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Tomatoes and Vinegar -- yes or no?
I was recently on vacation with a Roman friend of mine. We made a joint dinner in which I made a small side of Marcella Hazan's Tomatoes with Garlic scented vinegar. Basically you marinate a couple of cloves of garlic and salt in red wine vinegar and drizzle it over fresh tomatoes, top with olive oil and basil. It's a dish my family loves. My friend turned her nose at them and said that Italians would never mix vinegar and tomatoes. I told her it was a Hazan recipe and my recollection was that her father had made it. She insisted it would never happen in an Italian kitchen and that she never thought Hazan knew what she was talking about anyway. Now my bruised first generation Italian American ego could stand the criticism on its own, but to disrespect Marcella, well them's fighting words. In her defense, I later asked my Italian relatives if they mix the two and they also said no. But come on! It's delicious and Marcella told me to do it! Seriously, no one in Italy mixes vinegar and fresh tomato? This can't be true, can it..?
I haven't been to Italy, but I routinely get insalata caprese in Italian restaurants in North Beach. This dish originated in Italy, and here it is always served with balsamic vinegar. Perhaps the objection was to the type of vinegar.
Having been to Italy at least 15 times, to several regions (but not all), I have found the vinegar/tomato thing to occur more than once. Once was a delicious Chicken Cacciatore in a tiny trattoria - it was unforgettable. Another time was in Venice when I had insalata caprese (a very contemporary take on it) with delicious thick balsamic on the tomato.
To my (somewhat) limited exposure to Italian culture, it seems that each region thinks their way of doing things is the only correct way. It'll percolate down to towns and villages within regions and even to families within villages. Even then, some family members might argue on the correct way of doing things.
I had a friend who taught me how to make Italian sausage. He said his brother was nuts 'cause he put orange peel in his recipe. To him, it was simply wrong: "thats NOT the way to make sausage"
I don't mean this in an offensive way, actualy I'm amused when I see this.
I would guess your Roman friend simply did not grow up eating tomatoes and vinegar, nor did the people he/she knew eat as such, so they simply dismiss it.
Having eaten a lot of dinners with Italian families, I disagree with your friend. I recall having been served a tomato and cucumber salad, embellished with capers and garlic, which was dressed with olive oil, vinegar and basil. I don't know what kind of vinegar was used, but it was vinegar nonetheless.
I thinks it's important to remember that "Italian" food is really a misnomer. Italy's foods are regional and, perhaps in one or more regions, tomatoes and vinegar could be unacceptable. I just don't know where that would be.
I've eaten many meals in Italy and tomato with balsamic is pretty common. Saying that, I have not been to every region in Italy so it could very much be a regional thing.
Can't speak for what happens in Italy, but in my Italian family in NJ, the tomato salad is tomatoes, red onion, olive oil, s & p. Never, ever vinegar added. Sometimes with basil or oregano. Serve with crusty bread.
Ate some last night with our garden tomatoes. Most deelish!
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My hubs does all the time, balsamic, red wine, etc. Not that I don't love love love all vinegars, cause I do, but not in my tomato salad. I am a purist! Lol. I want to taste the acid of the tomato water/juice and the evoo.
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I agree with you Jerseygirl. No vinegar with my tomatoes either. I want to taste the tomatoes. I love vinegar with tomato sauces..but not fresh tomatoes. Of course fresh tomatoes have the yummy tomato jelly and seeds. The sauce is missing that so the vinegar makes up for the loss.
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Thanks for the empathy, Bacardi. I tend to agree with you that her pronouncement was uncalled for whether she was right or not. I personally have never critiqued a person's cooking (in their presence, at least!) and considered it bad behavior on her part. But mainly I wanted to know if the "rule" was correct. I can't imagine Marcella Hazan doing anything against the "rules" as she is quite meticulous, even scientific, in her approach to cooking.
I'm not at all Italian, nor am I married to one, but during my times in Italy I've never had a caprese salad, etc. drizzled with a vinegar - only olive oil. Like another poster, I haven't been to all of Italy... I spent a dozen years in Chicago and the Italian restaurants I dined at the most also skipped vinegars on tomatoes.
Now, at home, when I make a caprese salad I'll drizzle with a tiny bit of a nice balsamic... :)
From my Italian roots perspective, and particularly during my 2 year long residency as an ex-pat living there acid on an acid really does call for restraint.
