Most days when I leave my office at The Northeast Group on the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base, I take Route 22 south to pick up the Interstate. My trip home takes me past the terminal building for the new Plattsburgh International Airport. It has been interesting to watch the progress. If you haven’t driven….
- May 2013
- Publisher’s View
- Bringing New Faces to New Places
- Marine Village Cottages
- Tiny Boat Rentals…All Fun, No Hassle
- Insight…Kit Booth
- Off and Riding
- The Adirondack Mountain Club
- A Walk in The Park
- Plattsburgh Once Again Branded a City of the Future
- Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises: More in Demand Than Ever
- SB In Review
It’s the best bass fishing in the United States. There’s no lake in the U.S. that has the numbers and quality of fish as Lake Champlain.” Those are the words of Bill Taylor, Director of Fishing Tour Operations for the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, one of our nation’s most prestigious fishing tournament organizations. Similar words of….
Alzheimer’s Disease affects more than five million people in the U.S., and 10 million baby boomers are expected to develop this disease in their lifetime, according to a 2008 statistical report published by the Alzheimer’s Association. This progressive and fatal brain disease destroys brain cells, affects memory, thinking and behavior, and is the most common….
H undreds of units of new, needed housing and almost $53 million added to the tax base. Sounds almost too good to be true for any small city, especially a city that had grown to its boundaries and whose taxing power was limited by an unusually large number of tax-exempt properties. Plattsburgh, NY is fortunate….
Power Couples, at least many of the ones we read about in newspapers and magazines, resemble traffic accidents – horrible to look at but impossible to turn away from. But life, like art, is different in the North Country. The two couples SB had the good fortune to meet with for this piece were the….
- Staff Pick of the Week
Coping with the Certainty of Uncertainty
For workers everywhere, the troubled economy may feel like an emotional roller coaster. “Layoffs” and “budget cuts” have become bywords in the workplace, and the result is increased fear, uncertainty, and higher levels of stress. Since job and workplace stress grow in times of economic crisis, it’s important to learn new and better ways of….


