The whole store is padlocked up, and you have to ask the owner to shop for you and hand hi, the…read moremoney through the gate. Not a great selection. Does not look anything like the photo.

I love that this is 24 Hours! Prices are really good. Also has the best coffee in the area. Very…read moreclean store too

No reviews for Bumby's? Not surprised. I am not giving 2 stars because I dislike the place, but for…read moreexample, I have owned the house across the street for 2.5 years and I have probably been here 5 times. Usually in desperation. This place is very well known in the immediate area. The owners are very nice, they are trying to improve the place, but seriously most food items are expired, the deli meat is low quality and sits around for a while, the rolls are stale, the food selection is very odd and extremely over priced, its sort of smelly. It's a corner store, and they don't even sell beer. The only things I would really trust are the soft drinks and chips. It is convenient if I am cooking and run out of milk (check date), but still then, stewarts and cumberland farms are near by. I know the family switched owners and are trying to change things. maybe i'll stop in sometime and give a good re-review.

This used to be a great place to go for food for 30+ years until the new owner took over. He wont…read moresell beer or pork products due to religious reason which I can respect but then he sells stale baked goods because he lost most of his customers which I cant respect. Who want to stop in for breakfast when the only choice is sausage? He does make an excellent steak sub but that doesn't make up for the lack of other amenities. Expect this place to be out of business or sold by the end of the year.

I have been a delivery customer of the TU for decades. I live on a main highway w a long driveway…read more Have I rec'd every paper, no. I have even seen a lady up the road taking my paper before I could get it! I settle for E edition when the delivery doesn't arrive or is late, which is seldom. These complaints re delivery, cancelation are valid and should be addressed. Newspapers all across America and the world are folding and according to surveys it has nothing to do with delivery or content. Primarily it is due more to the 24 hr news cycle on cable and the internet. A population that doesn't read and is only interested in agreeable news doesn't help. Several "fact checking" sites rate the most watched cable outlet as the least reliable for truth in reporting, scary. Your problem will eventually disappear along with the "Free Press". Tom Paine Brunswick

When we moved to Albany my wife and I began to take the Times Union digitally as we felt we should…read morehave a reliable source of local news. However, after a few years we both cancelled it as we found little actual local news -- as most of the articles are quasi advertisements. Overall, it's a collection of AP articles, cartoons, and many many many ads. If you want to the local high school sports results it's a decent resource. I did find the periodic opinion pieces by Churchill interesting even if I didn't agree with 2/3 of his opinions (read both conservative and often mean) If you occasionally find an article of interest popping up in your internet browser you will quickly learn it's behind a paywall -- the Times Union isn't giving anything away for free. Last week I was particularly irate when the TU had sources of information about the abrupt change in Albany County primary voting polling stations but with no sense of public service the TU wouldn't allow non-subscribers to access that information. I define that as a total lack of commitment to the community. We take the NYT and unfortunately the Times Union handles distribution for the NYT, WSJ, and NY Post as well. When our papers haven't arrived it has been impossible to get through to anyone at the Times Union -- though I have spent considerable time drilling through their website for contract information. After NYT reps were routing complaints to the TU for months with no resolution, I finally had to write the TU and indicate I was filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. Once I did that magically my delivery issues then vanished. Periodically the driver delivers the paper edition of the Times Union instead of the NYT in error. The paper edition is simply without value. Glancing through it takes about three minutes -- tops. It's articles focus on the sensational: thefts, fires, shootings, gruesome murders. What would want would be something about referendums and civic issues but usually that's nada. I guess the TU stays afloat from ad revenue. Occasionally a rare good investigative article is written but rare is the operative word.

For some reason, I was just thinking about Metroland…read more And now that I have been here for almost a year, the resource that I thought would be invaluable to me in finding good local food, completely and utterly failed me. Yes Metroland, I am talking about you. I took your recommendations. I travelled far and wide. I have read your ongoing reviews periodically. Frankly, it has been a waste of time and calories. I wish there were better food writers in the capital district. Or even bad food writers with good taste. The additional star is for proving at least a modicum of good taste, by giving Capital Q a glowing write up.

Did photography work for Metroland almost a year ago and never got paid. I emailed them and sent…read morethem an invoice for my services several times with zero responses at all. Finally got a check in the mail and it bounced. I contacted them again about it and once again was met with no responses. What kind of company doesn't pay people for services rendered? And what kind of company deals with said non-payment with the mentality of, "If we don't acknowledge them, maybe they'll just go away?" Total bullcrap. Needless to say, I'm never doing work for them again, nor will I bother reading their paper. I have yet to come across a company that has worse business practices. So, thanks for nothing, Metroland.

The Capital Region is a better place because All Over Albany is in it…read more The editorial direction of this local website is always looking for interesting stories to tell about people, places, and things in the area. And not only that, but it has attracted a community of creative and curious people who truly love living in the area. Some of my favorite features are Deanna Fox's food finds every other Tuesday, and the Neighborhood Roundups of the best local blogs every Wednesday. Of course, I'm always hoping to see my own blog appear on that list. But it's great to see what others are writing too. AOA isn't afraid to go deep, and share nitty gritty details. It's not uncommon for the editors to share spreadsheets so readers can dive into data. And the AOA audience will do just that. Plus the publication hosts its own events, which are a blast. I only wish I could attend more of them. I will confess that the inspiration to organize an Official Yelp Event aboard the Dutch Apple came from missing out on the AOA cruise back from Hudson aboard the boat. Anyhow, checking out what is being written on the site is part of my weekly media diet. And I encourage pretty much anyone who wants to develop a deeper love for this place we call home, to check it out.

Shots of my favorite people from and related to Skidmore, (ignore the idiot next to me in the…read moreHawaiian waterfall pic - 2nd to last), and the life of mine that's awesome!

As of July 13 this store no longer sells magazines. There used to be a large selection but titles…read morekept diminishing over the years.