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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

The Lake George listing went up on the Zillow real estate website Tuesday:

The bold type said: “14 Mile Is[land]…4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 962 sq ft…For sale by owner $300,000.”

With that heading, interest was big and instantaneous — including at The Chronicle.

Willie Bea McDonald of McDonald Real Estate in Bolton Landing was the first Realtor cited by Zillow to “Get More Information.”

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Insurance & Investing Issue Dave Strader’s return. Lake George Brewing, former Davidson’s. Lake George island cabin auction 2/22. Gordon’s complaint: no guideline for the $10-million. West Mountain peaking. Kay Hafner, new Hudson Falls librarian. Concerts, comedy, shows… Page after page of things to do. The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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Valentine Issue Inn at Erlowest now has ‘fire bars.’ Schachner: Post-Star’s Thurman coverage errs, unfair. Snowy Owl in Fort Edward. Aaron Cook lands Division I baseball scholarship. Davidson’s reverses no-tip policy. LG Winter Carnival continues. Queensbury GOP backs Bain over Metivier. Page after page of things to do. The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Davidson Brothers Restaurant stopped its controversial no-tips policy at the start of this year.

Owner Rick Davidson tells The Chronicle, “I said initially, we are committed to do the right thing by all of our staff and the customers.

“However, although the staff was very supportive and did very well with this, in the end, a number of customers were just uncomfortable not leaving …

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Riding an international rock-climbing wave, Rocksport Indoor Climbing Gym is relocating this spring from the Sports Page on Quaker Road to their own $1.7-million, 8,400-square-foot facility on Carey Road in Queensbury. A grand opening is tentatively scheduled for early April.

“In the last three years, our business has grown so fast that we can’t stay where we are,” said Tom Rosecrans, a retired Queensbury …