel on Jan. 8, 1958, to open a new legislative session.

Capital Region Scrapbook: As legislative session of ’58 opened, Electric City delegation wielded plenty of power

Fifty years ago, the state Assembly and Senate featured plenty of local stars.

Music review: Prine holds full house in his hand

John Prine could have lost his voice to throat cancer five years ago. Fortunately, he’s still perfor

Music review: Finckel, Wu Han bring secret weapon to concert at Union

The ebullient duo of cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han has performed on the International Fes

Work of actresses ran gamut from undervalued to overrated

Gazette film critic Dan Dinicola weighs the finest female performances of 2007

Spill’n the Beans in Troy more than just a coffee place

At Spill’n The Beans, you can have breakfast, lunch or dinner, and though owner Nick Porsia found ke

Q&A: SLOC veteran Williams hits the stage in ‘Beguiled Again’

Singing has always been a big part of Bonnie Williams’ life since she was a small girl growing up in

The virtues of winter

The excitement of the holidays has ended.
Now begins the long, cold, dark and foul-weathered journey