Capital Region Living Magazine

06/02/2025

Summer trips to NYC: there are wrong ways to do it, and there are right ways. 🌆 Here's the latter:

When I lived in New York City in the early aughts, summer was one of my favorite times to hang around the city and explore. Now, as an Upstater (who also loves the summers up here in the Capital…

05/30/2025

For Katianna Hong, food has always been a way of connecting with her identity. Born in South Korea and raised in Clifton Park after being adopted, Hong recently shared her passion with audiences worldwide on Season 22 of Bravo's Top Chef.

Now a successful LA-based restaurant owner, Katianna Hong brought her signature “Korean Americana” style to Season 22 of the hit Bravo show.

05/28/2025

What's written in the stars for you this spring? 🌟 Find out:

Illustrations By Robert Risko May 21–June 20 The blessings just keep coming for you, sweet Gemini, and this time it’s raining abundance all over! Jupiter, the great benefic planet…

05/27/2025

Pull out your calendar app: These are the 10 summer events you won't want to miss.

May 18 Downtown Troy A celebration of art, music, crafts, and culture is returning to River Street in downtown Troy. Going on from 11am–5pm on May 18, the annual Troy Riverfest regularly welcomes…

05/21/2025

Not hungry? You will be soon. Meet the winners of the 2025 Food & Drink Bestie Awards here:

Our second and final Besties issue of the year is here, and this time we’re bringing you a guide to the best of the Capital Region’s bar and restaurant scene.

05/19/2025

It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for: The 2025 Besties Food & Drink awards are out now! Check out our summer issue for the complete list of winners, plus articles on ’s dining scene, Clifton Park native Katianna Hong's rise to Top Chef fame, how do to summer in NYC right, and much, much more. Cheers!

🥪 On the Cover: Genoa Importing's turkey club, photographed by Konrad David

05/17/2025

Sometimes, getting knocked down—though it can feel defeating—is exactly what you need to get back up, stronger. Actor Henry Winkler's story is proof.

For more than 50 years, people have enjoyed The Price Is Right on television. One of the games the contestants play is called Plinko

05/15/2025

The Pretty Paw Lounge is the Capital Region's only cat cafe. But it's so much more than that, too. 🐈

Every time Rachel Anne visited a cat cafe in a new state, she said the same thing: “I’m going to open one of these.” As a model who traveled across the country regularly, she made a point to visit a…

05/06/2025

Hudson Home might look like a home furnishing and decor store. And it is—but it's also so much more. Read the story behind upstate NY's interior design HQ here:

Part boutique, showroom, and interior design firm, the multifaceted Hudson Home celebrates 20 years in the Friendly City.

05/01/2025

Once a far-fetched proposal to connect Lake Erie to the Hudson River, the Erie Canal is celebrating 200 years of existence.

Join in the celebration with various events kicking off this summer. 🥳

Once regarded as the Empire State's largest public works project, the Erie Canal now provides New Yorkers with recreational opportunities and local history.

04/30/2025

A hidden wedding ring, a cup made to be stolen, and an overnight parking lot snooze: These are the stories of Cranberry Bog, Wolf Road's former happy hour hotspot. 🍻

A hidden wedding ring, a cup made to be stolen, an overnight parking lot snooze, and more anonymous memories from Albany's bygone happy hour hotspot.