The 518

07/26/2025

🌷TICKET GIVEAWAY

Tag your favorite BFF (booze-free friend) for a chance to win 2 tix to the next Undrunk Club! Contest ends 8/4!

Join us for mocktails & macarons at in Colonie!

🗓 August 7th | 6–8 PM

We’re bringing the Bridgerton vibes with a modern tea party twist—think florals, flounce, and all the fun! 👒✨It’s for the gals only!

💖 Sponsored by Poppi, this night is all about connection, mocktails, and sweet treats!

🎟 $25 ticket includes:
🍹 1 handcrafted mocktail + a delicious macaron
🎁 Take-home treat from Poppi
🎉 Prizes + giveaways

🍽️ Full dinner + dessert menu available for purchase—come hungry!

👗 Dress for tea time, dearest. Flouncy & floral encouraged!

The Undrunk Club is your space to unwind, connect, and party—without alcohol. Invite a friend, or come solo and meet your new B.F.F. (Booze free friend of course!)

🎟 Tickets are limited—grab yours now for the most fun, hangover-free night out! #518

07/22/2025

Phat, our very own man about town, wrote about a few of the Capital Region's wonderful residential art and music spaces for . Click the link in bio to take a look, and be sure to check it out in print 🎩

Shout out to our Capital Region residential project fellows also included in the article 😘






Curious to see for yourself? Renée Bouchard's Anonymous Citizen paintings are on view through Sept 6. DM to make a viewing appointment between 12—3pm

Artworks show by and
Event 📸 from at .neutral.studio

07/15/2025

07/08/2025

Happy Tuesday, Capital Region! We're still processing the fact that 10 people were shot and homes burned during the July 4th celebrations in Albany. One of the victims was a 17-year-old spectator who was shot in the head. This is not normal.

The poverty and violence found in our downtown is a tragedy, and it has been for a long time. Pointing fingers will not solve it. So, what can be done? We're starting with highlighting some of the folks who are already doing the work.

We Are Revolutionary is a grassroots organization based in the Mansion District, where we also live. We met this organization when a group of smiling, engaged teenagers came to our door to share their work with the neighborhood. These kids had remarkable presence, and we took note.

Read more about how WaR is guiding the youth as they navigate their ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and find a path towards a better life for them and their families at the link in bio.

https://the518.com/p/we-are-revolutionary-is-trying-to-heal-albany

07/05/2025

Here's our reaction to the shootings last night after the Fourth of July fireworks at the Empire State Plaza. What do you think can be done?

07/05/2025

Did the July 4th fireworks show at the Empire State Plaza set off a fire? Seeing reports on Next Door. Anyone have info?

06/28/2025

There's a new farmers market starting up in Troy on Saturdays. Which means there will be two farmers markets happening in downtown Troy on the same day. Why does Troy get all of the fun?

06/25/2025

Congrats to Dorcey Applyrs on becoming the new mayor of Albany 👏🍾 We’ve got a lot of work to do, Madam Mayor!

06/10/2025

Happy Tuesday, Capital Region! We've partnered with New Scotland Spirits to talk about their big push into Saratoga. Let's be real, nothing beats a homegrown brand. Now, nearly a decade after bottling the first batch of Helderberg Whiskey, the Albany County distillery is making a bold push into Saratoga Springs, a hotspot for upscale dining and tourism that’s not easy to crack. New Scotland is breaking the mold with track pourings and pop-ups at hotspots like , and the .

⭐️ Did we mention that they are giving away free bottles of ? Curious? Scroll down to see how to get yours!

More in The 518 Newsletter:

🙅🏻‍♀️ Siena doesn’t want to be a college anymore

☕️ Tension in Troy & Stacks Espresso gets sued
🍻 Dad Fest headlines an exciting week of events
🎸 Live Music & More listings for the week ahead

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🥃 Claim your free bottle of New Scotland's Helderberg Whiskey 👇
1️⃣ Follow a “sweepstakes map” of local shops carrying New Scotland’s aged whiskies and award-winning vodka.
2️⃣ Snap a selfie with a bottle and you could win a $250 gift card.
3️⃣ Everyone who does the challenge will get a free bottle of Helderberg Whiskey and a custom knife / bottle opener, available for pickup at the New Scotland Tasting Room in Albany 🥳

05/27/2025

📽️ Yesterday in The 518 Newsletter, we introduced you to , a roving microcinema making space for cinephiles to come together for film screenings and conversations in hidden spots. The current season of films — based on the theme "Underground" — is being held in the bank vault of the building in downtown Troy 🏦 Read more at THE518.COM, and check it out for yourself this Thursday!

𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗥, 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭
𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝟱/𝟮𝟵, 𝟳:𝟬𝟬𝙥𝙢 (Doors 6:15pm)
𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙌&𝘼
50 4th Street, Troy, NY
Limited seating (venue is down a flight of stairs with no elevator)
Free ~ suggested donation

About ROCK BOTTOM RISER film: From the earliest voyagers who navigated by starlight, to present-day astronomers scanning the cosmos for habitable planets, explorers have long made Hawaii the hub for their searching. Today—as lava continues to flow on the island—another crisis mounts as scientists plan to build the world’s largest telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii’s most sacred and revered mountain.


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