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Maybe you and I are very similar. Maybe we both share a life dream of owning a parrot. Since I was a young lad all I’ve wanted was a pet parrot.

My youngest daughter turned six today and just guess where her party was? Yup, Chuck E. Cheese, or as I call it the "Crazy-zombie-kid-obstacle-course-from-hell!" Usually I can be found crying in the corner from sensory overload, but that was until I discovered this:

Once upon a time there was a different sort of hockey that glided on the ice at the Utica Aud long before the UC Pioneers took up residence. In this AHL team's short 6-year stint here, there was a legacy begun that still echoes beyond our town, even today... They were known as the Utica Devils.

  With Chili-Palooza coming up on September 21s, it’s had me thinking of what possibly could be some the strangest Chili recipes. I’ve been able to locate a Boilermaker Chili, I’ve seen some with chocolate, but what about with booze? People use whiskey and wine to cook so why shouldn’t chili fall into that category? Well it kind does. This either may be really good, or really awful but here’s a re

I started collecting baseball cards as a boy and kept getting a card by this Mark Lemke guy whenever I eagerly opened pack after pack of '89 Donruss... Little did I know at the time that he was a hometown boy and it figures that I caught him at the end of his career already, but here's the skinny on this Utica native!

With the loss of an American Hero, Neil Armstrong, a lot of new stories are being released about the Apollo 11 mission. Of course everyone will always remember Apollo 11 for the first man to walk on the moon, but will it be remembered for UFO reports?

As Glenn Frey once sang, “The Heat Is On”, and boy he isn’t considering. The Big Brother season is winding down fast, but there is still plenty of time for drama.

Given that the football season is almost in full-swing, it brings to mind the rich sports heritage that we have here in the Mohawk Valley and beyond, and not just locally but also in what we've provided to the national sports community as well, from lending our athletes to erecting a plethora of sports hall of fames within driving distance.

Katy Perry has gone and done it and fallen into John Mayer's gravity, like Taylor Swift, Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Love Hewitt and so many others before her, but apparently he only gave them all half of his heart (or a much smaller percentage).

Now Central New York is home of one of the biggest road races in the country, The Boilermaker. Now we are home to one of the biggest Chili cook offs with Chili Palooza. What happens if you combine the love of Chili with the love of Boilermaker? Introducing the Boilermaker Chili.

That date is less than a month away and most of you should be enjoying some great home-cooked chili, live bands and of course ice-cold beers at our second-annual Chili-palooza, but when you've had your fill of the festivities, head on over to your friendly Verizon or AT&T store as the new iPhone 5 just might be ready for your eager fingers to nab!

Do you think your Chili is the best around? Do you have a special blend or recipe you use? Well it’s time for you to show it off and put your money where your mouth is! It’s time four our 2nd annual Chili-Palooza. We challenge you to a friendly Chili Cook off.