TROY - Begining on September 17, the City of Troy will be holding its first ever Restaurant Week that will allow Troy eateries to showcase their establishments while providing customers with a variety of affordable dinner options.

Participating restaurants will offer customers three specific Price-fixed menus. Options of $10, $20, $30 meals will ruun throughout the week, allowing for a full dinenr or just lighter fare.

Several popular Troy restaurants have already signed on to participate, including Ilium Cafe, Daisy Baker's, and Bacchus Wood Fired.

Restaurants wishing to participate can obtain more information by CLICKING HERE.

ALBANY - On Saturday, March 23, the doors will open at Uncle Bill's Tavern.  The Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 2p and the party will continue through the evening.  There will be door prizes, giveaways, special appearences by the Bud Light Girls from 4-5p and the Jack Daniels Honey Girls from 10p-Midnight.

Uncle Bill's will have Saturday Pool tournaments, a menu of Burgers, wings, and sandwiches, and more than 25 beer and wine choices. Open Monday through Saturday at 11a Uncle Bills is located at 1278 Broadway near Lawn Ave.

TROY - At 10:00am Wednesday morning, smoke began to fill the basement of Trader Ed's Nautical Pub and Restaurant.

The business was closed at the time.  But, there are three apartments on the second floor. 

Owner Terry Frederick quickly worked to get everyone out.

"Terry came banging on the door, he said get out, there's smoke in the building.  So I just threw on some clothes and got out of there as fast as I could," said Dorothy Morse. 

The fire spread fast.

"Fire traveled through the walls, came up through the roof.  It was a tough fire to fight because of the basement fire, there's no ventilation down there," said Troy Fire Chief Tom Garrett.