Tomatoes can be very acidic or they can be very midland even sweet. Dressing them needs to balance what they are and how they taste that day, at that temperature
The joy of ripe tomatoes are pretty fragile and highly seasonal. Why combat or battle a wonderfully vegetal acidity with a more bitter, overwhelming acidity? Oils, and particularly great olive oils can help carry and extend the flavors of tomatoes.
The lightest touch of great balsamic can sweeten and deepen the tomatoe flavors in a supportive, enhancing role. While tomatoes/vinegar is not a hardand fast rule it does call for a sensitive palate that often calls for moderation rather than saturation.
Whether it's authentic Italian or not, I like my tomato salad with balsamic vinaigrette dressing. So there! :-)
Your friend is correct. Marcella does a few wacky things (all that tomato in her bolognese, for one), which may be explained somewhere and which may have to do with adapting for America (most people in Italy have never heard of her). It is not normal to use vinegar on fresh tomatoes. It is also not normal to use very ripe, very red tomatoes for salad. Generally speaking, greenish, very acidic tomatoes are preferred for salad and these are considered to be quite tart enough without additional vinegar. Some people use a little vinegar (usually red wine vinegar), which nobody seems to mind. I certainly don't. Balsamic may actually be preferable for tomatoes since (unless you are using junk from the supermarket) it is much less acidic than wine vinegar. Aceto balsamico tradizionale (the top category) contains no actual vinegar, just aged grape must (juice). No vinegar of any kind is appropriate for insalata caprese. But even Italians fall prey to bad influences, so I'm sure it turns up from time to time, but it is definitely aberrant -- for reasons of geography and tradition as well as taste. If you have top quality mozzarella, a truly flavorful tomato, and really good extra virgin olive oil, plus salt, pepper, and a few fresh basil leaves, there is no earthly reason to add anything else. I understand, however, that those ingredients cannot be taken for granted.
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Might be "right" about the vinegar, but was certainly "wrong" in her approach, admonishing a friend over something so silly. And like you yourself said, "Some people use a little vinegar (usually red wine vinegar), which nobody seems to mind."
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Funny that you mention she puts too much tomato in her Bolognese. I think she puts too little in and I typically add a bit more than the recipe calls for. And please understand, I am not of the arguably American opinion that more sauce is better. I add my sauces sparingly, but if I don't have enough tomato in that recipe, it comes out a little dry to me. So you are saying that the traditional recipe has even less tomato?
I miei antenati non erano italiani (My ancestors were not Italian), but I prefer olive oil to vinegar of an kind with fresh tomatoes. The tomatoes in our garden have just started to blush (ripen) and we're having insalata Caprese with our evening meal. No vinegar in that salad.
My wife also likes to make a simple diced tomato salad with thin slices of sweet onion and basilico fatto a brandelli (shredded fresh basil), and olio d'olive. I do not use French culinary terms). Much liquid results from the tomatoes and oil which is sopped up with italian bread. Try it, you'll like it.
The only time tomatoes meet vinegar in our home is in a green salad, and then sparingly.
Not authentic, not Italian but delicious is wedges of tomato and avocado with a little very thinly sliced sweet onion with a shaken vinaigrette of white wine vinegar, peanut oil, and Dijon, sprinkled with grey salt. The sharpness of the white wine vinegar and salt almost redeems the tomatoes of today that seem to have had most of the acidity bred out of them. Good home grown tomatoes just don't need much on them. A drizzle of good olive oil and some basil would be plenty.
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Sounds delish, and very important point about lack of acidity in many tomatoes. In Italy, as I said, the salad tomatoes are still quite green, while in the US certain kinds of round, bright red tomatoes are used for salad that in Italy would be used in sauces only, where they would be expected to be quite sweet and not acidic.
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I agree with your assessment of commercial tomatoes sold in produce departments of food stores. We are just starting to enjoy fresh, vine ripened tomatoes from our garden.
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I agree completely, but for some it seems important. There is a discussion on my local board (Austin) about there being no real Italian food. That may be the case, but there is plenty of very good food being served by restaurants that say they are Italian!
re: sandylc
Adding my agreement here. Frankly, I think the word "authentic" is pretty silly when it comes to food/cuisine. Do people use "authentic" food processors or "authentic" plastic cutting boards? Is there but one way to make something, even in a single geographic unit? And how far back does one go to call something "authentic"? The tomato itself is of South American and/or Mesoamerican origin. I don't mind using the word "traditional", but "authentic" is, to me, somewhat problematic (if not pretentious).
