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Weekender A&E

After New Year’s, it’s time to eat healthy

It’s Jan. 2 and we have just entered a new year — and a new decade. The past decade brought technological innovations: smart phones, social media, electric vehicles, self-driving automobiles. It also opened our eyes to new challenges — the biggest being our planet's changing ...

What makes First Night First Night?

SARANAC LAKE — Everybody knows New York City has a big New Year’s Eve celebration each year. Don’t ever go to that. Standing around in the cold for half a day, huddled next to thousands of randos and catching a glimpse of Ryan Seacrest is not worth it to watch a ball drop for 10 ...

And the award for best movie of the decade goes to …

Movies are a huge part of my life, so as we enter a new decade, I figured we take a look back at the best films of the last 10 years. OK, now I obviously haven’t seen every movie ever made, so I’m sure your favorites might be missing. - 2010: “Blue Valentine” - Get ready to ...

An evening visit to the North Pole

I love winter, the winter solstice and the Christmas holiday. I love it when the decorations are finally on our tree and the house smells more like a winter walk than a golden retriever. I could keep that balsam up all year if it didn’t become a fire hazard. We’ve finally stored the bins ...

Happy New Year, and good food too!

It’s that time of year again when one year turns into another. The passing of one year and the birth of a new one is cause for both revelry and reflection. It’s the time each year that we consider the past and plan ahead. Almost every culture shares a time of looking back and looking ...