“It’s not about diversity, it’s about inclusion and it’s about not only having a seat at the table but having a room in the house.” thealt.com/2018/08/27/ill…

We didn't name @berben_and_wolffs best wings. They were voted that way by our readers who apparently aren't as fussy about the definition of wings.

"The developer is “already talking to major commercial tenants that are not in the city and bringing them to this project,” Uccellini said. “One’s a publicly traded company.” thealt.com/2018/08/28/tro…

"Mothers and Sons" at Shakespeare & Company is heartbreaking, haunting and beautiful. My review for The Alt: thealt.com/2018/08/28/129…

Dalila Yeend is free after 2 months in an ICE detention facility. She returns home to her two young children unable to work or drive. There's a party and fundraiser tonight in Troy's Prospect Park. thealt.com/2018/08/30/129…

“I didn’t sleep the first few nights because I thought I might wake up and find that I was still in there,” Yeend says. thealt.com/2018/08/30/129…

Dalila Yeend was abruptly released from an ICE detention facility on August 16. Now she's trying to put her life back together while preparing for the possibility she'll be deported. thealt.com/2018/08/30/129…

This is a real shame. The Alt has published some really excellent reporting, especially Luke Nathan's work on SUNY and Cuomo bizjournals.com/albany/news/20…

We aren't dead yet!

"I was thinking, ‘I’m just this noisy foreigner posting things in English,’ ... I left feeling like, 'I’m still here. They didn’t haul me away. I’ll be fine.’” thealt.com/2018/08/31/sar…

A Saratoga native teaching English in Myanmar was blacklisted from the country for sharing news about the Rohingya genocide. A pretty stunning story from Katie Cusack thealt.com/2018/08/31/sar…

Luke Stoddard Nathan of the Alt returns to discuss developments in Troy. Tune in to the Hudson Mohawk Magazine tonight at 6 PM for more segments! Listen at mediasanctuary.org! You can hear the Hudson Mohawk Magazine... mediasanctuary.org/podcasts/the-a…

You’ve probably seen the headlines: the snarky, left-learning alt weekly you’ve learned to love or love to hate is coming to end. thealt.com/2018/09/04/129…

“When we first started making it, @jouska_sounds said he was gonna try his best to capture the essence of hanging out with me” — not an Airplane in his The Alt profile. Betcha wanna hang with him too!! now’s ur chance:

"The record’s thrill is being completely incapable of guessing what the next course holds." Dan LaFave Eli thealt.com/2018/09/06/dan…

Spoke to Dan LaFave and John Mongonia (@jouska_sounds) about inter-communal growth, making an album for the sake of creation, and Albany. My last piece for The Alt, and a special one for that bittersweet occasion. thealt.com/2018/09/06/dan…

Noelle Gentile is a pure & talented member of our arts community, we're lucky to have people like her working so hard in our area/doing amazing projects beyond the region. Catch the screening of We The Animals Film at Scene One Spectrum 8 Theatres tm if you can. thealt.com/2018/09/07/alt…

Cuomo said he didn’t know about Dem mailer; and closure of bridge after opening ceremony was “bizarre coincidence” m.timesunion.com/news/article/D… via Times Union

Are you an artist working in the Capital Region? We're looking for folks embedded in the local theater, music, arts, literary, film, dance, food and tech scenes to write monthly columns. docs.google.com/forms/d/1GDKDW…