Restaurant Tour

     Tuesday night's restaurant tour of 12 downtown establishments was a huge success. Sharon Smith, The Executive Director of The Troy Boy's & Girl's Club runs this terrific fundraiser. On a beautiful night there were a lot of people out supporting the Club and visiting Troy's restaurants.
     The Dinosaur, Ryan's Wake and Brown's Brewing were unable to participate as intended due to clean up from the flood.  I love all three places and wish them well as they recover from Hurricane Irene.
     Even without their participation the 12 that were able to go forward did a tremendous job. Troy has without a doubt the finest eating establishments in this entire region. Congratulations on a great night to be in Troy.

Flood

    The flood Irene dumped on our region reminds me of the flood I covered as a photgrapher for the Record in January 1996. That flood was largely about ice, but the water overflowed the banks in a similar manner. The next day cars parked behind the Quayside apartments were covered in sheets of ice. It was an amazing scene.
    While it is certainly a mess, the situation could have been much worse. We suffered very little wind related damage and few power outages. We have also been blessed with great weather since the storm.
    My heart goes out to all who have suffered damage particularly the homes on Brunswick Road which felt the effects of a mud slide. But, I have great faith in the people of our city. I'm sure there will be many who help clean up and life should get back to normal fairly quickly.
   Our police,fire and DPW workers did an outstanding job as they typically due under difficult conditions. A tip of the hat to all the city work force.