He says while the "play for pay'' guys get a break, most schools require their young players to attend two practice sessions daily. Oh, by the way, a retired high school football coach I know is puzzled. That would be a bit inconvenient for people needing public services, but so what? Have workers do the morning tour, after lunch, head for home or elsewhere. One wiseguy suggests to me that the public sector unions should try to renegotiate their contracts to eliminate double sessions. Unions representing public employees also have some muscle - just look at your property tax bills. Of course, we all know the power of pro player unions - just look at your ticket price. We're all told the union representing NFL players renegotiated the double workouts from the contract. Three guys I know and two readers I don't know are grumbling to me that they can't get out of work in time to watch the lone drill. Hey, folks, how about the Giants cutting back their football practice sessions from two to one at their Albany training camp? Sadly, the days of totally peaceful neighborhood late-night pubs are seemingly gone forever. As a kid in the '40s, I worked as a soda jerk in that building when it was called Bonnieland, a cozy family ice cream parlor.īut alas, the drug culture and gunfire escalate, scaring pleasant memories. In the last couple years, there has been gunfire in front of Doug's Tailgate Tavern in the Central State Street neighborhood. Several years ago, a man was murdered in front of the bar.Ībout a decade ago, the Golden Dragon in Woodlawn was ordered closed after a murder inside the long-busy Chinese restaurant. The place changed hands and became the El Dorado. Likewise, Eddie Piotrowski - and later son Ron - ran the Melrose Tavern on Crane Street forever without serious incident. Some folks used to kid "Tip Toe Inn, stagger out.'' Fortunately, the owners retired long before a murder happened there. ![]() Loreen and Dom Tagliera spent decades running the popular Tip Toe Inn at the three-pronged corner of Hamburg/California/Altamont. The wreckage of the Prokop's memory is the latest chapter in the erosion of memorable so-called beer joints.ĭuring the past decade or so, there has been bloodshed inside and outside of several formerly prized neighborhood combination taverns/kitchens. He, and even his wife, Tillie, would throw you out even if you cursed or yelled too loud. GEville's older residents will remember the place as Prokop's, a tavern/restaurant run by the same family for upward of a half-century.īilly Prokop must be turning over in his grave because of the gunfire. Joe's Bar is essentially the new kid on the block. This latest episode reminded me how much this once-peaceful and booming city has failed in recent times. When that killing occurred, I was on the disabled list, unable to write. This guy lived to tell about it, but last November another man gunned down outside the same Mont Pleasant hangout died. ![]() Phil Wagner of Keller Williams Realty said the price includes restaurant and bar equipment.Ī few weeks ago, a man was shot outside a little-known Schenectady watering hole called Joe's Bar. And last week that price was reduced to $114,900. Five months ago, it was up for sale again at $119,000. ![]() More recently, the place was foreclosed for back taxes. An old business flier said the place once had 36 employees and did $1 million in sales.īack in 2008, the Fireside went up for sale at $695,000. For many years, it was the place to go for late-night cocktails. I couldn't pin down the exact date the highly popular dining spot opened, but my guess would be more than 40 years ago.
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