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The NBA's Atlanta Hawks have been busy making trades this week. Friday, after adding All-Star guard Dejounte Murray from the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, Atlanta sent a Capital Region favorite out west in a puzzling move.

The summer days can get hot and what better way to escape than to go to the movies? Not only will it give you a break from the heat, but it will also save you some money. Regal Cinemas is offering its 2022 Regal Summer Movie Express series.

There are a ton of chain restaurants in Clifton Park and a few locally owned non-chains. A local husband and wife team have built a new tavern restaurant that will bring the community together with a hometown feel.

There are a ton of big box stores in the Clifton Park area that have garden centers inside. That is why two entrepreneurs created a local and unique shop in Clifton Park that carries plants, has a florist, and also sells some home goods. It is called The Plant Hatch

Back in April of 2021, a lift truck carrying heavy equipment hit the Sitterly Road overpass causing major damage and a traffic nightmare. The Department of Transportation has been working with the town and motorists to temporarily open it while they do their work. But now they had to close it to do the major repairs. It will be closed for three months.

When nobody was around, somebody ransacked the set.

So any home decor left over?

There is another beautiful park being built in Clifton Park. The thirty-seven acres were purchased from the Shenendehowa Central School District back in 2017. Now the new park will begin construction.

Wanna see inside?

We have been hearing for some time that the Capital Region will be getting two Chick-fil-A locations (other than the one inside the airport). It seems planning is moving along quite nicely for the Clifton Park location. The Town of Clifton Park Planning Board just got renderings and plans for what that restaurant may look like.

A Troy woman was taken into custody over the weekend after being pulled over for driving without tires on the right side of her vehicle.

The new Clifton Park Druthers Brewing Company is on track to open sometime this summer. The computer renderings of this massive brewhouse are stunning. Now we can see the progress the builders are making to have Druthers open this summer. Check out the computer renderings and the structure. It's all starting to come to life!

It seems there is always some sort of construction as you drive through Clifton Park. Now you can add another one to the list. An upscale apartment complex will be built in Clifton Park. The plans were just approved.

About one year ago, almost to the day, a truck with a hydraulic lift plowed into the Sitterly Road overpass in Clifton Park. The road has been closed on and off for a year but now to actually replace the bridge and road, Sitterly Road will be closed all week.

Its gonna be a long summer

There is a historic grain and feed mill that was built in the 1800s and was recently a restaurant that sits in the hamlet of Elnora near Clifton Park. Owners of a popular Schenectady restaurant have bought the buildings and they are turning it into their second location.

The new $4 million dollar sports fields that were proposed to be built next door to the Eagle Crest Golf won't happen. After months of back and forth between the owners, the Clifton Park Town Planning Board, and residents, it looks as if it will not be built. Well, not in that location anyway.

Apparently this is a problem every spring, have they finally caught the culprit?

A very busy week for firefighters in the area.

He was last seen Wednesday and his family is very concerned.

The largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in the world happens this Thursday, March 17th in New York City, and a Capital Region native will be leading the way.

Boom! Right into pump 2.

Plans to build a sports complex both indoor and outside in Clifton Park are not settling well with residents in that area. In a Town Board meeting on Monday, many people who oppose the idea said it is too close to a conservation-residential zoning area.

If you travel through Clifton Park you know that you can't go just a few yards without your choice of chain restaurants. Although there is nothing wrong with them, a local husband and wife are building a new tavern restaurant that they are hoping changes that feel. They want their new eatery to be part of the community with a hometown feel.

Saturday is the town's annual Winterfest celebration.

If you've ever been to the Panera Bread on Maxwell Drive in Clifton Park, you know it is always busy. Finally, they are doing something about it. They are building a new Panera Bread to accommodate the larger crowds by building a smaller location.

Need a night out just north of the Twin Bridges? Here are a few suggestions.

Over the summer it was announced that the Capital Region will be getting two Chick-fil-As. The first one would go in the already crowded area near Clifton Park Center and the other off of Troy-Schenectady road in the Colonie/Latham area. That was the announcement, now there are concerns brought up by town officials.

World Series champion Ian Anderson will be signing autographs at the Clifton Park Senior Community Center in Clifton Park this Saturday, January 8th.

A bald eagle is one of the most majestic things you will ever see and one of the best places to catch a glimpse of one this winter is here in the Capital Region.