January 2010

Seen In Troy: Dinosaur!

Mrs. London’s Is A Special Treat

My birthday weekend has arrived with an Arctic blast, but I don’t mind. The cold outside is a good excuse to warm up with hot cocoa and a treat at Mrs. London’s in Saratoga Springs. We don’t frequent the cafe too often, it’s a bit rich for everyday consumption, but it’s perfect for a special [...]

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1,2,3 Chipotles In The Capital Region

by Sandra Foyt

I know I probably shouldn’t get so excited about the grand opening of the third location of a chain restaurant, but it’s Chipotle. We fell in love with the fresh and flavorful Chipolte burritos this summer on a road trip across the USA, but found that it wasn’t a great choice for travel eating. The [...]

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A Tale Of Two Uncommon Grounds

Finding kid-friendly restaurants is not so difficult, but discovering ones where both kids and adults like the menu can be a challenge, especially if you’re trying to avoid the “usual suspects” of fried chicken fingers and such. Uncommon Grounds appeals to all age levels, and its casual atmosphere is a welcome boon even with the [...]

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Isn’t It a Little Early for Mud Season?

by Sandra Foyt

Weather in Upstate New New York has always been unpredictable. It’s not unusual to get snowstorms on Halloween or Easter, but hardly any snow throughout the winter. Still, you come to expect that you’ll have cold weather in January, and frozen earth. We don’t usually lay out the entry way mud stoppers until March. It’s [...]

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Day Camps Guide For Presidents’ Week In The Capital Region

by Sandra Foyt

Day Camps are an opportunity to let kids try something new, and perhaps discover a life-long passion. When schools go on break during the President’s Week Vacation, February 15-19, 2010, many Capital Region organizations offer fun-filled programs that appeal to a wide variety of interests. This guide is a work in progress. If you know [...]

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Albany Foods That Kids Like

by Sandra Foyt

A while back, I was chatting with an acquaintance in Southern California, when he happened to mention that he’d recently driven through the Capital Region on the way to a water polo match with his family. He’d planned to make a food stop in Albany, thinking that there had to be lots of restaurants in [...]

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Drink the Water, But Don’t Feed the Ducks! A Winter Stroll In Saratoga Springs’ Congress Park

by Sandra Foyt

When they were little, my kids loved to go to the park with Grandpa to feed the ducks. They got such a kick out of watching the ducks clamor to get the bits of bread. It was a fun thing to do, didn’t cost a cent (except for the old bread), and gave everybody a [...]

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Will The New Children’s History Museum Be Worth a Day Trip?

by Sandra Foyt

Since the Capital Region boasts a number of excellent historic sites, will it be worth the day trip to New York City to visit The DiMenna Children’s History Museum when it opens in late 2011? I think so. The New York Times reports that the new museum promises to engage children’s interest in history: “In [...]

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Don’t Miss the Saturday Scholars Registration Day!

by Sandra Foyt

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! One day only, this Saturday it’s registration day for the SAGE Saturday Scholars Enrichment Program. Registration for the classes is open to all Capital Region students in Grades 1-6, but it’s first come, first served. The last time we attended the registration day we’d been warned that classes fill [...]