Off my soapbox now! If it is tasty, then, as you say, who cares!
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That's ancient history, of course; Europeans were conquering the Americas and bringing back local foods like tomatoes and maize many centuries ago, and tomatoes were grown in Italy as early as the 16th century. You might as well say that gumbo and soul food aren't "authentically" American because they originated in Africa. But I think that's wrong. "Authenticity" is as much about culture more as history.
Absolutely the best! Basalmic and add cheddar cheese cubes.(Sharp or mild) That's the good stuff!
It is my understanding that the tomatoes typically grown in Italy are more acidic than the tomatoes that are typically grown in the US. So it would make sense that many (most?) native Italians think it is wrong to put another acid on an already acidic tomato. Their tomatoes are just not the same as ours, even though they may look alike.


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The new CD is here! Yay!
First review! (Thanks Arthur!)
The new CD is here! Yay!
First review! (Thanks Arthur!)
Hey everyone!
So excited to tell you that the new CD, Lay It Down, will be up for sale worldwide on October 1st on CDBaby.com, Amazon.com (download) and soon....iTunes.
And of course, the CDs are available (and I can sign them!) at all my shows. So, check the calendar and hopefully, I'll see you soon!
So, THANK YOU!
Here's the link to the campaign if you'd like to donate or share on Facebook, Twitter, et al....
I hope to have the CD ready in time for the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in early August and then I'll come home and start getting all the perks (handmade tiles, coffee mugs and handwritten lyrics) together to send out to everyone with their own signed copies of the new album. So, if you're coming to Falcon Ridge in Hillsdale, NY, you can get your copy a little early.
Many thanks and hope you're having a great summer !
xo, Louise
Hey y'all,
The new CD is SO close now! I've finished the audio part of it with so much help from producer/arranger Cliff Eberhardt and engineer Chris Latham - those two guys were absolutely brilliant from start to finish. I'm so happy with how it turned out!
The next step: I'm launching a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo.com this week to finish all the artwork and pay for the duplication/production. The money will also go towards funding a promotional campaign that will involve videos, radio and press. If you feel called to help, I would be eternally grateful! If you can just spread the word via Facebook or Twitter, I would also be eternally grateful!
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I'll post more details and the link back here soon.......xo, Louise
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Working on a new CD this summer!
Very excited to be recording some new songs with fantastic songwriter/producer Cliff Eberhardt~ More news to come! Thanks to all of you for all the beautiful support I've received since the release of "Home" three years ago.
I can't say that 2012 has been uneventful so far....I've had lots of great shows! ...beginning with a wonderful tour of South FL that culminated in the 30A Songwriters Festival in Santa Rosa Beach in January, killer shows in NC and AL in February and March - the Americana Music Series in Morganton, The Rooster's Wife in Aberdeen, Music on the Mountain in Birmingham, Sundilla Concert Series in Auburn and Mountain Spirit Coffee in Asheville with Danielle Miraglia. Then came the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival "Most Wanted" Preview tour with ilyAIMY, Pesky J Nixon and Blair Bodine - we played fun shows in D.C. (Institute for Musical Traditions), Philly (World Cafe Live), NY (Huntington Folk Festival) and CT...in June and July. What a blast and a privilege to share the stage with them!
However, more personally, 2012 has been not so great.
My mother was diagnosed with lung and brain cancer in January and she was brave until the end on July 25th. I had the distinct blessing of living near by and being able to spend a lot of time with her in the last few months and we left nothing unsaid. I know I'm very lucky in that regard. Because she died 2 days before the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, I did not attend the festival this year and went home to be with my family. My gratitude goes out to Anne Saunders of Falcon Ridge and the other "most wanted" bands who very kindly filled in for me and even sang a song in my mom's honor. I was so touched by that!
Additionally (!), my marriage of 15 years ended this Spring. Again, I know I am so lucky that Mark and I are still good friends and want only the best for each other, however, change of this kind is never "easy" and I have at times wanted to curl up in a hole with a bottle of tequila and go to sleep...just kidding....well, not really.... BUT I do know that I have some incredible friends around me who would do anything for me (and have) and I sure as hell hope I get some decent songs out of this....
