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Tag Archives: Glens Falls

For sale: Union Square $2.35-million

By Zander Frost & Mark Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer & Editor

“I would lie to you if I said this was an easy decision,” Tom O’Neill told The Chronicle about putting his Union Square building up for sale. “It’s very emotional.”

“I felt like I’ve done pretty good — built a good business here over these last 20 years,” he said, but quips that now “it’s taking too much time …

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Saga City mayor with others; first Sister City Japan visit since Covid

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: The City of Glens Falls will welcome its first Sister City exchange with Saga City, Japan, since before Covid.

Saga City Mayor Hidetaka Sakai and a 19-person delegation will be the guests at a welcome reception and banquet on Thursday, April 20 at the Queensbury Hotel. It’s open to the public. Start time is 6 p.m. Cost is $48. Call right away for reservations: …

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At 22, her baking biz is buzzing

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Twenty-two-year-old Taylor Suprenant says her new Flour Child Bakery at 128 Glen Street feels “impossible.”

Why? “Because I’ve dreamed of this forever…I’ve always known that I wanted to open a business.”

The 2019 Fort Edward grad opened in February at the former home of Abby’s Cookie Jar.

It all began when “I was still in high school, and I was just baking to bake.” …

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More replies to our Q&A on short-term rentals

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

The Chronicle Question of the Week to our digital subscribers on March 9 was: Have you ever stayed in an AirBnb or other short term rental? How was it? Do you think they’re good or bad for a community? Why?

So many responses flowed in that many didn’t make it in last issue.

The pluses and minuses

The ABNB was in Gatlinburg TN. It …

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Airbnb, VRBO short-term rentals abound in Glens Falls-Queensbury

Chronicle staff writer Zander Frost writes: Airbnb Airbnb and VRBO listings abound in Glens Falls and Queensbury, numerous entire homes and apartments.

While some show an individual person as the “host” operating the unit, others are operated by companies.

At least three properties, including a three bedroom “Family-Friendly Glens Falls Home w/ Sun Porch” are hosted by Evolve, which says it handles “the hard parts of managing your property (like …

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