Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Notes from around town

 Dollar Tree is down one store in the 518.

The Albany Times-Union is reporting that the chain's Colonie location on Albany-Shaker Road was closed by the town of Colonie due to being "unfit for human occupancy". In other words, it had to have been in a severe state of disrepair for the town officials to step in.


No word on whether or not the store will reopen.

Real estate mogul Anthony Gucciardo has been a fixture on local television between commercials and infomercials, the latter with retired WRGB reporter Jack Aernecke as the moderator.

Last month, Gucciardo decided to try radio, landing a deal with WROW AM/FM for a Saturday morning show moderated by Ben Patten. Gucciardo, in effect, replaces John Bevilacqua, whose show was cancelled a year ago. Meanwhile, the Anderson Autism Center has taken over the Saturday 8 am berth, which the Herzog Law Firm gave up when they ended their run on August 1. Hey, I'd be happy if they replayed both on Sundays, too.

In case you haven't noticed, Unagi Sushi has moved from its long standing 4th Street home across the road to the former Tony of Italy salon. The eatery will reopen after renovations are completed. In the meantime, a new restaurant will soon open in the former Star Bartending School. Expect Craveon to be ready in a few weeks, if not sooner.

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