I'm not sure why I'm putting all of this on my website except that my fans know that I try to be honest and open about my life and my feelings in my songs. I'm not afraid to talk about the hard stuff and this year has just been hard for me. So there it is. I'm still ridiculously optimistic about everything and still feel like one of the luckiest people in the world most of the time! So, if you see me out, please let's have a beer and then tell me the funniest joke you know. Seriously.
Onward with gratitude....
OK folks! For all of you who are trying right now to vote for me to sing the National Anthem for the Predators, the voting is over now. Sorry - I missed that information in all the excitement and mayhem of voting and calling out the troops. I will let you know the decision of the refs as soon as I know! Many thanks to all who voted !!!!
Wow, what a summer it's been! In June, I went from the blazing heat of Kerrville, Texas one week to the 40 degree chill of 9000 feet in Telluride, Colorado the next. Won 2nd place in the Telluride Troubadour contest - that was pretty cool! Went to upstate New York thinking I would escape the heat of Tennessee only to find a 100 degree heat wave in Hillsdale while playing at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival AND we were camping...but it was still really fun! I took some much needed time off in August and have been writing some and booking some and just being at home for awhile. Taking a breath before I take off again! I'm still booking this Fall and if any of you are interested in hosting a house concert (that's me and Anna playing and telling stories for your friends in your living room), please holla at me!
Hey everyone,
Whew - what a year that was.
2010 brought me so many wonderful things to be grateful for:
Overall, I got to play about 60 shows to thousands of people and keep doing what I love. I am so grateful to all the new fans along the way. I am so grateful to Anna Denison for her talent and willingness to hit the road with me. I am so grateful to my friends (esp. Shyrl!) and family who love and support me in this crazy ride. I'm extra grateful for my husband, Mark, for always having my back and for loving me even when I'm not so lovable.
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- gramercyfoodie Jul 5, 2009 05:02 PM
hi all. happy 4th. have a request from a friend to go to a place with great pasta. i've been to giacomo's 2x's this month, so would like to try somewhere else...north end, south end, back bay, financial dis't, all fine. where do you love the pasta? thanks!
Teatro has a great bolognese and some other great pastas which can be ordered app size with a shared caeser salad. I also love a couple of pasta's at Grotto, but it has been awhile. Scampo had a fantastic clam sauce pasta.
faves at southend giacomo's are picatta over linguini, parmesians, seafood fra diavlo and shrimp scampi
Places I recently visited and had great pasta: Erbaluce, Sage, Marco, Pazzo, Sportello, Da Vinci, Rocca, Taranta, Trattoria Toscana.
re: MC Slim JB
Second Erbaluce.
re: nasilemak
Me too - I just got back from Erbaluce - the spaghetti alla chittara with summer herb pesto was outstanding. His pasta has just the right chewiness and the pesto was subtle enough so that the flavor of the noodles still came through.
re: MC Slim JB
Da Vinci is good? I somehow assumed it wasn't great because I haven't heard much about it since it opened... Hmm...maybe I should check it out! What's good for pasta there?
re: hsquare2southend
I love Da Vinci. The first time, you should definitely go for their Pasta Sampler... three home made pastas.
Haven't been since last summer but the macheronchelli with kobe meatballs is one of my favorite pasta dishes of all time...Another favorite is the veal piccatelli at L'Osteria in the N. End...also, not on your list of locales but I have had several wonderful pasta dishes at dante in Cambridge...
re: saridt
macheronchelli (?) is at Sorellina right? And I strongly second MCSJB rec for Erbaluce
re: capeanne
oops...yup --Sorellina!
re: gramercyfoodie
So we weren't a fan of Erbulance. Thought presentation and service were lovely, but did not find food tasty. I think it was us though, don't think there was anything wrong just not for us per say.
I am just thrilled to hear good things about Erbaluce. I will definately give it a try, as I love the space and always felt bad the others have failed to make it there. Never understood as it seems like a lovely corner across from chainland
Some of my favorite places for pasta include:
Pasta Market, Malden
Vecchia Roma, Newton
Al Dente, North End
Monica's, North End
Abbondanza, Everett
Rino's, East Boston
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Second Scampo. You can't go wrong with pretty much any of the pastas there; in fact, I think that's what they do best. An absolutely amazingly delicious bolognese.
re: twentyoystahs
their tagliolini au gratin w/ rock shrimp (supposedly based on a dish from Da Fiore in Venice) has white wine in the sauce which seems more reminiscent of French than Italian
re: barleywino
But the Veneto region of Italy produces some wonderful white wines, so perhaps it is authentically Venetian? Venice has a rather unique type of local seafood from their lagoon, which includes some unusual types of shrimp, large sardines, cuttlefish, etc.
