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Local News:
Changes at Carmen’s
Starting May 1, Osgood’s Randy Mellentine is leasing Carmen's restaurant from her. Randy is keeping the same concept, but re-working it. New hours: Wed thru Fri 11a to 4p, Sat/Sun 9a to 4p. There will be a lighter menu for summer, with more salads, wider variety of grains, gazpacho & fresh fruit. Tropical shakes are also on their way for the summer: mango, pineapple, banana, strawberry. Carmen’s will continue to offer cubano sandwiches, empanadas & huevos cubano - all of our Latin favorites with future additions to come. Community nights will continue; anyone interested in a theme night should contact Randy at the restaurant.
Eating Mindfully - May 3rd
The Art of Feeling Nourished with Alison Shore Gaines at the Peaceful Center, 45 3rd Street, May 3, from 10-5; $75; pre-registration required; call 326-3467 for more information.
Pottery Fest- Collar City Clay Guild
May 3 & 4, 10-4 at Shaker Site near Airport; $4 for those over 12. See work by Historic Sage's Angela Kanaan.
Market Block Books
James Howard Kunstler, author/social critic on - Sat, May 3, 11 am
Kunstler will sign his new novel, World Made By Hand.
Kunstler is a Saratoga author /social critic known for his book The Geography of Nowhere, a history of suburbia/urban development in the US. In his most recent non-fiction book, The Long Emergency, he argues that declining oil production is likely to result in the end of industrialized society and force Americans to live in localized, agrarian communities. His newest book is a speculative novel which takes place in an upstate New York town after the long emergency. Questions to: Stanley Hadsell at 518-328-0045 (phone/fax) or by email.
FREE; open to the public. No tickets are required unless otherwise noted. Authors sign books at end of events.
Puff the Magic Dragon
Historic Sage’s (& UAlbany’s) Jennifer Burrell invites us to a symposium hosted by The Institute for Mesoamerican Studies on May 9-10 entitled "Legacy of Mesoamerican Studies at UAlbany." It commemorates the 30th anniversary of Christopher DeCormier Student Scholarship endowment. Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary) performs a concert on Sat, May 10 at 7:30 in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave, Albany, which will (hopefully!) raise some funds for the endowment. All events are open to the public. Tickets $30; call 442-4722.
Prospect Park Needs You!
Looking to volunteer? The Friends of Prospect Park invite you to join their Board which meets once a month. Prospect Park, one of Troy's gems, is a 100 acre park located at the top of Congress Street and designed by Garnet Baltimore, the first African -American graduate of RPI. The Friends work with the City of Troy to maintain and preserve the park's beauty and offers picnic facilities, a playground, hiking trails, tennis courts, amazing vistas and a place to just relax and escape the city heat of summer. Friends of Prospect Park also welcome you to share your talents with the steering committee as they plan the unique annual soiree in the park. Info, call Peter at 273-1500.
The Neighbors are Talking? Great!
Read more about a Troy neighborhood and neighbor profile in the online Times Union...
Why Shop Main Street?
Americans love Mom & Pop shops. We love their attentive customer service, their unique merchandise, and the special atmosphere of their stores, as opposed to the cookie-cutter retail chains that all seem to sell the same thing. We also love our heritage, and many Main Street districts are the cultural centers of their communities. Continued here...
Together, Citizens and City Succeed
Much attention has been given to shared municipal services and regionalism as a way of saving money and reducing thecost of government. Little has been written about collaborations between municipalities and groups within their borders to assist cash-strapped and understaffed localities....read more
Troy Night Out is a Huge Success!
TNOs received great press coverage and lured better than planned crowds of shoppers and diners to downtown. Be a part of it from 5:30 to 9pm on the final Friday of every month.
Coming in June - A Norman Rockwell House Event
On June 28 Little Italy is photographically re-creating the Norman Rockwell illustration "The Street was Never the Same" using 25-30 neighborhood adults/kids, a horse, some dogs and a buckboard if we can find one. (Got one?) Set is 1903, the picture imagines the stir that Henry Ford's first car might have caused at 296 4th St. We will have an antique car show, food vendors, speakers at the Gasholder, including a curator from the Rockwell Museum in Stock-bridge, street musicians paying period tunes. Schedule of events will be in next newsletter, other media. Call David Graham 892-6767.
and Now, Calling All Artists:
Help transform Troy’s vacant storefronts into art venues for Troy Night Out (the last Friday of every month)! We are looking for artists interested in showcasing their artwork, dance, or performance art in vacant storefront spaces throughout downtown Troy. The spaces are available as-is. Artists will be responsible (with the assistance of the Storefront Artists Committee when necessary) in tidying up the space, hanging and lighting the work, and returning the space to the condition it was found in (or better) when the event is over.
If you are interested, please complete an Artist Agreement Form and return it as soon as possible. It can be emailed or US mailed to:
Digital Artist’s Space
c/o Vacant Storefront Artist Project
27 2nd St., Lower Level
Troy, NY 12180
More information on Troy Night Out.
Street Sweeping, Snow Removal and Trash Pick ups - Rules of Urban Living
Become aware of when your area will be cleaned. Check the schedule in the Troy Record every Saturday or check out the full 9 weeks schedule. Please move your cars so that the street sweeper and DPW staff can properly clean your street. Sweep or wash your sidewalks and rake your lawns before the sweepers come onto your street and, also sweep the dirt in the curbs and gutters into small piles to help facilitate easy pickup. This program is not for bulk trash pickup. Bulk trash pickup is a year long program. Uncooperative car owners will have their vehicles towed at the owner’s expense (approx. $100). All streets will be posted for “No Parking” as required. Please notify DPW (274-4579) in advance if you know of any abandoned, unregistered or inoperative vehicles. Please take a few moments to clean your alley or back yard and cut down weeds or brush. Please place the material in a biodegradable bag or bundle the brush to facilitate collection. Regular refuse collection will be done on a daily basis. We need everyone’s cooperation in making this year’s Street Sweeping Program the most successful yet! You can view the entire Street Sweeping schedule or call the Department of Public Works at 274-4579 should you have questions about the program.
