Tag: Capital Region Gives Back

Shaken & Stirred Returns for 10th Anniversary Event on May 15

You can go to the bar and tip anytime. But it’s not every day that you can go to a bar and have your tips support children’s performance art opportunities. In fact, that’s pretty much only possible at Universal Preservation Hall’s Shaken & Stirred event, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary on May 15 at 5:30pm at Saratoga National Golf Course. What started as an...

SLAH: Pizza By Plu Is the Cult Favorite Pizza You Can’t Get

A version of this story was originally published by The 518, a biweekly newsletter from our friends Phat X. Chiem and Karley Sullivan. Get more of their Capital Region coverage (including a killer events calendar) sent directly to your email by subscribing. Brian Plu makes some of the very best pizza in the Capital Region—but this is likely your first time hearing that name. There’s no...
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Capital Region Gives Back: Michele Jennings, Executive Director, H.O.P.E.

Michele Jennings has always known she’s a cat lady. After volunteering for her local SPCA in high school, Jennings worked for an animal rescue and...

Capital Region Gives Back: Humberto Chavez, Chaplain, New York Race Track Chaplaincy

The backstretch community—the stable workers who exercise, clean and care for the horses that race at Saratoga—are often called the backbone of the racing...

Capital Region Gives Back: Isabelle Franco, Volunteer Actor, Home Made Theater

Isabelle Franco has experienced the power of the performing arts firsthand. And she wants to make sure the next generation reaps the same benefits. Earlier...

Capital Region Gives Back: Mary Beth McGarrahan, Development Director, Franklin Community Center

In a city where homes regularly sell for more than $1 million and luxury condos seem to be sprouting up like weeds, it’s easy...

Capital Region Gives Back: Tom Politi, Architect, Veteran’s Time to Thrive

In 2019, a group of friends got together with the idea to develop an affordable housing project for veterans and active military personnel and...