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and delicious eel!
re: Ralphie_in_Boston
interesting-- thanks!
Definitely Erbaluce for something fresh and authentic. No one else has its recipes. Wine bar and restaurant are great.
re: hsquare2southend
agree with the above, especially Erbaluce, but would add Bina Osteria and Da Vinci
re: teezeetoo
I need to get to both of those!
re: teezeetoo
Have you been to Bina since the chef changeover? The new menu under Azita looks rather simpler -- no foams, for instance -- and definitely less expensive.
re: MC Slim JB
went for appetizers and drinks about a week after the changeover. it was a disaster. We had tickets for Pink Martini and told the head waiter. Our drinks came but the food never arrived, so I can't say whether it was good or not. I liked the menu and would try it again though in my heart I'm thinking its high point may have passed like a flash. still, it deserves a second look.
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After a lot of research on CH and Yelp I decided to take co-workers to Trattoria Toscana. We were in from LA and only had a few meals in Boston. What a great decision that was. I was in NYC for the previous 5 days and ate at some of the city's best Italian places like Scarpetta, Convivio, Elio's and Il Bagatto. I'll tell you that Trattoria Toscana help their own to NYC heavyweights. The service was impeccable. Their wine list was much more manageable than most restaurants. We were able to find a nice Amarone and Barbara both for under $80.
Onto the food. We ordered a few antipasta to start off with - 3 different types of cheese, 3 different types of salami, olives and great toasty bread drizzled with olive oil. I know this isn't the most exciting appetizer but when done right simple food like this is great. The parmesan was fantastic. We also ordered a plate of gnocchi and plate of penne to share amongst the 6 people at the table for appetizers. The gnocchi was outstanding. Quite possibly the best pesto I've ever had. The gnocchi were lovely pillows that stuck to the sauce in a great way. The penne with pancetta in red sauce was a revelation. It was actually so good my boss ordered another plate to share when we got our main dishes. I ordered the garganelli with ragu. Excellently cooked pasta with a nice slow roasted ragu. The depth of flavors was outstanding. Lick your plate kind of good. 3 people at the table ordered the flank steak with aragula and parmesan. Damn was that steak good. Cooked perfectly, perfectly seasoned and a great Tuscan celebration when combined with the arugala and parmesan.
For a rich, peasant-inspired bolognese, definitely make your way to Prezza -- it's out of this world. While Prezza doesn't boast the North End's most traditional Italian environment, it's perfectly prepared dishes (ranging from the Tagliatelle a la Bolognese and their potato-mushroom ravioli, to their roasted striped bass and bone in beef tenderloin with asiago-potato gratin) and extensive wine list make it an excellent choice for an upscale dining experience. Truly, the best bolognese I've had.
I will add another spot that has not been mentioned yet --that I feel should definitely be at the top of the 'best pasta' list --Pazzo. This is the new place on Newbury Street that Bill Bradley heads up. I had a delicious, flavorful gnocchi dish --gnocchi pillowy and light as a feather. I tend to be pretty careful about where I order gnocchi --if not done correctly (and it often isn't), it can be leaden and overly filling. This was done right --Really enjoyed it.
The Maccheroncelli at Sorellina is unbelievable. American kobe beef meatballs, barolo sauce and Parmigiano
My favorites: (keep in mind I have a bias towards fresh, handmade pastas)
Monica's (North End)
Prezza (North End)
Upstairs on the Square, Monday Club (Harvard Square) makes surprisingly innovative and really tasty pasta dishes -and they make their own pasta too!
Gran Gusto (North Cambridge)
Neither of these places are not particularly glamorous, but the food is fresh and delicious and very cheap -- $10 or less for a huge serving of pasta. They are small and you order at the counter. Mostly takeout, but the pasta is fresh and so are the sauces. they usually sell about 10 some of which rotate on a daily basis. Some meat dishes, too, but this not why to go. Also don't order the lasagna in all of them it is made in advance and warmed up.