Trash Rules
Trash must be in cans with lids.
If you have alley access, your garbage collection is in the alley.
Garbage should be put out no more than 10 hours prior to pickup.
Failure to follow City Code will result in fines.
Neighborhood Associations and Groups: Represent your Neighborhood at the Citizens’ Academy
Every Month the Citizens’ Academy presents a speaker and hosts a discussion about some aspect of Troy.
After that we’d like to have some of the existing neighborhoods represented at tables/booths so participants can walk around and hear about the neighborhoods and what is going on in them.
This is not a huge time commitment – the program begins at 6:30 and ends at 8 PM. If you have a display, we would ask that be set up between 6 and 6:30, so that setting up would not distract from Barb’s talk. She will speak for about ten minutes, followed by an open discussion for another 10 – 15 minutes. 7 PM – 8 PM will be time for participants to talk with the representatives from the various neighborhoods.
Contact Kim McMann at 629-7871 if you plan to represent your neighborhood association.
Invite your neighbors! This program is free and open to all.
Carmen's Cafe Back in Business!
Carmen's Order line is 272-3011
Carmen and her crew - Chris, Leo, Emily & Mamacita - are looking forward to seeing you now that she hasl reopened after a well-deserved vacation. She’s added tasty new items to the menu, such as Caldo Gallego, a hearty bean, potato & escarole soup from northern Spain, and Omelet Espanola, an egg, onion & potato "pie" served with greens. The special on Fridays is Tilapia, pan-fried with garlic and cilantro, and served with rice & beans.
Carmen has noticed a trend towards more of a lunch crowd during the week, and a somewhat later breakfast and lunch shift on weekends.....so, she has shifted her hours.
Hours are:
10-4 on Wednesday & Thursday
9-4 on Saturday and Sunday
To Market We Go
Be the first one on your block to become a member of the Troy Food Coop. Info or call Mary Muller (274-0846) or Cheryl MacNeil ( 270-0978) for info. The Coop needs 500 members before financing can be secured.
Press Releases:
Washington Park Strolls on...
WASHINGTON PARK RECEIVES GRANT FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
...original paving surface of Washington Place to be preserved...continued
TROY ’S WASHINGTON PARK TO BE FEATURED IN THE 7TH ANNUAL HUDSON RIVER VALLEY RAMBLE
The Washington Park Association, the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, Hudson River Valley Greenway and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation are pleased to announce theSeventh Annual Hudson River Valley Ramble, scheduled for September 16-17 and 23-24...continued
Young Professionals,
empty nesters bring new vitality to cities
from The Business Review
In Troy, Lynn
Kopka, president of the Washington Park Association, can rattle
off a list of young professionals, empty- nesters, retirees
and artists who recently bought brownstone and other properties
downtown...continued
Troy's Dining Scenes Spice up Life
from The Business Review
In Troy's "Little Italy," Charlie Staats is
discovering the joys and frustrations of running a neighborhood coffeehouse...continued
TROY’S
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION CONTINUES
from the Tech Valley Times,
December 2005
Troy
is regaining its earlier prominence as a center of business
and commerce, with outstanding cultural and educational
institutions. A combination of factors has contributed
to the downtown’s emergence as a vital center...continued
WASHINGTON PARK AND
HISTORIC SAGE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTICIPATE IN THE 2005 VICTORIAN
STROLL
The
Washington Park Association and the Historic Sage Neighborhood
are putting an emphasis on the ‘stroll’ in Troy’s
Victorian Stroll...continued
Washington Park Association
Wins Award
The Washington Park
Association was recognized as the first recipient of the
Troy Treasure Award by the Troy Rehabilitation and Improvement
Program (TRIP). The honor will be bestowed to the group at
TRIP’s gala dinner on October 25 at the Heffner Alumni
House on the RPI campus...continued
Troy Treasures: Washington
Park
On Sept. 21, Washington
Park Association members celebrated the sale of 8 Washington
Place to Sandra Collins...continued
A House Lumbers Back
to Life
Woman buys
a Washington Place building almost in ruins and starts to
restore it...continued
WPA and the Hudson Ramble
The
Washington Park Association is offering a walking tour
of Troy’s Washington Park and select homes on September
17 from 1 to 3 pm as part of the Sixth Annual Hudson River Valley Ramble on September
17-18 and September 24-25...continued
Neighbors click at a
lawn game
Washington Park has
a rule: No fun. It's a rule enforced by the park's neighborhood
association. That rule was broken, however, when community members dusted
off their mallets, hoops, pegs, flags and croquet balls this
weekend to play croquet...continued
Troy
Treasures: as published in
the Troy Record on January 16, 2005
The residents of Washington
Park caught their breath - but only for a moment - after everyone's
hard work staging the scary Halloween festivities in the park
and hosting two open houses with gastronomic delights and musical
extravaganzas for the 2004 Victorian Stroll....continued
Capital Region Update: as published in
Capital Region Living May, 2005
Spring
has sprung. Hats and mittens are yielding way to sun visors
and gardening gloves. The snowblowers are in the carriage
houses, the baby strollers are out. The
streets and sidewalks of the Washington Park neighborhood
are once again bustling...continued
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