Category: PLACES
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Small Business Spotlight: MW Neighborhoods
I love all things Upstate NY. Why? Because I’m a proud New Yorker and Upstate is where my roots are! This next small business owner created his own designs based around Upstate New York and popular regions in the Capital Region and applied them to posters, apparel, drink ware, etc. Originally you could only find…
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Small Business Spotlight: Hot Crispy Oil
There’s a new hot condiment on the shelves in the Capital Region and it is quickly spreading like wildfire. Hot Crispy Oil, an Albany-based company, was created out of co-founder John Trimble’s family restaurant that had to recently closed due to the pandemic. Hot Crispy Oil’s unique recipe of blended extra virgin olive oil, fresh…
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A Weekend in Utica, NY
Utica, NY is known for their tomato pie, greens, black and white cookies and chicken riggies. They don’t mess around when it comes to food staples (my personal fav is tomato pie – SO good). This wasn’t my time visiting Utica, so I ventured to a few local establishments that I hadn’t yet checked out.…
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Small Business Spotlight: SPRINKLE ROBOT
I am not a baker by any means, so when I came across this next small business I was completely in awe. Melissa Cacha, a classically trained pastry chef and owner of SPRINKLE ROBOT, makes royal icing pieces to sprinkle onto your cookies, cakes or cupcakes. Her sprinkles are handmade out of her house in…
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Small Business Spotlight: Turnquist Collective
I love photography. I love how one single lens can capture a memory that will last a lifetime. So, this week I’m featuring the husband and wife wedding photography and videography duo behind the talented company, Turnquist Collective. Their work is stunning, they have captured some of my friends most special moments, and they are…
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Small Business Spotlight: Flying Eye Press
Since launching Small Town Sunday, I’ve focused primarily on small businesses within the food and beverage industry. The reality is that there are so many amazing small businesses that are also in the industries of retail, health, beauty, events and beyond. This is why this week I’m featuring a local silkscreen printer who makes custom…
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2020 Small Town Sunday Roundup
2020 was a year that tested all of us. We went through situations that we could have never dreamed of. We were forced to change and adapt to survive. We also showed compassion, went the extra mile to support our communities and paid it forward where and when we could. Small businesses are one of…
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Honeymoonin’
When life throws wrenches into your plans (in our case COVID-19), work around them and make the best out of your circumstance. It took us four attempts of planning our honeymoon to actually go on it. At one point, I didn’t think we would ever go. What panned out was an amazing ten-day trip to…