My favorite: The Village Kitchen, Cambridge
or since this is not particularly accessible by public transport
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"The rise in disposable income for Asia's middle and upper classes is increasing consumption of durable and nondurable goods made from chemicals and polymers derived from light olefins," says Pete Piotrowski, senior vice president and general manager of UOP's Process Technology and Equipment business unit. "China's demand for propylene is expected to more than triple by 2020 from 2011 levels. The combined Oleflex projects UOP has announced since 2011, including this new project, will increase global propylene production by more than 8 million metric tons (m.t.) in the next three years."
After comparing multiple propane dehydrogenation technologies, Guangdong Peng Zun chose the Oleflex process to satisfy demand in the region's local market for high value propylene. In addition to the economic advantages, regional presence and strong technical support were key drivers in the decision, as more key technical service roles have been staffed in UOP's Beijing office.
Guangdong Peng Zun will install the technology at its facility in the Donghai Island Port Chemical Industrial Zone in Zhanjiang, China where it will produce 450,000 m.t./yr of propylene starting in 2016. In addition to technology, UOP will provide training, technical services, catalysts, adsorbents, and equipment for the project.
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Jimmy Vielkind at the TU's Capital Confidential blog is reporting that the state Office of General Services will consolidate and "re-stack" office space, starting at the Corning Tower. The process is expected to take 18 months, and results from a state office vacancy rate of about 25 percent and the state's desire, of course, to […] [Read More]
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I wrote for this morning's newspaper about the apartment conversion planned for the old Boyd Printing Co. plant on Sheridan Avenue in Albany. Here are some details: Rents for the 43 apartments will range from $985 for a one-bedroom to $1,485 for two-bedroom units. The apartments will be large — 800 to 1,300 square feet […] [Read More]
DeWitt Clinton owners seek help/buyer for rehab
The owners of the historic DeWitt Clinton in downtown Albany are seeking help for long-standing plans to convert the structure into a high-end hotel — or a buyer willing to take on the project. In an online CB Richard Ellis ad, the owners are seeking "either a property sale or a joint venture partner" to […] [Read More]
Plenty of parking planned for Boyd apartments
Here's a rendering of how the former Boyd Printing Co. plant on Sheridan Avenue in Albany would look after its conversion to a 43-unit apartment building. The plan by Cass Hill Development, a Clifton Park company, has already won approval from Albany's planning board. But the Board of Zoning Appeals is being asked to allow […] [Read More]
Financing set for another Albany apartment plan
Michael DeMasi at the Business Review reports that a developer has secured the financing needed to convert the old Boyd Printing Co. plant in Albany into a 43-unit apartment building. The four-story Sheridan Avenue building is relatively near the 17 Chapel St. condo project (map) and the apartments planned for the former Skyline building, also […] [Read More]
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Migrations from the center city, including an architecture firm's move to the Fuller Road NanoCollege campus, have led to another rise in downtown Albany's office vacancy rate. More than one-fifth — 21.3 percent — of downtown Albany office space was empty at the end of June, according to a new report from CB Richard Ellis/Albany. […] [Read More]
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"Coming soon" signs are up in four of the six storefronts at Troy's new City Station building, showing that Subway, SuperCuts, Paesan's Pizza and Marmora Cafe have leased space at the student apartment project. The apartments by the United Group of Cos. opened to students from nearby RPI last month. The building is the initial […] [Read More]
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The latest Matt Baumgartner venture opens at noon on Friday. The Olde English Pub and Pantry is located at the Quackenbush House, where Broadway meets Clinton Avenue, on the northern edge of downtown Albany. The building, which is owned by Capitalize Albany Corp., the city's economic development arm, has been vacant since 2010. Baumgartner, of […] [Read More]
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The down economy and the rise of digital media has claimed another bookseller: Red Fox Books. The downtown Glens Falls store has announced it will close in mid-September, after concluding the business could and would not recover from a sharp revenue fall. "The extremely sluggish regional economy and the rapid rise of e-books have led […] [Read More]
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On our final night in Vegas, Hughes Telematics invited us over to talk about their work in... well... telematics. Among their demo vehicles was a Dodge Journey outfitted with what is essentially Chrysler's version of OnStar. The Journey will be Chrysler's first product with the service and should be available this summer.
We're not certain what name the new service will get, but it essentially offers the same basic services General Motors' vehciles have. Press a button on the rearview mirror and talk with an assistant at Hughes' own call center to unlock doors and provide directions. The system will also alert rescue agencies of an crash.
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