One of the more encouraging developments of the past year and a half has been the number of us who, instead of turning to drink, have been turning to haiku. Haiku hashtags have been popping up on social media since the start of the pandemic. It turns out that 17 syllables in that classic five-seven-five
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Co-owners Jason Hayes, left, and Mike Ripley of Blue 82 lounge in downtown Albany speak to employees during their first orientation in May 2005. (Times Union file phot0.)STEVE JACOBS/DGShow MoreShow Less
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Jeff Buell, principal of Redburn Development, speaks during a 2019 media event at the Kenmore building, part of Redburn s $80 million redevelopment of multiple historic buildings in the North Pearl Street corridor in downtown Albany. Redburn is suing Blue 82 lounge, a tenant in another of its nearby buildings. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Bar owners thrilled at imminent end of food-with-booze rule
Harvey’s Restaurant and Bar co-owners Matthew Bagley, left, and Adam Humphrey hold $1 snacks they introduced to tweak new state rules requiring food be sold with every initial drink order on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Harvey’s “Cuomo chips,” right, were quickly judged by the state as not substantial enough to meet the then-new food-with-alcohol requirement. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
Local bar owners expressed elation Tuesday when the state Legislature moved toward rescinding Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s 9-month-old rule requiring food be purchased with all initial orders of alcohol.